«Biblioteca della libertà» is an online peer-reviewed journal that publishes academic articles concerning political theory, political science and legal theory.

«Biblioteca della libertà» was founded in 1964 and it is included within the lists of scientific journals for 3 subject areas by ANVUR:

- area 12 - LAW

- area 13 - ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

- area 14 - POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

«Biblioteca della libertà» is indexed in DOAJ, The Directory of Open Access Journals, and in the Italian Catalogue of Journals (ACNP).

«Biblioteca della libertà» welcome articles that address the tie between philosophical reflection and public policy, with a specific focus on the normative analysis of most debated moral and political issues in the contemporary literature.

Languages for publication: italian, english and french.

Publication Frequency: 3 issues per year

Peer Review: All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by up to two specialist referees.

General overview:

«Biblioteca della libertà» is an online peer-reviewed journal that publishes academic articles concerning political theory, political science and legal theory.

«Biblioteca della libertà» was founded in 1964 and it is included within the lists of scientific journals for 3 subject areas by ANVUR:

-area 11 - PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY

- area 12 - LAW

- area 13 – ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

- area 14 – POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Starting from 2016 issues, «Biblioteca della libertà» has been included within the “top-rate” journals (Fascia A) for the research area of Political Philosophy (Area 14 – SPS/01) after a throughout review process by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes).

«Biblioteca della libertà» is indexed in The Philosopher’s Index, in The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and in the Italian Catalogue of Journals (ACNP). 

«Biblioteca della libertà» welcome articles that address the tie between philosophical reflection and public policy, with a specific focus on the normative analysis of most debated moral and political issues in the contemporary literature.

Languages for publication: italian, english and french.

Publication Frequency: 3 issues per year

Peer Review: All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by up to two specialist referees.

Aims & scope:

The theoretical debate concerning the distinction between right and good, as well as the attempt to draw a line between political consensus and moral conflicts, are fundamental aspects of a normative approach to political theory.

A grounding ideal of political liberalism concerns the possibility of determining a public and neutral terrain in which conflicts may be solved, or at least mitigated, notwithstanding the strong disagreement among political agents. The liberal paradigm – in its different models – maintains that a reflexive exchange of reasons among participants might grant the resolution of clashes due to the scarcity of goods to distribute and/or to the impossibility to solve disagreement once for all.

Since the fact of pluralism is nowadays assumed as an unavoidable premise of contemporary societies, political theorists have tried to establish new strategies for managing political conflicts, in order to grant the legitimacy of political decisions, while fully respecting the agency of the members of the constituency. Along these lines, a traditional liberal response maintains that, since members of the society hold different conceptions of the good, political decisions cannot be made referring to a specific conception of the good, otherwise the legitimacy of such decisions would be put in danger.

Keeping in mind the long standing tradition of Centro Einaudi for multidisciplinary researches on the verge between ethics, political theory, social science, economics, legal theory, «Bdl» aims at enriching the debate among scholars, intellectuals and engaged citizens.

This wide perspective concerning intrinsic tensions of the liberal paradigm constitute the theoretical background of the new editorial project of «Biblioteca della libertà».

The new editorial line of «Bdl» has a main goal: foster the discussion about original and theoretically grounded versions of “pragmatic liberalism” – respecting both the fact of pluralism and the liberal ideal of political equality.

With reference to the contemporary strands of research concerning political liberalism, this editorial project intends to establish a vivid exchange of opinions, keeping in mind the legacy of Einaudi’s thought. The possibility of enriching Einaudi legacy thank to a debate with the contemporary literature – addressing pressing political, economic and legal issues – is one of main goal of the project «Biblioteca della libertà».

Different lines of research can be developed within such theoretical paradigm:

- The political strategies for solving conflict, while respecting the intrinsic pluralism of contemporary societies;

- Deliberative models of democracy;

- The tension between individual freedom and market dynamics;

- Normative issues on social justice;

- Welfare;

- Human rights;

- European union;

- Negotiation models;

- Ideal and Non-ideal theory;

- Transitional justice;

- Multiculturalism;

- Judicial review;

- Gender and race equality;

- Democratization.

Under this heading we publish material that we hope may help English-speaking audiences better understand the current state of Italian affairs.

The country is in need of reform, but so far reforms have proved difficult to implement because of the entrenched privileges that grip the Italian system. The road to reform will be long, insofar as it requires the opening up of all sorts of restrictions, including mazes of red tape.

In no way will "the Italian job" be done in just a few months. But setting aside misconceptions, it is also true that work has started, and that a number of significant goals have been reached.

The Centro Einaudi aims at documenting the current state of affairs in Italy, by providing insightful research and independent policy analysis.

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WORKING PAPER

Pubblicati (vedi link a sinistra Working Paper  e Archivio Working Paper)

In preparazione:

M. Jessoula, M. Ferrera, I. Guardiancich Pan-European pension funds: what after the “modest beginnings”?

Erica Melloni Cosa imparare dalle buone pratiche, e come applicarle altrove?

Beatrice Magni Towards a Theory of Injustice

M. Jessoula, M. Ferrera, V. Fargion Alle radici del welfare all’italiana

E. Biale, D. Porello La legittimità degli interessi personali e delle procedure di negoziazione all'interno del dibattito pubblico

Federico Razzetti Welfare e federalismo in Italia

Marcello Natili Innovazione e politiche di assistenza sociale. Il reddito minimo in Basilicata e Campania

Simona Suardi A “social investment”. Evaluating early childhood education and care in the Italian case

Matteo Jessoula La politica pensionistica in Italia: tra virtù e vizi

Alessia Damonte “Libri Bianchi”, “Libri Verdi”: l’informazione per le “buone” politiche

Camilla Borgna Nuove diseguaglianze e nuovi rischi

Gabriele Giacomini Paternalismo

L. Fasano e N. Pasini Fratture sociali e sistema partitico: come cambiano le linee di conflitto politico in Italia