Introduce the meeting Simone Casalini.
Globalization, economic and social crises, and the process of political unification within the European Union require technocrats or political men and women, democratically elected by citizens? Is it true, as some claim, that technocrats are stateless, irresponsible, and never representative? And if politicians prove to be self-referential and incapable, could the solution be to replace them with technocrats? What lessons can we draw today from the technocrats who come to power? Have they been co-opted and are they still controlled by the politicians who won the elections and want to win again? There are phenomena of crisis in contemporary democracies, not of them. For their part, citizens often show little interest in politics, are poorly informed, and tend to abstain. But what path is contemporary democracy taking?
