Articles by Fulvio Attinà

February 9, 2026

The world order crisis is about authority, not polarity

Fulvio Attinà

The world order is not simply shifting from unipolarity to multipolarity, but undergoing a deeper struggle over political authority. Who has the right to make binding global rules, through which institutions, and with what legitimacy? Fulvio Attinà argues that multipolarity helps explain today’s stalled reforms, institutional paralysis, and fragmented alternatives

Fulvio Attinà

Professor Emeritus of Political Science (International Relations), Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania

Fulvio's research and teaching has consistently focused on international politics and the European Union.

He has been Chair of the Italian Association of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam.

He is the author of books and essays on world politics, multilateral security, EU politics, Euro-Mediterranean relations, mass migration and climate policy.

He has been a visiting professor at foreign universities, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Columbia University, New York University, and Shandong University.

At Catania, he currently teaches ‘World Institutions and Policies’ and ‘Methodology of Political Research’.

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The Global Political System
Palgrave, 2011
also published in Italian, Spanish and Russian

China and World Politics in Transition
Editor, with Yi Feng
Springer, 2023

World Order Transition and the Atlantic Area
Editor
Springer, 2021

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