European Citizens’ Initiative approved

On Wednesday 15th of December 2010, the European Parliament has approved the binding procedural rules for the European Citizens' Initiative.  Thanks to this decision, the European citizens will have the possibility to directly taking part in the affairs of the…

Development as Freedom? The Bhopal case

(“Ruby who survived the disaster”. Photo by Greenpeace International.) Nowadays seems to be fair enough that words such as freedom, democracy, development, have become bare containers full of rhetoric with no meaning. Too often we hear examples of good or…

Lo sviluppo è libertà? Il caso Bhopal

(“Ruby who survived the disaster”. Photo di: Greenpeace. ) Guardandosi attorno ai nostri giorni, sembra che le parole come democrazia, sviluppo, modernità, siano diventate contenitori di una vuota retorica senza significato. Troppo spesso si portano esempi di buona o cattiva…