Abstract
Autore:
Ciappi Enrico
Titolo:
"Lo stato nazionale e il suo superamento: analisi de Lo stato nazionale di Mario Albertini"
This article is an explanatory
presentation of the ideas advocated by Mario
Albertini in Lo stato nazionale, his first monograph
focused on the philosophical and historical
meaning of nationalism, both as political
regime and as ideological framework.
After a brief introduction of the main theoretical
and methodological sources of his thought,
the analysis gives prominence to his confutation
of traditional interpretations of the
idea of nation, which also describes the pioneering
subjective definition of nation proposed
by the author. In the second paragraph
we re-discover the historical evolution of nation-
states and, moreover, the appearance of
national behaviour in European societies, in
order to demonstrate the modern origin of nationalistic
loyalty. Following the structure of
Albertini’s essay, the third paragraph returns
to discuss about theoretical questions, such
as the effects of the fusion of modern state
and national group on modern society or the
authentic nature of nationalist ideology and
its repercussions on individual freedom. The
innovative ideas claimed by Albertini have
spurred a series of comparisons between Lo
stato nazionale and other paramount studies
on nationalism published in the last decades
of the Twentieth century. The conclusion
finally presents the reasons of European nation-
state’s decline, which could be tackled
according to Albertini by overcoming of the
national division of Europe towards the creation
of the United States of Europe.
