Vando Borghi
Biographic Data
| ID | 332962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vando Borghi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vando |
| FAMILY NAME | Borghi |
| SIGNATURE | BORGHI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6314-3517 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 112 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A tale of infrastructural capitalism. The promising and ruinous adventures of Homo Faber
Capitalism has a long history and our current condition is the result of it. A thorough understanding of this condition is a prerequisite for thinking about our future in a transformative key. Indeed, the contradictions in the organization of metabolic exchange have become more acute and the ecosystemic crisis is the non-deferrable horizon within which the relationship with the future must be thought. The paper therefore seeks to highlight the fe…
Con la sociologia pubblica
In recent years, interest in the perspective of public sociology has grown in Italy, alongside a renewed focus on the relationship between sociology and the public sphere. Michael Burawoy’s well-known proposal has become, from this point of view, a source of inspiration for a variety of approaches and practices. Following this trend, we propose to highlight the possible connections between public sociology and other approaches by working with som…
Research Handbook on Public Sociology
Engaging with the key debates and issues in a continuously evolving field, Lavinia Bifulco and Vando Borghi bring together contributions from leading social scientists to debate the enduring relevance of public sociology in light of ongoing changes in the social world. \n \nThis incisive Research Handbook explores the critical authors, texts, and research perspectives foundational to the discipline of public sociology. Multidisciplinary in approa…
Prevenção E Subjetivação
O tema da relação entre trabalho e segurança insere-se em um campo preciso de tensão, de fato circunscrito às fronteiras daquilo que foi definido como o paradigma da prevenção. Este campo de tensão está sendo submetido a uma metamorfose que transforma a sua articulação interna e o seu senso de totalidade. Ao colocar em foco a mutação que investiu sobre um fator fundamental do discurso público referente à relação entre trabalho e segurança, vale d…
Agência, conhecimento e capacidades críticas no capitalismo contemporâneo
This paper aims at focusing on the process of transformation of knowledge – something intrinsically heterogeneous, going from its being specifically situated in different forms of life and experiences to a more abstract and universal nature – into what Amartya Sen defines as “informational basis for judgment and justice”, that is, the informational basis which policies and public action are based on. It is a crucial process, as it strongly contri…
From Knowledge to Informational Basis
This article explores the way the process of transformation of knowledge into an 'informational basis' (of policies and of public choice) represents a good terrain for building an effective exchange and collaboration between the capability approach and other efforts, in the social sciences, to emphasize the crucial role of agency, actors' critical capacities and voice. Beyond the rhetorical image of our self-claimed 'knowledge societies', the ana…
One-way Europe? Institutional guidelines, emerging regimes of justification, and paradoxical turns in European welfare capitalism
The article inquires into some of the most relevant current transformations of the idea of the social in contemporary European welfare capitalism. Some crucial institutional ideas — employability and activation — of EU welfare capitalism and their connections with the new spirit of capitalism — network capitalism — are discussed. In particular, the way these ideas contribute to enacting institutional regimes of justification, framing in this a ne…
Some Useful Sources
There is a large variety of journals, from various disciplines or sub-disciplines that have published articles on the issue of the governance of activation
Introduction
This article introduces the central topic of the thematic section of this issue: the governance of activation. It applies the concept of governance to new service provision models and considers why this is a relevant issue for social policy scholars. Then, it provides a brief discussion of several aspects of the new service provision models that are being introduced all over Europe, where income protection schemes and activation policies are conc…
New modes of governance in activation policies
Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose The first part of the paper aimed to interpret the changes addressed by the concepts of governance and activation in their context, in order to grasp the larger picture of the societal transformation underlying them: the starting point is the assumption that new modes of governance in activation policies are a fruitful entry point for effectively understanding deep waves of change of contemporary society. The second part aims to briefly i…
New modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose This editorial aims to introduce the first of a set of two special issues on New modes of governance in activation policies. Design/methodology/approach The article explores the concept of governance, distinguishing a broad and more narrow use of the concept. Then, it argues that issues of governance should be an integral part of studies of welfare state transformations. Not in the last instance, because governance reforms do have an impa…
