The principle of self-government through political parties, the cornerstone of democracy, has come to be regarded as a solution to the problem of nationality. This is because the principle of nationality entails the acceptance of the idea of popular government. The importance of the principle of nationality is undeniable, and most of the national questions of Western Europe might be solved in accordance with this principle. Matters are complicated by geographical and strategical considerations, such as the difficulty of determining natural frontiers and the frequent need to establish strategic frontiers. Moreover, the principle of nationality cannot help us where nationalities barely exist or where they are entangled in inextricable confusion.

The present work is a critical discussion of the problem of democracy. Michels believes that democracy, as an intellectual theory and as a practical movement, has entered upon a critical phase from which exit will be extremely difficult. In this book he analyzes the tendencies that oppose the realization of democracy, and claims that these tendencies can be classified in three ways: dependence upon the nature of the individual; dependence upon the nature of the political structure; and dependence upon the nature of organization.

This edition, described by Morris Janowitz as a 'classic of modern social science' and by Melvin Tumin as 'the beginning of a tradition,' offers a landmark study in political science. Following its original publication in 1910, the study and analysis of political parties was established as a new branch of science. Political Parties continues to be a foundation work in the literature and is a necessary addition to the libraries of contemporary political scientists, sociologists, and historians.

Robert Michels is considered a founder of political sociology. He was the author of a variety of books including German Social Democracy as an International Association and Proletariat and Bourgeoisie. He wrote regularly for The Archives of Social Science in Germany.Seymour Martin Lipset is Hazel Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at George Mason University and also senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is the author of various works, including Political Man, The First New Nation, and most recently, American Exceptionalism.

The definitive edition of Foucault's articles, interviews, and seminars.

Few philosophers have had as strong an influence on the twentieth century as Michel Foucault. His work has affected the teaching of any number of disciplines and remains, twenty years after his death, critically important. This newly available edition is drawn from the complete collection of all of Foucault's courses, articles, and interviews, and brings his most important work to a new generation of readers.

Ethics (edited by Paul Rabinow) contains the summaries of Foucault's renowned courses at the College de France, paired with key writings and interviews on friendship, sexuality, and the care of the self and others.

In questo volume è ospitata la prima parte di una ricerca promossa dal Dipartimento di Pianificazione Territoriale e Urbanistica dell'Università 'La Sapienza' di Roma per la individuazione degli elementi di innovazione presenti nelle iniziative di pianificazione e maturati nel tempo in alcuni contesti particolarmente significativi del Paese. Elemento unificante di questi contributi è la convinzione che la critica urbanistica deve essere esercitata senza pregiudizi, individuando ciò che di inedito vi è in ogni esperimento di piano per studiarlo attentamente, e non per giudicarlo a priori. In questa concezione della evoluzione urbanistica come lento processo di accumulazione di esperienze e di valutazioni critiche si analizzano i casi di Genova e di Milano.