Paolo BODINI

1. Personal Data

Name: Paolo Bodini
Citizenship: Italian
Birth: Milan, 26th February 1992
E-Mail: paolo.bodini@unive.it

2. Current Position

Research Fellow; Ca' Foscari University of Venice
September 2022 – to date

EU Project – ISEED “Inclusive Science and European Democracies’
Title of the Fellowship: From participation to deliberation: towards a new model of ''public sphere'' for knowledge societies

Supervisor: Prof. Eleonora Montuschi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

3. Areas of Academic Work

Democratic Theory
-  Democratic Legitimacy
-  Democracy and Episteme
-  Epistocracy and Political Ignorance
Public Decision-Making
-  Compulsory Voting
-  Democracy and Judicial Review
-  Counter-majoritarian Dilemma
Good Government
-  Political Expertise
-  Decision-Making and Decision-Makers

4. Education

PhD in Philosophy of Law; University of Milan and University of Cologne (cotutela).
October 2018 – April 2022.

Grade: cum laude. Awarded: 8th April 2022.
Thesis Title: Democracy and the Rule of Knowledge.
Supervisors: Prof. Corrado Del Bò (University of Milan and Bergamo); Prof. Christine Chwaszcza (University of Cologne)

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M.A. in Philosophy; University of Milan.
February 2015 – April 2017.

Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Awarded: 11th April 2017.
Thesis Title: “L’Anello di Gige. Un percorso morale a partire da Kant” [The Ring of Gige. A Moral Path starting from Kant].
Supervisors: Prof. Renato Pettoello, Prof. Corrado Del Bò.

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Erasmus; University of Cologne.
Period of stay: February 2015 – August 2015.

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B.A. in Philosophy; University of Milan.
September 2011 – December 2014.

Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Awarded: 14th December 2014.
Thesis Title: “Conoscenza e pregiudizio: il circolo ermeneutico nel pensiero di Hans-Georg Gadamer” [Knowledge and Prejudice: Hermeneutic Circle in the Thought of Hans Georg Gadamer].
Supervisor: Prof. Carmine Di Martino.

5. Publications

-  “La workable democracy nel pensiero del giudice Breyer” – under review
-   “L’arte per norma. Il buongoverno del diritto nella filosofia di Norberto Bobbio” – accepted after revision.
-   “Dalla democrazia all’epistocrazia e ritorno. Significato ed itinerari normativi di un concetto emergente”. Ragion pratica – First version accepted for publication (Forthcoming)
-   “Enlightened Proceduralism: Democracy and the Role of Episteme”. 2022. Notizie di Politeia, XXXVIII, 146, ISSN 1128-2401, pp. 79-91.
-   “La cura della Stato. Il “buongoverno” nella riflessione di Sabino Cassese”. 2021. Notizie di POLITEIA, XXXVII, 141. ISSN 1128-2401, pp. 132-140.
-   “Alfred Moore: Critical Elitism. Deliberation, Democracy, and the Problem of Expertise”. 2021. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 24, pp. 395–397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-021-10156-w
-   “Garett Jones: 10 Percent Less Democracy. Why Should You Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less”. 2020. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 23 (3-4): 699-701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-020-10099-8
-   “L’inchino del boia. Il retributivismo kantiano a partire dalla legge morale”. 2020. Materiali per una storia della cultura giuridica, L-2, pp. 341-364.
-   “Recensione a G. Gometz, Democrazia elettronica. Teoria e tecniche”. 2019. Diritto e questioni pubbliche, Vol. 2, pp. 259-267.
-   “Liberalismo e voto obbligatorio: un confronto”. 2018. Bollettino telematico di filosofia politica, pp. 1-14.
-   “L'angelo sordo. Dalla formalità della legge morale all'universalità dell'imperativo kantiano”. 2018. Humanitas, LXXIII, N. 3, pp. 441-460
-   “Stein der Weisen. Il movente morale nell’indagine pratica kantiana”. 2018. ACME, Vol. 71, N. 1, pp. 57-78.

6. Talks

-   “Political Knowledge, Political Sophistication, and Epistemic Insouciance. Facets of an Institutional Challenge”, Workshop - Cognitive Distortions and Democratic Failures. The impact of Fake News on Democratic Politics, University of Eastern Piedmont, 27th May 2021.
-   “Players Driven Democracy. The Necessity of Epistemic Empowerment”, MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory – Alternative Forms of Government, University of Manchester, 10th September 2020.
-   “Tempted by Epistocracy: Counterarguments from the Concept of Political Ignorance”, Warwick Graduate Conference in Political and Legal Theory, University of Warwick, 15th February 2020.
-   “Political Ignorance Within Democratic Theory”, Università di Milano – Universitat de Girona: Terzo Incontro Dottorale di Filosofia del Diritto, University of Milan, 6th November 2019.
-   “Compulsory Voting: Enforced Democracy or Full Participation?”, 29th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, University of Lucerne, 12th July 2019.
-   “Hidden Competence. Democratic Authority and Political Ignorance”, 29th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, University of Lucerne, 8th July 2019.
-   “Democracy Through Elections: Prospects for a Vote Reform”, II Encuetro de doctorandos de filosofia del derecho entre la Universitad de Milàn y la Universitad de Girona, University of Girona, 18th October 2018.

7. Teaching Experience [in Italian]

-   “L’inchino del boia. La retibuzione kantiana a partire dalla legge morale”, Corso integrativo: la giustizia vendicatoria (prof. Di Lucia), University of Milan, 27th March 2019.
-   Corso di filosofia del diritto (12 h – didattica integrativa), Accademia della Guardia di Finanza di Bergamo (Università degli Studi di Bergamo), January-February 2022.
-   Seminari OLP Avis (9 h – 6 lessons), “Rapporto fra le generazioni, il caso del Servizio Civile Avis”, Fondazione Campus Lucca, June-July 2022.

8. Teaching Assistance and Tutorship

-   Cultore della Materia [roughly corresponding to Teaching Assistant]
Philosophy of Law, University of Milan
2017 – to date
-   Cultore della Materia [roughly corresponding to Teaching Assistant]
Legal Information Technology, Philosophy of Law; University of Bergamo
2022 – to date
-   Teaching Assistant
Philosophy of Law; Bocconi University School of Law
-   Tutor for Students
Philosophy of Law, University of Milan
2020-2021

9. Language and Skills

-   Italian (native speaker); English: fluent (IELTS Exam 6.5, March 2018); German: good (Goethe Zertificat B2, July 2017); Spanish: basic reading and listening skills
-   Expert User Microsoft Office

10. Personal

I love playing football, swimming, and practicing Taekwondo. Generosity and participation in the community are crucial values in my life: I volunteer, and I have been serving as town councilman [consigliere comunale] since October 2021.
My motto is Goethe’s maxim “without hurry but without respite”.