In this thesis, we study the continuity and the transport equations under the assumption of a non-regular vector field. We
begin by reviewing the classical theory and the connection of these equations to the Lagrangian formulation of ordinary
differential equations. After this introductory discussion, we develop the theory for the non-classical case, based on the seminal
works of DiPerna-Lions and Ambrosio, and we propose an alternative, more geometric, method to prove the well-posedness of ...
This research examines the figure of the comes within the framework of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, interpreting its significance
through the lens of the administrative transformations characterizing Late Antiquity. The comes stands out as a distinctive
Theoderician innovation within an administrative landscape otherwise defined by the substantial continuity of Roman structures.
Precisely because of this innovative character, historiography has frequently identified the count as the cornerstone of...
My doctoral thesis analyzes the relationship between Cornelius Castoriadis’ thought and ancient Greece. The aim is to
demonstrate how the ancient world serves as a tool to revitalize and develop his reflections. In other words, Castoriadis thinks
through the ancients and uses Greece as laboratory for rearticulating a crystallized thought. In this sense, his interest is not
limited to the analysis of Greek democratic society but also concerns the discussion of ancient philosophy. My research...
Solvation plays a crucial role in shaping the electronic structure of molecular systems and, in particular, their excited-state (ES)
properties and spectroscopic response. Accurate simulations of ES phenomena in the condensed phase therefore require
theoretical approaches that incorporate solvent effects into electronic-structure calculations whileremaining computationally
feasible.In this context, this thesis develops and applies polarizable multiscale quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics...
Chloride ions (Cl⁻) are fundamental regulators of neuronal excitability and inhibitory signalling. Despite their central role in
GABAergic transmission, the mechanisms controlling intracellular chloride concentration ([Cl⁻]ᵢ) and its temporal dynamics remain
poorly understood. This thesis investigates how [Cl⁻]ᵢ varies across physiological and behavioural states, how these fluctuations
are regulated, and their functional consequences for brain activity.
During my PhD, I focused on improvin...
The thesis asks what the key dynamics are that shape Morocco and Tunisia’s integration into transnational production networks in the automotive industry—an ongoing regionalizing sector often studied as a driver of technology spillovers and, therefore, as promoting economic and social upgrading, provided there is institutional and policy commitment. Moving beyond mainstream Global Value Chains (GVC) approaches and adopting a Marxist lens on capitalist uneven development and labour relations, I...
Il presente lavoro indaga come il fenomeno migratorio sia intimamente legato ai più profondi cambiamenti dello spazio politico
contemporaneo, mettendone alla prova presupposti, categorie e implicazioni ontologico-politiche. L’ipotesi sostiene che il migrare
non sia un tema settoriale né riducibile alle scienze sociali, ma un banco di prova che dischiude un diverso orizzonte del politico:
non più nel paradigma del “globale”, bensì nella costellazione del “planetario”, dove abitare ed erranz...
This dissertation examines how political participation is transformed through eventful events, within the context of Turkey’s neoliberal developmentalist and populist authoritarianism. Grounded in a relational-processual ontology, the study develops a conceptual grammar of
movement derived from the Arabic root carā, consisting of cereyan (flow), mecra (channel), icra (enactment), and icraat (repeated practice) to reconceptualize participation as a temporally unfolding current rather than a s...
La tesi indaga alcuni aspetti del dialogo intertestuale fra le tre opere di Virgilio. L’introduzione ripercorre la storia degli studi sulle
‘ripetizioni’ virgiliane, sia interne a una stessa opera sia tra opere diverse, e definisce le coordinate metodologiche dell’indagine,
che si sviluppa in sette capitoli. Il primo capitolo analizza i rapporti tra Bucoliche e Georgiche a partire dalla sphragis del poema
didascalico, per poi considerare altri esempi significativi di autoallusione; esamina i...
This thesis examines how geopolitical dynamics reshape political opportunities for social movements, challenging the nation-state bias that has long structured political opportunity theory. While social movement scholarship recognizes the importance of political context in enabling or constraining mobilization, international processes are often treated as external background conditions rather than as constitutive forces shaping movement–State relations. This limitation is increasingly consequ...