Pietro Manzella
Biographic Data
| ID | 6545824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pietro Manzella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pietro |
| FAMILY NAME | Manzella |
| SIGNATURE | MANZELLA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Udine |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8785-1825 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Engagement and Framing in the EU's Fair Transition Discourse
On 16 June 2022, the European Council approved Recommendation no. 2022/C 243/04 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality. This recommendation encourages actions to safeguard people affected by the green transition, promoting quality jobs and facilitating access to proper working conditions while protecting health and safety. Importantly, this recommendation marks a move away from some previous documents—e.g., the Green Deal—issued…
Shifting from a ‘just’ to a ‘fair’ transition in environmental discourse
This paper investigates the language used in certain institutional documents discussing the ‘just’ and ‘fair’ transitions, aiming to determine whether this lexical shift is merely nominal or reflects differences in the construction of these concepts. Specifically, two non-binding documents are considered: the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guidelines (2015) and the European Union (EU) Council Recommendation (2022). Using the Appraisal Fr…
Legitimising (Note 1) Alternative Voices in Sustainable Development (SD) Discourse
This paper investigates the language of legitimation considering a number of open letters published by the pressure group Scientist Rebellion (SR) to address sustainability issues. The questions this paper seeks to address include the following: Which legitimation strategies did the authors of the open letters examined make use of to buttress their arguments? Did these resources serve a legitimatory function, a delegitimising function against adv…
Occupational Health and Safety during Covid-19
This paper examines legal communication in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) discourse and investigates the rhetorical strategies implemented at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, the paper focuses on a dataset of legal provisions introduced as emergency legislation – measures adopted to tackle unprecedented circumstances – in Italy and the US, in order to identify commonalities and differences when informing the general public …
Metaphor(s) of the platform economy in the trade union discourse
Previous research has shown that trade unions have resorted to a number of rhetorical tools to make their arguments and ensure the voice of their members was heard. In a time in which union membership is declining and many have questioned trade unions’ representation role, the recourse to figurative language – e.g. metaphors – might contribute to getting unions’ messages through, restoring trust among affiliates. Against this backdrop, this paper…
Discourse and communication during Covid-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which lasted for months, affecting people’s lives in important respects. The way in which the general public was apprised of these restrictions deserves attenti…
Covid-19 and the Notion of ‘South-Working’ in Italy’s Discourse
The aim of this paper is to investigate the notion of ‘south working’ – a word which has been used in Italian discourse during the pandemic – and to explore the origins and different narratives associated with this terminology. To this end, a dataset consisting of newspaper articles was compiled and examined, in order to understand the possible meanings attached to ‘south working’ and their discursive contexts
Translating Commons’ ‘Industrial Goodwill’ Into Italian
This paper examines the English-language term ‘industrial goodwill’, which was introduced into industrial relations discourse by John R. Commons in his book Industrial Goodwill (1919). The paper then goes on to investigate the challenges resulting from the attempts to translate this concept into Italian, as no equivalent exists in the target language which fully captures its English meaning. More generally, this case study is used to highlight th…
Multilingual translation of industrial relations practices in official EU documents
It is a given that contrasting institutional realities entails translation problems, since practices that are specific to a certain legal system might not have an equivalent in another one. This aspect is even more pronounced in the discipline of industrial relations (IR), where the terminology used is often the result of negotiations and collective bargaining between different actors. Yet, and barring some exceptions, the hurdle faced by transla…
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Multilingual translation of industrial relations practices in official EU documents
It is a given that contrasting institutional realities entails translation problems, since practices that are specific to a certain legal system might not have an equivalent in another one. This aspect is even more pronounced in the discipline of industrial relations (IR), where the terminology used is often the result of negotiations and collective bargaining between different actors. Yet, and barring some exceptions, the hurdle faced by transla…
Translating Commons’ ‘Industrial Goodwill’ Into Italian
This paper examines the English-language term ‘industrial goodwill’, which was introduced into industrial relations discourse by John R. Commons in his book Industrial Goodwill (1919). The paper then goes on to investigate the challenges resulting from the attempts to translate this concept into Italian, as no equivalent exists in the target language which fully captures its English meaning. More generally, this case study is used to highlight th…
Covid-19 and the Notion of ‘South-Working’ in Italy’s Discourse
The aim of this paper is to investigate the notion of ‘south working’ – a word which has been used in Italian discourse during the pandemic – and to explore the origins and different narratives associated with this terminology. To this end, a dataset consisting of newspaper articles was compiled and examined, in order to understand the possible meanings attached to ‘south working’ and their discursive contexts
Metaphor(s) of the platform economy in the trade union discourse
Previous research has shown that trade unions have resorted to a number of rhetorical tools to make their arguments and ensure the voice of their members was heard. In a time in which union membership is declining and many have questioned trade unions’ representation role, the recourse to figurative language – e.g. metaphors – might contribute to getting unions’ messages through, restoring trust among affiliates. Against this backdrop, this paper…
Discourse and communication during Covid-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which lasted for months, affecting people’s lives in important respects. The way in which the general public was apprised of these restrictions deserves attenti…
Legitimising (Note 1) Alternative Voices in Sustainable Development (SD) Discourse
This paper investigates the language of legitimation considering a number of open letters published by the pressure group Scientist Rebellion (SR) to address sustainability issues. The questions this paper seeks to address include the following: Which legitimation strategies did the authors of the open letters examined make use of to buttress their arguments? Did these resources serve a legitimatory function, a delegitimising function against adv…
Occupational Health and Safety during Covid-19
This paper examines legal communication in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) discourse and investigates the rhetorical strategies implemented at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, the paper focuses on a dataset of legal provisions introduced as emergency legislation – measures adopted to tackle unprecedented circumstances – in Italy and the US, in order to identify commonalities and differences when informing the general public …
Engagement and Framing in the EU's Fair Transition Discourse
On 16 June 2022, the European Council approved Recommendation no. 2022/C 243/04 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality. This recommendation encourages actions to safeguard people affected by the green transition, promoting quality jobs and facilitating access to proper working conditions while protecting health and safety. Importantly, this recommendation marks a move away from some previous documents—e.g., the Green Deal—issued…
Shifting from a ‘just’ to a ‘fair’ transition in environmental discourse
This paper investigates the language used in certain institutional documents discussing the ‘just’ and ‘fair’ transitions, aiming to determine whether this lexical shift is merely nominal or reflects differences in the construction of these concepts. Specifically, two non-binding documents are considered: the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guidelines (2015) and the European Union (EU) Council Recommendation (2022). Using the Appraisal Fr…
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