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1. Common Constitutional Patterns of Capital Cities in Europe: (Essay); Giovanni Boggero This paper examines the dual role of European capital cities as both symbols of national sovereignty and autonomous local government units. Despite their increasing prominence in ...; Created on 26 June 2025
2. Introduction to the Symposium on “Capital Cities Shaping National Constitutional Identities”: (Essay); ... of the steps..." — Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities (1972) Capital cities, like the imagined metropolises in Calvino’s Invisible Cities, are palimpsests of constitutional meaning and can indeed be referred ...; Created on 25 June 2025
3. Paris: Epitome or Blind Spot of the Constitutional Identity of France?: (Essay); Giacomo Delledonne This short piece aims to make sense of the place of Paris within the French constitutional order and to analyse the role of the capital city in defining the constitutional identity ...; Created on 27 June 2025
4. Rome as a Determinant of the National Constitutional Identity: (Essay); ... as the capital remains underdeveloped. Despite its central place in Italian history and identity, Rome’s constitutional status has long been ambiguous in legal terms, only formally recognized in 2001. ...; Created on 26 June 2025