Notwithstanding human rights is a concept which sinks its roots in the western political and phil... more Notwithstanding human rights is a concept which sinks its roots in the western political and philosophical tradition, the values which underlies human rights may be traceable in different cultures. This article seeks to probe the potential global acceptance of the concept of human rights providing a sketch on the level of compatibility of human rights with the Asian values, the African tradition and the Islamic culture. Therefore, the article makes use of a comparative approach to analysis non-western philosophical cum political standing on human rights vis-à-vis the consolidated conception of human rights. The findings underline that, even though relevant reasons of conflict between non-western values and human rights persist, there are also margins of compatibility between them which would partially disprove the widespread presumption that human rights cannot definitely be compatible with the values of non-western cultures.
This review paper investigates the philosophical cum political genesis of the concept of universa... more This review paper investigates the philosophical cum political genesis of the concept of universal rights in the modern era through the examination of the conceptualization of the universal rights in de Vitoria, Grotius, Hobbes, Locke. The main goal is to explain to what extent their conceptions of universal rights are biased by their society of origin and particular interests at stake (in this case, those of the Euro-peans). That is the reason why, the supposed contribution of this paper is to understand how the current conceptualization of rights carries the legacy of these asymmetric features and, accordingly, to reshape the current conceptualization of (human) rights in order to make them truly universal and, thus, detachable from any particular philosophical traditions and local ethical views.
The article aims at investigating the role of entrepreneurial associations as intermediaries in s... more The article aims at investigating the role of entrepreneurial associations as intermediaries in supporting the digital transformation of small and medium-enterprises in Italy and the Russian Federation. The state-of-the-art is analyzed taking into account the level of digitalization of SMEs in both countries and the activities and features of the most relevant entrepreneurial associations in their role as intermediaries between private businesses and public rulers. The article adopts a comparative method based on the Italian and Russian experience: Confindustria and Confartigianato in Italy are considered in comparison to Opora in the Russian Federation. The findings of the research show high expectations on the role of entrepreneurial intermediaries in supporting the digital trans-formation of SMEs. Accordingly, directions for the further development of their role are drawn.
Statism and Cosmopolitanism on Global Justice and Universal Fundamental Rights, 2020
This review paper critically assesses the two main theories of global justice, statism and cosmop... more This review paper critically assesses the two main theories of global justice, statism and cosmopolitanism, according to which fundamental rights, and their corresponding duties, ought to be differently upheld, and enforced, at the global level. Its main aim is to go beyond the limitations of these theories defending the equal relevance of both fundamental civil and political rights and socioeconomic rights, and their corresponding duties, at the global level and the need for the assessment of their implementation according to the level of their justification. To pursue this objective, the paper argues for the conceptualization of a fair (common) mean among these two categories of rights which can be morally and politically constructed on the very basic right to reciprocal and general justification. Accordingly, the focus is posed on the interconnection as well as conflicts between these two categories of rights, and their corresponding duties, establishing a 'measure' according to which their justification can be assessed, and their implementation and enforcement be ensured. This paper seeks also to prove that this conceptualization of fundamental rights and duties, which takes together Aristotle's conception of justice and Forst's critical theory of political and social justice, can provide a sketch on how a fair implementation and enforcement of peoples' and persons' rights and duties ought to be conceived at the global level.
Notwithstanding human rights is a concept which sinks its roots in the western political and phil... more Notwithstanding human rights is a concept which sinks its roots in the western political and philosophical tradition, the values which underlies human rights may be traceable in different cultures. This article seeks to probe the potential global acceptance of the concept of human rights providing a sketch on the level of compatibility of human rights with the Asian values, the African tradition and the Islamic culture. Therefore, the article makes use of a comparative approach to analysis non-western philosophical cum political standing on human rights vis-à-vis the consolidated conception of human rights. The findings underline that, even though relevant reasons of conflict between non-western values and human rights persist, there are also margins of compatibility between them which would partially disprove the widespread presumption that human rights cannot definitely be compatible with the values of non-western cultures.
This review paper investigates the philosophical cum political genesis of the concept of universa... more This review paper investigates the philosophical cum political genesis of the concept of universal rights in the modern era through the examination of the conceptualization of the universal rights in de Vitoria, Grotius, Hobbes, Locke. The main goal is to explain to what extent their conceptions of universal rights are biased by their society of origin and particular interests at stake (in this case, those of the Euro-peans). That is the reason why, the supposed contribution of this paper is to understand how the current conceptualization of rights carries the legacy of these asymmetric features and, accordingly, to reshape the current conceptualization of (human) rights in order to make them truly universal and, thus, detachable from any particular philosophical traditions and local ethical views.
The article aims at investigating the role of entrepreneurial associations as intermediaries in s... more The article aims at investigating the role of entrepreneurial associations as intermediaries in supporting the digital transformation of small and medium-enterprises in Italy and the Russian Federation. The state-of-the-art is analyzed taking into account the level of digitalization of SMEs in both countries and the activities and features of the most relevant entrepreneurial associations in their role as intermediaries between private businesses and public rulers. The article adopts a comparative method based on the Italian and Russian experience: Confindustria and Confartigianato in Italy are considered in comparison to Opora in the Russian Federation. The findings of the research show high expectations on the role of entrepreneurial intermediaries in supporting the digital trans-formation of SMEs. Accordingly, directions for the further development of their role are drawn.
Statism and Cosmopolitanism on Global Justice and Universal Fundamental Rights, 2020
This review paper critically assesses the two main theories of global justice, statism and cosmop... more This review paper critically assesses the two main theories of global justice, statism and cosmopolitanism, according to which fundamental rights, and their corresponding duties, ought to be differently upheld, and enforced, at the global level. Its main aim is to go beyond the limitations of these theories defending the equal relevance of both fundamental civil and political rights and socioeconomic rights, and their corresponding duties, at the global level and the need for the assessment of their implementation according to the level of their justification. To pursue this objective, the paper argues for the conceptualization of a fair (common) mean among these two categories of rights which can be morally and politically constructed on the very basic right to reciprocal and general justification. Accordingly, the focus is posed on the interconnection as well as conflicts between these two categories of rights, and their corresponding duties, establishing a 'measure' according to which their justification can be assessed, and their implementation and enforcement be ensured. This paper seeks also to prove that this conceptualization of fundamental rights and duties, which takes together Aristotle's conception of justice and Forst's critical theory of political and social justice, can provide a sketch on how a fair implementation and enforcement of peoples' and persons' rights and duties ought to be conceived at the global level.
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