Alberto Martinelli
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Alberto Martinelli is a scholar of social sciences, former president of the International Sociological Association
and professor of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Milan
.
in Economics from Bocconi University
of Milan and his PhD
in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley
, Martinelli started teaching at the University of Milan
(Università degli studi di Milano),where he became full professor of Economic sociology
in 1980 and of Political Science
in 1987. Between 1987 and 1999 he was Dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Milan. He is now President of the Degree course in Political Sciences and of the Post-graduate course in Politics and Government. He also taught Sociology at Bocconi University of Milan and Political Science and Sociology in various foreign universities, among which the University of California, Berkeley
, Stanford University
, New York University
, University of Valencia, Ain Shams University
in Cairo and the Saint Petersburg State University
. In 1998-2002 he was elected President of the International Sociological Association
. He is member of the Executive Committee of the International Social Science Council
. He is a member of the Real Academia des Ciencias Morales y Politicas de Espana.
He has been member of Italy's National Council of Science and Technology
for its whole duration. He is member of the Scientific Committee of the Regional Institute of Research of Lombardy (IRER).He is member of the Scientific Committees of the Italian Foundation for the diffusion of corporate social responsibility (I-CSR). Between 2001 and 2006 he has been elected in the Milan
City Council. He is on the editorial board of several scientific journals and writes for newspapers and magazines, including Il Corriere della Sera.
In 40 years of scholarly work he has written books and essays on political and sociological theory, development and modernization studies
, international relations
and global politics, entrepreneurship and management, corporate social responsibility
, complex organizations, interest groups and policy-making.
His recent interests focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, the comparative analysis of political and social systems, and the models and actors of global governance.
International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences...
and professor of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
.
Career
After receiving his B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Economics from Bocconi University
Bocconi University
Bocconi University is a private university located in central Milan, beside Parco Ravizza. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, in addition to a range of double degree programs, in the fields of economics, management, finance and law. According to many university...
of Milan and his PhD
PHD
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in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, Martinelli started teaching at the University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
(Università degli studi di Milano),where he became full professor of Economic sociology
Economic sociology
Economic sociology studies both the social effects and the social causes of various economic phenomena. The field can be broadly divided into a classical period and a contemporary one. The classical period was concerned particularly with modernity and its constituent aspects...
in 1980 and of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
in 1987. Between 1987 and 1999 he was Dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Milan. He is now President of the Degree course in Political Sciences and of the Post-graduate course in Politics and Government. He also taught Sociology at Bocconi University of Milan and Political Science and Sociology in various foreign universities, among which the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, Stanford University
Stanford University
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, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, University of Valencia, Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University is an institute of higher education located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.-History:...
in Cairo and the Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University is a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg and one of the oldest and largest universities in Russia....
. In 1998-2002 he was elected President of the International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences...
. He is member of the Executive Committee of the International Social Science Council
International Social Science Council
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. He is a member of the Real Academia des Ciencias Morales y Politicas de Espana.
Research
Martinelli has coordinated and participated in major international research projects, like ‘Business Interests Associations’, ‘Comparative Charting of Social Change’, ‘Sustainability for the 21.st Century: Overcoming Limits to Creative Adaptation’.He has been member of Italy's National Council of Science and Technology
Science and technology in Italy
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for its whole duration. He is member of the Scientific Committee of the Regional Institute of Research of Lombardy (IRER).He is member of the Scientific Committees of the Italian Foundation for the diffusion of corporate social responsibility (I-CSR). Between 2001 and 2006 he has been elected in the Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
City Council. He is on the editorial board of several scientific journals and writes for newspapers and magazines, including Il Corriere della Sera.
In 40 years of scholarly work he has written books and essays on political and sociological theory, development and modernization studies
Development studies
Development studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...
, international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and global politics, entrepreneurship and management, corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
, complex organizations, interest groups and policy-making.
His recent interests focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, the comparative analysis of political and social systems, and the models and actors of global governance.
Books
- Transatlantic Divide.Comparing American and European Society, Oxford University Press,2008 (Review of Transatlantic Divide in International Sociology, ISSN 0268-5809, vol.24,n.5,Sept.2009:695-699).
- L’Occidente allo specchio. Modelli di società a confronto, Università Bocconi Editore,2008.
- Global Modernization.Rethinking the Project of Modernity,Sage,2005 (Russian edition,2006, Chinese edition forthcoming).
- La modernizzazione, Laterza, 1998, 11th edition 2009.
- La democrazia globale, Università Bocconi Editore, 2004,new edition2008.
- La società italiana, (with A.Chiesi), Laterza,2002( Spanish edition Editorial Sistema,2005).
- Progetto ’89. Tre saggi su libertà, eguaglianza e fraternità, Il Saggiatiore,1989, new edition 2009.
- Recent Social Trends in Italy, 1960-1995 McGill-Queens’University Press,1999.
- L’azione collettiva degli imprenditori italiani, Comunità, 1994.
- International Markets and Global Firms, Sage, London, 1991.
- Economy and Society (a cura di A.Martinelli e N.J.Smelser), Sage,1990.
- The New International Economy (with H.Makler e N.J.Smelser), Sage,1982
- I grandi imprenditori italiani (con A.Chiesi e N.Dalla Chiesa), Feltrinelli, Milano, 1981
- Università e società negli Stati Uniti, Einaudi, Torino, 1978.
- La teoria dell'imperialismo, Loescher,Torino,1974.
- Section Editor for Organization and Management Studies of the New International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (Elsevier,2002).
Essays
- “Sustainable governance and socially responsible corporations”, Politeia,XXV,3,2009:273-289.
- “Sociology in political practice and public discourse”, Current Sociology,56,3,May 2008:361-370.
- “The two unions: the political systems of the US and the EU”, Quaderni di Scienza politica, VI, 2e3, 2006:213-273.
- “The European Identity” in E Ben Rafael and Y Sternberg eds. Comparing Modernities, Pluralism versus Homogeneity.Essays in Homage to Shmuel N.Eisenstadt, Brill,2005.
- "From world system to world society?" in Journal of World-Systems Research,XI,2, nov.2005
- "Rational Choice and Sociology" in J.Alexander, G.Marx, C.Williams eds., Self, Social Structure and Beliefs: Explorations in the Sociological Thought of Neil J.Smelser, University of California Press,2004.
- "Markets, Governments, Communities and Global Governance", International Sociology,vol.18, n.2,June 2003, pp. 291–324(revised edition of the Presidential Speech ISA World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane 2002).
External links
- Sito personale del professore Alberto Martinelli
- Università Statale di Milano
- Dipartimento di Studi Sociali e Politici, Università Statale di Milano
- Centro di Formazione Politica
- International Sociological Association
- International Social Science Council
- Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas