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Cultural warfare and trust: fighting the Mafia in Palermo concentrates on a central issue in research on democratic processes: the development of generalised trust. The existence of generalised trust and confidence in a society is decisive for economic development and an effective democracy. Is it possible to fight persistent values of distrust and non-cooperation? Is it possible to support the development of generalised trust through public action and education? The book addresses these questions by examining political efforts to combat Palermo’s Mafia-controlled heritage and to turn a tradition of non-cooperation and distrust into cooperation and trust. In particular, it focuses on the s...
Rumo aos 200 anos, numa parceria entre a UNESP, a UFPR, a Universidade do Minho, a University of California, Santa Barbara, o Centro de Estudos Camilianos/Casa-Museu Camilo Castelo Branco e o Grupo de Pesquisa Camilo Castelo Branco (CNPq), este livro faz parte das homenagens em torno do bicentenário de nascimento de um dos mais importantes escritores da história das literaturas de língua portuguesa, que será comemorado em 2025.