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L’intento di questo contributo è quello di individuare alcuni aspetti concettuali e operativi che si ritengono fondanti il processo di integrazione/inclusione a oltre 40 anni dalle istanze sociali e culturali, promosse da associazioni di genitori di persone con disabilità e dagli insegnanti più sensibili ai fenomeni di marginalizzazione degli allievi vulnerabili, che hanno trovato via via risposta in questi decenni nel corpus di leggi italiane. Si propone una riflessione epistemologica, critica, su alcuni concetti fondanti la Pedagogia speciale, argomentando sulla loro attualità e "generatività", ai fini della co-costruzione di una scuola democratica, attenta sia agli aspetti cognitivi sia a quelli affettivo/motivazionali degli studenti, all’interno della quale l’approfondimento delle competenze disciplinari si coniughi con l’elevazione delle competenze socio-emotive. Una scuola in cui, con le parole di Martha Nussbaum (1999), si coltivi al massimo grado l'umanità di ogni persona.

Considering food as nourishment as well as a cultural construction, the paper investigates how it can be conceived as an intercultural means of communication among different communities. In particular, in Dahanu Road by Anosh Irani and in Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala food is a discourse, which is used as an instrument of subjugation or emancipation in Indian-Parsi and Indian–British relations, respectively., Altre Modernità, No 13 (2015): FAME

Being increasingly called upon to express its opinion on measures that directly or indirectly give rise to discriminating practices, the European Court of Human Rights uses different parameters based on the risk factors involved. A horizontal comparison of the jurisprudence stated in Article 14 has shown clearly that where sexual orientation is concerned, the discretion afforded to judges fosters an excessively indulgent approach towards State reason, whereas higher protection standards have been adopted with reference to other factors. This scenario is further complicated by the ever-growing importance given to standards prevalent in the European Union, also considering the EU’s possible accession to the ECHR. A convergence with the Court of Justice, which is also oriented towards a differentiated protection of the relevant discrimination grounds, is thus possible. The contribution of the Charter of Nice represents a fundamental step towards “rethinking” the judgement on discrimination, in order to enable the European Courts to act in a univocal manner for all risk factors. The protection of the rights of vulnerable groups should prevail over the comparison of situations. This must be achieved through certain and transparent judgement phases. With this aim in mind, dialogue between the Courts may converge on the defence of human dignity.