'II lavoro che serve' è quello che le macchine trasformano, ma non eliminano. Mentre la tecnologia ci cambia, a volte con il vento dell'innovazione disruptive, più spesso come un'onda lunga e graduale, la via italiana all'industria 4.0 ha un dato certo - prima vengono le persone con le loro capacità di far camminare le imprese, ciascuna nel proprio ruolo. 'Il lavoro che serve' sono storie di ordinaria bravura, annodate al paradigma digitale, dove il cambiamento non è più una ipotesi, ma un orizzonte sul quale ciascuno di noi si trova a dovere riflettere anche su se stesso.

Successive Enlargements to the European Union membership have transformed it into an economically, politically and culturally heterogeneous body with distinct vulnerabilities in its multi-level governance.

This book analyses core-periphery relations to highlight the growing cleavage, and potential conflict, between the core and peripheral member-states of the Union in the face of the devastating consequences of Eurozone crisis. Taking a comparative and theoretical approach and using a variety of case studies, it examines how the crisis has both exacerbated tensions in centre-periphery relations within and outside the Eurozone, and how the European Union’s economic and political status is declining globally.

This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of European Union studies, European integration, political economy, public policy, and comparative politics.

Il mondo delle fabbriche è alla soglia di un cambiamento tanto profondo da essere chiamato 'quarta rivoluzione industriale'. Un cambiamento che travolge prodotti, servizi e metodologie produttive, e ha al cuore una rottura tecnologica senza precedenti: la fusione tra mondo reale degli impianti industriali e mondo virtuale della cosiddetta Internet of Things, un sistema integrato di dispositivi intercomunicanti e intelligenti che mette in contatto, attraverso la rete, oggetti, persone e luoghi. Secondo i teorici di questo paradigma, che è anche un manifesto culturale, in un futuro ormai prossimo la facoltà di comunicazione tra le macchine, nelle fabbriche, apporterà alle linee di produzione la capacità autodiagnostica di rilevare gli errori e correggerli. La flessibilità dagli impianti sarà tale da personalizzare i prodotti in funzione del singolo cliente. I robot lavoreranno a contatto con l'uomo e da esso apprenderanno in modo naturale. Il flusso di lavoro potrà essere riprodotto in modo virtuale, dunque prima di approntarlo fisicamente in officina, per verificarne il comportamento in astratto e potenziarne le performance. La fabbrica saprà approvvigionarsi di energia senza sprechi e al minor costo possibile, in una parola sarà smart.

From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged "clash of civilizations", our "humanitarian space" is shrinking. Put another way, the freedom of action and of speech of humanitarians is being eroded due to the radicalisation of conflicts and the reaffirmation of state sovereignty over aid actors and policies.

The purpose of this book is to challenge this assumption through an analysis of the events that have marked MSF's history since 2003 (when MSF published its first general work on humanitarian action and its relationships with governments). It addresses the evolution of humanitarian goals, the resistance to these goals and the political arrangements that overcame this resistance (or that failed to do so). The contributors seek to analyse the political transactions and balances of power and interests that allow aid activities to move forward, but that are usually masked by the lofty rhetoric of "humanitarian principles". They focus on one key question: what is an acceptable compromise for MSF?

This book seeks to puncture a number of the myths that have grown up over the forty years since MSF was founded and describes in detail how the ideals of humanitarian principles and "humanitarian space" operating in conflict zones are in reality illusory. How, in fact, it is the grubby negotiations with varying parties, each of whom have their own vested interests, that may allow organisations such as MSF to operate in a given crisis situation - or not.

In questo libro si affronta uno degli aspetti fondamentali che garantiscono a un'organizzazione umanitaria di poter accedere alle popolazioni in pericolo: la politica del compromesso. Raggiungere le popolazioni vulnerabili in alcuni contesti, in particolare in quelli di conflitto come in Afghanistan, in Sudan, in Somalia, nello Sri Lanka, è spesso difficile e richiede dei compromessi con le autorità locali, con i vari gruppi armati e gli eserciti. Per la prima volta, è possibile entrare nel dibattito vivo all'interno di 'Medici Senza Frontiere' e conoscere le difficoltà, i dilemmi, le scelte, i compromessi necessari a raggiungere le persone che hanno bisogno di essere curate, mantenendo fede ai principi di indipendenza, imparzialità e neutralità.

In this important new introductory textbook, Jose Magone provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to contemporary European politics.

The unification of the European continent since the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe has changed the nature of European politics. This book seeks to address the new European politics that emerged out of this coming together of West and East.

Richly illustrated throughout, this work is an indispensable resource for all students and academics of European politics.

Why another book on the Psalms? Surely there are enough already. What is the justification for yet one more, and by someone who first found the Psalms almost boringly the same?
Jonathan Magonet has a ready answer. After teaching the Psalms for twenty years he has found that within the vast literature about them there is very little that introduces the kinds of interpretations made by the rabbis, whether ancient, mediaeval or modern. Moreover, there are very few books which provide a 'user-friendly' introduction to how one actually sets about working with the Hebrew text or gives access to the richness and complexity of the language of the Psalms to the non-Hebrew reader.
It was his first close acquaintance with the Hebrew text, in preparing some translations of the Psalms for publication, which transformed Jonathan Magonet's view of them and helped him to discover their richness. So this book aims to share with the reader the special world that was opened up to him in this way. It provides an introduction to the nature of biblical poetry, a guide to some of the poetic structures that recur in the Psalms, and studies a number of Psalms as a way of illustrating these aspects - and for the fun of exploring the individual dynamic and meaning.

Jonathan Magonet comes to the Bible with enthusiasm, wit and infectious humour rare in Bible scholars. As a rabbi he brings the insights of two thousand years of Jewish Bible exegesis, but combines them with the critical skills of today's literary analysis of biblical texts. He draws off his own creativity as poet and songwriter both to read the biblical text and use it as a springboard for exploring the character of biblical personalities. He moves comfortably between the worlds of religious tradition and the questioning of the modern secular person. His skills as a popular lecturer and broadcaster help shape this book.
'How a Donkey Reads a Bible' explores the biases and presuppositions we bring to our reading of the biblical text. 'My Part in the Fall of "King David"' recounts Jonathan Magonet's absurd experiences as technical adviser on a biblical epic but shows how many of the "special effects" of films have their literary equivalent in the pages of the Bible. He introduces us to fellow Bible enthusiasts who illuminate it through approaching it from a variety of disciplines - theology, literary criticism, psychoanalysis and politics.

Defining the region of southern Europe as encompassing Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece, Magone (international studies, U. of Hull, UK) explores the political developments of the past couple decades, focusing on the impact of the European Union on the four countries' political systems. He argues that this region represents the first wave of semi-periphery democratization, a process that was immensely aided by European integration. One of the major factors promoting stabilization was the flow of structural funds linking the southern underdeveloped region with the prosperous north. This process was accompanied by the increasing strength of "civil society" in the south. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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