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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451358403321

Titolo

After national democracy : rights, law and power in America and the new Europe / / edited by Lars Trägardh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland : , : Hart Publishing, , 2004

ISBN

1-4725-6298-4

1-280-80096-8

9786610800964

1-84731-208-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Onati international series in law and society

Disciplina

320.1

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

Democracy - European Union countries

Legitimacy of governments - European Union countries

Nation-state

Electronic books.

European Union countries Politics and government

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A series published for the Onati Institute for the Sociology of Law"--T.pages

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Introduction / Lars Trägardh -- ; 2. Normative theory and the EU : legitimising the Euro-polity and its regime / Richard Bellamy, Dario Castiglione -- ; 3. The juridification of politics in the United States and Europe : historical roots, contemporary debates and future prospects / Lars Trägardh, Michael X. Delli Carpini -- ; 4. Rights and Regulations in (the) Europe(an Union) : after national democracy? / Daniel Wincott -- ; 5. Constitutional moments / Juliet Williams -- ; 6. Law and politics in a Madisonian republic : opportunities and challenges for judges and citizens in the new Europe / Lisa Hilbink -- ; 7. Democracy beyond nation and rule? Reflections on the democratic possibilities of proceduralism / Warren Breckman.

Sommario/riassunto

"The "imagined community" of the nation,which served as the affective basis for the post-French Revolution social contract, as well as its



institutional counter-part, the welfare state, are currently under great stress as states lose control over what once was referred to as the "national economy" In this book a number of authors - historians, legal scholars, political theorists - consider the fate of national democracy in the age of globalization. In particular, the authors ask whether the order of European nation-states, with its emphasis on substantive democracy, is now, in the guise of the European Union, giving way to a more loosely constructed, often federalized system of procedural republics (partly constructed in the image of the United States). Is national parliamentary democracy being replaced by a politico-legal culture, where citizen action increasingly takes place in a transnational legal domain at the expense of traditional (and national) party politics? Is the notion of a nationally-bound citizen in the process of being superceded by a cosmopolitan legal subject?"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910404077103321

Autore

Gianni Maria Lorella

Titolo

Human Milk and Lactation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

ISBN

3-03928-924-1

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (368 p.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet infants’ specific nutritional requirements. However, it is more than just “milk”. This dynamic and bioactive fluid allows mother–infant signalling over lactation, guiding the infant in the developmental and physiological processes. It exerts protection and life-long biological effects, playing a crucial role in promoting healthy growth and optimal cognitive development. The latest scientific advances have provided insight into different



components of human milk and their dynamic changes over time. However, the complexity of human milk composition and the synergistic mechanisms responsible for its beneficial health effects have not yet been unravelled. Filling this knowledge gap will shed light on the biology of the developing infant and will contribute to the optimization of infant feeding, particularly that of the most vulnerable infants. Greater understanding of human milk will also help in elucidating the best strategies for its storage and handling. The increasing knowledge on human milk’s bioactive compounds together with the rapidly-advancing technological achievements will greatly enhance their use as prophylactic or therapeutic agents. The current Special Issue aims to welcome original works and literature reviews further exploring the complexity of human milk composition, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects associated with breastfeeding, and the factors and determinants involved in lactation, including its promotion and support.