Welfare States and Democracies: A Multi-Voice Dialogue

This volume brings together a series of essays that address the question of the configuration of welfare systems after 1945. The authors herein examine not only the role the war played in the transformation and implementation of social policies – which has been explored in the historiography for many other European areas – but also the complex of cultural, political and legal influences that helped orient such processes. The focus is mainly on the Italian experience, which is nevertheless ana...

The Fascist Social State Practices, Rhetoric and Representations of Fascist Social Policies

The history of the fascist social state is a chapter that largely remains to be written; indeed, the regime’s social policies are still evaluated today more in terms of the propaganda and self-representation that Fascism chose to convey than in terms of the concrete results it achieved. This volume brings together new research on this fundamental chapter of the fascist experience, addressing institutional, social and ideological aspects and highlighting the continuities and ruptures represent...

Fascism and “Social Policies”: current findings and future perspectives

Artificial intelligence and the reconfiguration of NPD Teams: adaptability and skill differentiation in sustainable product innovation

Sustainable product innovation (SPI) is increasingly central to New Product Development (NPD) teams, aligning with global sustainability goals and industry expectations. However, the factors associated with SPI at team level remain underexplored. This study examines the roles of team skill differentiation and team adaptability in fostering SPI, proposing that these factors support teams in the pursuit of sustainability-oriented innovation more effectively. Furthermore, we investigate the mode...