Papers by Angelo Mazzetti
It is widely recognized that Climate Change (CC) is a multidimensional, spatiotemporal and multi ... more It is widely recognized that Climate Change (CC) is a multidimensional, spatiotemporal and multi scale problem. These features raise an issue of framing: this means that it is difficult to conceptualize such a problem. Hence we shall discuss whether to approach it as a global or an international issue and whether or not it encompasses features of global justice. In order to do so we shall define a typical issue of Global Justice to see if CC falls into such a definition. The argument of this paper is that even though these two issues share some characteristics, the latter is a wicked problem that entails issues related to collective action and future generations. If the old paradigms have failed in recognizing such an aspect, then CC must be addressed through a new perspective into the larger framework of Sustainable Development (SD). Still a constructive debate on which actors should be involved is needed. The thesis of this paper is that if Global Governance has failed a new agent must be selected and this agent must be the community of people who is more efficient when pushing governments in acting against CC. At the end the problems related to our theory will be set forth.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and interpret the effects of the Euro crisis on the Europ... more The purpose of this paper is to analyze and interpret the effects of the Euro crisis on the European institutional system and on the quality of its democracy and to examine the incomplete European integration process both political and economic.
Since the Maastricht Treaty, and then the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has a dual method of decision-making: one supranational and the other intergovernmental. During the crisis period, we have assisted to a grow of the latter at the expense of the community method. The crisis has obliged EU institutions to take action against it. This necessity to act quickly has shown weaknesses of the decision-making system and difficulties in promoting and implement accountable policies. The crisis had the dual effect to show that: Firstly, the responses that the institution gave to deal with it affected negatively the quality of democracy in Europe. Secondly, the European integration process needs to be completed both economically and politically.
It is widely recognized that Climate Change (CC) is a multidimensional, spatiotemporal and multi ... more It is widely recognized that Climate Change (CC) is a multidimensional, spatiotemporal and multi scale problem. These features raise an issue of framing: this means that it is difficult to conceptualize such a problem. Hence we shall discuss whether to approach it as a global or an international issue and whether or not it encompasses features of global justice. In order to do so we shall define a typical issue of Global Justice to see if CC falls into such a definition. The argument of this paper is that even though these two issues share some characteristics, the latter is a wicked problem that entails issues related to collective action and future generations. If the old paradigms have failed in recognizing such an aspect, then CC must be addressed through a new perspective into the larger framework of Sustainable Development (SD). Still a constructive debate on which actors should be involved is needed. The thesis of this paper is that if Global Governance has failed a new agent must be selected and this agent must be the community of people who is more efficient when pushing governments in acting against CC. At the end the problems related to our theory will be set forth.
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Papers by Angelo Mazzetti
Since the Maastricht Treaty, and then the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has a dual method of decision-making: one supranational and the other intergovernmental. During the crisis period, we have assisted to a grow of the latter at the expense of the community method. The crisis has obliged EU institutions to take action against it. This necessity to act quickly has shown weaknesses of the decision-making system and difficulties in promoting and implement accountable policies. The crisis had the dual effect to show that: Firstly, the responses that the institution gave to deal with it affected negatively the quality of democracy in Europe. Secondly, the European integration process needs to be completed both economically and politically.
Since the Maastricht Treaty, and then the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has a dual method of decision-making: one supranational and the other intergovernmental. During the crisis period, we have assisted to a grow of the latter at the expense of the community method. The crisis has obliged EU institutions to take action against it. This necessity to act quickly has shown weaknesses of the decision-making system and difficulties in promoting and implement accountable policies. The crisis had the dual effect to show that: Firstly, the responses that the institution gave to deal with it affected negatively the quality of democracy in Europe. Secondly, the European integration process needs to be completed both economically and politically.