Ferrera M., La società del quinto stato, inLa società del quinto stato, 19/09/2019, Laterza, 

M. Ferrera with P. Marchetti i A. Calabrò, A. Martinelli, A. Padoa Schioppa. Ed. La Nave di Teseo "Questo volumetto non vuol essere un saggio sull'Europa ed i suoi problemi. Vuole essere l'avvio del dialogo che ciascuno di noi quotidianamente può, e forse deve, condurre, se già non lo intrattiene, con amici, parenti, colleghi, semplici conoscenti fortemente critici sull'Europa, pronti a far propri slogan, luoghi comuni, giudizi sommari oggi di moda. Un invito a ragionare, a guardare, perlomeno con grande cautela, alla troppo diffusa 'criminalizzazione' dell'Europa. Un invito a rendersi conto di quanta strada con l'Europa si è fatta anche nel modo quotidiano di vivere. Un invito, al contempo, a non sottovalutare, ma ad individuare nella loro reale dimensione motivi di crisi, ritardi, difficoltà, prospettando tuttavia pure obiettivi e prospettive di soluzione. Un invito, comunque, a guardare ai dati, ai fatti. Un semplice punto di partenza, da cui chiunque possa muovere per un percorso che, si è convinti, non può che essere, nell'interesse anzitutto del nostro Paese, un percorso per 'più e migliore Europa'." (Dall'introduzione di Piergaetano Marchetti)

 Hien J., Joerges C., Responses of European economic cultures to Europe's crisis politics : the example of German-Italian discrepancies, in Responses of European economic cultures to Europe's crisis politics : the example of German-Italian discrepancies, /, 01/01/2018, Florence : European University Institute, 2018, Florence 

J. Hien (with C. Joerges), Hart Publishing ABSTRACT. Ordoliberalism is a theoretical and cultural tradition of signifi cant societal and political impact in post-war Germany. For a long time the theory was only known outside Germany by a handful of experts, but ordoliberalism has now moved centre stageafter the advent of the fi nancial crisis, and has become widely perceived as the ideational source of Germany's crisis politics.In this collection, the contributors engage in a multi-faceted exploration of the conceptual history of ordoliberalism, the premises of its founding fathers in law and economics, its religious underpinnings, the debates over its theoretical assumptions and political commitments, and its formative vision of societal ordering based upon a synthesis of economic theories and legal concepts. The renewal of that vision through the ordoliberal conceptualisation of the European integration project, the challenges of the current European crisis, and the divergent perceptions of ordoliberalism within Germany and by its northern and southern EU neighbours, are a common concern of all these endeavours. They unfold interdisciplinary affi nities and misunderstandings, cultural predispositions and prejudices, and political preferences and cleavages. By examining European traditions through the lens of ordoliberalism,the book illustrates the diversity of European economic cultures, and the difficulty of ransnational political exchanges, in a time of European crisis. purchase it here

Rotta di Collisione. Euro contro welfare? is the new book by Maurizio Ferrera.   ABSTRACT: The Europe of constraints and sanctions has exceeded the limit. We need new ideas to reconcile economic integration and the European social model. Is the EU weakening the social status of its member countries? Why is it so hard to bring together national solidarity and European economic integration? These questions spring from the decisions taken in recent years by the EU supranational authorities, which especially affect young people and the most vulnerable sections of the population. The reconciliation between welfare and Europe is no "mission impossible". However, it requires an ambitious intellectualand political effort. Maurizio Ferrera proposes concrete ideas to move in this direction and urges the national elites and the Brussels authorities to engage to strengthen the EU and improve its ability to ensure social protection and external security. That is the only way for the European project to produce widespread benefits and regain the lost legitimacy.