Individualised service provision in an era of activation and new governance
Purpose This article aims to discuss the individualisation trend in the provision of social services, focusing on activation services specifically. Design/methodology/approach The individualisation trend in the provision of activation services is analysed against the background of public sector as well as social sector as well as social policy reforms: the introduction of new modes of governance and the rise of the active welfare state respective…
New Modes of Governance in Italy and the Netherlands
This article discusses the growing importance of operational reforms in the context of welfare state transformation processes, and the role that principles of new governance play in shaping these reforms. It focuses specifically on one social policy area considered crucial in reforming welfare states: the provision of activation services that aim at increasing the employability and labour‐market participation of people dependent on benefits or so…
New Modes of Governance in Italy and the Netherlands
This article discusses the growing importance of operational reforms in the context of welfare state transformation processes, and the role that principles of new governance play in shaping these reforms. It focuses specifically on one social policy area considered crucial in reforming welfare states: the provision of activation services that aim at increasing the employability and labour‐market participation of people dependent on benefits or so…
Individualised service provision in an era of activation and new governance
Purpose This article aims to discuss the individualisation trend in the provision of social services, focusing on activation services specifically. Design/methodology/approach The individualisation trend in the provision of activation services is analysed against the background of public sector as well as social sector as well as social policy reforms: the introduction of new modes of governance and the rise of the active welfare state respective…
Introduction
This article introduces the central topic of the thematic section of this issue: the governance of activation. It applies the concept of governance to new service provision models and considers why this is a relevant issue for social policy scholars. Then, it provides a brief discussion of several aspects of the new service provision models that are being introduced all over Europe, where income protection schemes and activation policies are conc…
New modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose This editorial aims to introduce the first of a set of two special issues on New modes of governance in activation policies. Design/methodology/approach The article explores the concept of governance, distinguishing a broad and more narrow use of the concept. Then, it argues that issues of governance should be an integral part of studies of welfare state transformations. Not in the last instance, because governance reforms do have an impa…
One-way Europe? Institutional guidelines, emerging regimes of justification, and paradoxical turns in European welfare capitalism
The article inquires into some of the most relevant current transformations of the idea of the social in contemporary European welfare capitalism. Some crucial institutional ideas — employability and activation — of EU welfare capitalism and their connections with the new spirit of capitalism — network capitalism — are discussed. In particular, the way these ideas contribute to enacting institutional regimes of justification, framing in this a ne…
Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose The first part of the paper aimed to interpret the changes addressed by the concepts of governance and activation in their context, in order to grasp the larger picture of the societal transformation underlying them: the starting point is the assumption that new modes of governance in activation policies are a fruitful entry point for effectively understanding deep waves of change of contemporary society. The second part aims to briefly i…
From Knowledge to Informational Basis
This article explores the way the process of transformation of knowledge into an 'informational basis' (of policies and of public choice) represents a good terrain for building an effective exchange and collaboration between the capability approach and other efforts, in the social sciences, to emphasize the crucial role of agency, actors' critical capacities and voice. Beyond the rhetorical image of our self-claimed 'knowledge societies', the ana…
New modes of governance in activation policies
Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose The first part of the paper aimed to interpret the changes addressed by the concepts of governance and activation in their context, in order to grasp the larger picture of the societal transformation underlying them: the starting point is the assumption that new modes of governance in activation policies are a fruitful entry point for effectively understanding deep waves of change of contemporary society. The second part aims to briefly i…
New modes of governance in activation policies
