To work or not to work: In/formalization practices in the Italian public sector

This piece examines the position of workfare scheme recipients in the municipal administration of a southern Italian city. Looking at the interplay between different regulatory frameworks – from administrative to labour and welfare reforms – in a particular locale, I emphasize the analytical relevance of the formal-informal linkage in understanding the production of spheres of informality and negotiation within a bureaucracy.This piece examines the position of workfare scheme recipients in the municipal administration of a southern Italian city. Looking at the interplay between different regulatory frameworks – from administrative to labour and welfare reforms – in a particular locale, I emphasize the analytical relevance of the formal-informal linkage in understanding the production of spheres of informality and negotiation within a bureaucracy

Archaeal diversity in deep-sea sediments estimated by means of different Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (T-RFLP) protocols

Despite the increasing recognition of the quantitative importance of Archaea in all marine systems, the protocols for a rapid estimate of Archaeal diversity patterns in deep-sea sediments have been only poorly tested yet. We collected sediment samples from 11 deep-sea sites covering a wide latitudinal range (from 79°N to 36°N, at depths comprised from 469 to 5500 m) and compared the performance of two different primer sets (ARCH21f/ARCH958r and ARCH109f/ARCH 915r) and three restriction enzymes (AluI, Rsa I and HaeIII) for the fingerprinting analysis (T-RFLP) of Archaeal diversity. In silico and experimental analyses consistently indicated that different combinations of primer sets and restriction enzymes can result in different values of benthic Archaeal ribotype richness and different Archaeal assemblage compositions. The use of the ARCH109f/ARCH 915r primer set in combination with AluI provided the best results (a number ribotypes up to 4-folds higher than other combinations), suggesting that this primer set should be used in future studies dealing with the analysis of the patterns of Archaeal diversity in deep-sea sediments. Multivariate, multiple regression analysis revealed that, whatever the T-RFLP protocol utilized, latitude and temperature explained most of the variance in benthic Archaeal ribotype richness, while water depth had a negligible role

Obituary: Norberto Della Croce (1926–2011)

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AMC 100 + 1: Introduzione

Introduction to Anniversary Forum Cirese 101: Rereading Antonio Gramsci’s “Observations on Folklore”, Anuac, 11, 1, 2022.Introduzione a Anniversary Forum Cirese 101. Rileggere le "Osservazioni sul folclore" di Antonio Gramsci, Anuac, 11, 1, 2022

Biodiversity loss and turnover in alternative states in the Mediterranean Sea: a case study on meiofauna

In the Mediterranean Sea hard-bottom macroalgal meadows may switch to alternative and less-productive barrens grounds, as a result of sea urchins overgrazing. Meiofauna (and especially nematodes) represent key components of benthic ecosystems, are highly-diversified, sensitive to environmental change and anthropogenic impacts, but, so-far, have been neglected in studies on regime shifts. We report here that sedimentary organic matter contents, meiofaunal taxa richness and community composition, nematode α- and β-biodiversity vary significantly between alternative macroalgal and barren states. The observed differences are consistent in six areas spread across the Mediterranean Sea, irrespective of barren extent. Our results suggest also that the low biodiversity levels in barren states are the result of habitat loss/fragmentation, which is associated also with a lower availability of trophic resources. Furthermore, differences in meiofaunal and nematode abundance, biomass and diversity between macroalgal meadow and barren states persist when the latter is not fully formed, or consists of patches interspersed in macroalgal meadows. Since barren grounds are expanding rapidly along the Mediterranean Sea and meiofauna are a key trophic component in marine ecosystems, we suggest that the extension and persistence of barrens at the expenses of macroalgal meadows could also affect resilience of higher trophic level

Enzo Vinicio Alliegro, 2011, Antropologia italiana: Storia e storiografia 1869-1975, Firenze, Seid, pp. 639

Book review of Enzo Vinicio Alliegro, 2011, Antropologia italiana: Storia e storiografia 1869-1975, Firenze, Seid, pp. 639.Recensione di Enzo Vinicio Alliegro, 2011, Antropologia italiana: Storia e storiografia 1869-1975, Firenze, Seid, pp. 639

Riccardo Apuzzo, Roberta Garruccio, Sara Roncaglia, Sara Zanisi, Il polline e la ruggine: Memoria, lavoro, deindustrializzazione a Sesto San Giovanni (1985-2015), Italia, 2015, 45’, DVD

Review of Riccardo Apuzzo, Roberta Garruccio, Sara Roncaglia, Sara Zanisi, Il polline e la ruggine: Memoria, lavoro, deindustrializzazione a Sesto San Giovanni (1985-2015), Italy, 2015, 45 minutes, DVD.Recensione di Riccardo Apuzzo, Roberta Garruccio, Sara Roncaglia, Sara Zanisi, Il polline e la ruggine: Memoria, lavoro, deindustrializzazione a Sesto San Giovanni (1985-2015), Italia, 2015, 45 minuti, DVD

Introduzione: “Rileggere” La fine del mondo

Introduction to the book forum on Ernesto De Martino, La fine del mondo. Contributo all'analisi delle apocalissi culturali, new edition edited by Giordana Charuty, Daniel Fabre and Marcello Massenzio, 2019 [ed. fr. La fin du monde. Essai sur les apocalypses culturelles, Éditions EHESS, 2016].Introduzione al book forum su Ernesto De Martino, La fine del mondo. Contributo all'analisi delle apocalissi culturali, nuova edizione a cura di Giordana Charuty, Daniel Fabre e Marcello Massenzio, 2019 [ed. fr. La fin du monde. Essai sur les apocalypses culturelles, Éditions EHESS, 2016]

James G. Carrier, Don Kalb, eds, Anthropologies of class: Power, practice and inequality, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp. 248

Book review of James G. Carrier, Don Kalb, eds, Anthropologies of Class: Power, Practice and Inequality, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp. 248.Recensione di James G. Carrier, Don Kalb, eds, Anthropologies of Class: Power, Practice and Inequality, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp. 248

Silvia Aru, Valeria Deplano, eds, Costruire una nazione: Politiche, discorsi e rappresentazioni che hanno fatto l'Italia, Verona, Ombre Corte, 2013, pp. 263

Book review of Silvia Aru, Valeria Deplano, eds, Costruire una nazione. Politiche, discorsi e rappresentazioni che hanno fatto l'Italia, Verona, Ombre Corte, 2013, pp. 263.Recensione di Silvia Aru, Valeria Deplano, a cura di, Costruire una nazione. Politiche, discorsi e rappresentazioni che hanno fatto l'Italia, Verona, Ombre Corte, 2013, pp. 263