Purpose This editorial aims to introduce the first of a set of two special issues on New modes of governance in activation policies. Design/methodology/approach The article explores the concept of governance, distinguishing a broad and more narrow use of the concept. Then, it argues that issues of governance should be an integral part of studies of welfare state transformations. Not in the last instance, because governance reforms do have an impa…
Individualised service provision in an era of activation and new governance
Purpose This article aims to discuss the individualisation trend in the provision of social services, focusing on activation services specifically. Design/methodology/approach The individualisation trend in the provision of activation services is analysed against the background of public sector as well as social sector as well as social policy reforms: the introduction of new modes of governance and the rise of the active welfare state respective…
New Modes of Governance in Italy and the Netherlands
This article discusses the growing importance of operational reforms in the context of welfare state transformation processes, and the role that principles of new governance play in shaping these reforms. It focuses specifically on one social policy area considered crucial in reforming welfare states: the provision of activation services that aim at increasing the employability and labour‐market participation of people dependent on benefits or so…
Some Useful Sources
There is a large variety of journals, from various disciplines or sub-disciplines that have published articles on the issue of the governance of activation
Introduction
This article introduces the central topic of the thematic section of this issue: the governance of activation. It applies the concept of governance to new service provision models and considers why this is a relevant issue for social policy scholars. Then, it provides a brief discussion of several aspects of the new service provision models that are being introduced all over Europe, where income protection schemes and activation policies are conc…
One-way Europe? Institutional guidelines, emerging regimes of justification, and paradoxical turns in European welfare capitalism
The article inquires into some of the most relevant current transformations of the idea of the social in contemporary European welfare capitalism. Some crucial institutional ideas — employability and activation — of EU welfare capitalism and their connections with the new spirit of capitalism — network capitalism — are discussed. In particular, the way these ideas contribute to enacting institutional regimes of justification, framing in this a ne…
Prevenção E Subjetivação
O tema da relação entre trabalho e segurança insere-se em um campo preciso de tensão, de fato circunscrito às fronteiras daquilo que foi definido como o paradigma da prevenção. Este campo de tensão está sendo submetido a uma metamorfose que transforma a sua articulação interna e o seu senso de totalidade. Ao colocar em foco a mutação que investiu sobre um fator fundamental do discurso público referente à relação entre trabalho e segurança, vale d…
Agência, conhecimento e capacidades críticas no capitalismo contemporâneo
This paper aims at focusing on the process of transformation of knowledge – something intrinsically heterogeneous, going from its being specifically situated in different forms of life and experiences to a more abstract and universal nature – into what Amartya Sen defines as “informational basis for judgment and justice”, that is, the informational basis which policies and public action are based on. It is a crucial process, as it strongly contri…
From Knowledge to Informational Basis
This article explores the way the process of transformation of knowledge into an 'informational basis' (of policies and of public choice) represents a good terrain for building an effective exchange and collaboration between the capability approach and other efforts, in the social sciences, to emphasize the crucial role of agency, actors' critical capacities and voice. Beyond the rhetorical image of our self-claimed 'knowledge societies', the ana…
Research Handbook on Public Sociology
Engaging with the key debates and issues in a continuously evolving field, Lavinia Bifulco and Vando Borghi bring together contributions from leading social scientists to debate the enduring relevance of public sociology in light of ongoing changes in the social world. \n \nThis incisive Research Handbook explores the critical authors, texts, and research perspectives foundational to the discipline of public sociology. Multidisciplinary in approa…
Con la sociologia pubblica
In recent years, interest in the perspective of public sociology has grown in Italy, alongside a renewed focus on the relationship between sociology and the public sphere. Michael Burawoy’s well-known proposal has become, from this point of view, a source of inspiration for a variety of approaches and practices. Following this trend, we propose to highlight the possible connections between public sociology and other approaches by working with som…
A tale of infrastructural capitalism. The promising and ruinous adventures of Homo Faber
Capitalism has a long history and our current condition is the result of it. A thorough understanding of this condition is a prerequisite for thinking about our future in a transformative key. Indeed, the contradictions in the organization of metabolic exchange have become more acute and the ecosystemic crisis is the non-deferrable horizon within which the relationship with the future must be thought. The paper therefore seeks to highlight the fe…
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