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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Oggi Il Centro ospita un’intervista ad @pfaggy.bsky.social sul tema cruciale degli andamenti demografici in Abruzzo, mettendo in risalto il ruolo della precarizzazione del mercato del lavoro e dei servizi educativi e di welfare 🏫🤰📉
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New year starts great with the CfA for the Workshop ‘Regional Inequalities & Perceived Left-Behindness’(w @regstud.bsky.social, YSI & Edgenet) 📅 11–13/05 2026 | 📍 L’Aquila PhD & Early Career Keynote speakers: @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social @simonaiammarino.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🆕 paper by Martina Locorotondo (w A. Fishwick) in the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. “Repair and Reconstruction for Urban Commoning: The Making of the Liberated Spaces in Naples” examines repair & reconstruction practices & urban commons onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR URBAN COMMONING: The Making of the Liberated Spaces in Naples
Commoning requires repair. Where capitalist logics of accumulation, enclosure and exclusion produce abandoned space through the city, urban commoners remake that space to serve the needs of inhabitan...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🎄✨ We wish our community and network a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year🎉
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎊Congrats to our PhD alumna Thea Jansen for winning the Tommaso Fasciani Award for her doctoral thesis "Remote Work as a Catalyst for Change: Implications for Residential Mobility, Family Planning, and Female Employment" (supervised by Andrea Ascani, @pfaggy.bsky.social, @sandoralp.bsky.social)
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🆕 paper in the @jpube.bsky.social by @sandoralp.bsky.social (w Depalo Domenico & Gabriele Curci). “Air Pollution and Workplace Accidents: Evidence and Implications” uses Italy to measure what happens to accident rates when air quality gets worse. Paper link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Air pollution and workplace accidents: Evidence and implications
We estimate the impact of air pollution on workplace accidents and permanent disabilities in Italy, a setting characterized by stringent air pollution…
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🎉👏We are proud to announce that our PhD student Giulia Finardi has been selected for the 2026 Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Young Scientists Programme (YSP) — a prestigious initiative supporting and empowering the next generation of disaster risk reduction experts
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
📚🗓 Save the date:  Presentazione del libro 'Sviluppo territoriale e valorizzazione dei patrimoni locali: il caso dell’Abruzzo aquilano post-terremoto' di Giovanni Baiocchetti 🗓 13-12-2025 h:16:00 📍 GSSI, viale Crispi 7, L’Aquila Modera @pfaggy.bsky.social
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
we are hiring🔊🔊 2️⃣ Research Contracts in Regional Science & Economic Geography within our Department (duration 2 years)👩‍💻 🧑‍💻 ⏳ Application deadline: 12 January 2026 🔗 call alboufficiale.gssi.it/download/106... 🔗 Link to the application platform in the image below.
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🆕 paper 📚 by @giubreglia.bsky.social & @mrmodica.bsky.social out in @regionalstudies.bsky.social “A world of shocks: mapping multi-shock and multilayer resilience, assessing resilience markers and drivers”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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A world of shocks: mapping multi-shock and multilayer resilience, assessing resilience markers and drivers: Regional Studies: Vol 59 , No 1 - Get Access
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🚨 CfA – PhD & Early Career Workshop 2026 Regional Inequalities & Perceived Left-Behindness (w @regstud.bsky.social, Young Scholar Initiative & Edgenet) 📅 11–13/05 2026 | 📍 L’Aquila, Italy Keynote speakers: @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social @simonaiammarino.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Ugo Rossi analyzes the social and economic vulnerabilities facing the Campania region in a recent piece for La Repubblica. napoli.repubblica.it/commenti/202...
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Serve una strategia contro la crisi sociale
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
🆕 paper out in our Discussion Paper Series 'Labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees in Italy’ 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 by @kateryna-tkach.bsky.social @pfaggy.bsky.social & Alessandra Michelangeli They use new data to provide new findings the geography of employment and skills of Ukrainian refugees in Italy.
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Welcome to our new cohort of PhD students 🥳🤩
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Il Centro dedica una lunga intervista a @pfaggy.bsky.social sullo stato dell’economia dell’Abruzzo e sulle strategie per favorirne ulteriormente lo sviluppo economico puntando su giovani, qualità istituzionale, salari e FDI
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
We're thrilled to announce our upcoming seminar lineup for November 2025 - May 2026. We will host distinguished researchers from leading institutions across Europe to engage with cutting-edge scholarship and foster academic exchange. We look forward to an enriching series of discussions
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
. @pfaggy.bsky.social was featured on Rai Settegiorni program to discuss which socioeconomic characteristics and policies make places attractive for young, educated people, and how to reverse Italy's human capital drain 🧠 🧳 . 👀 👉 www.raiplay.it/video/2025/1...
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Settegiorni - Parlamento - Rai Parlamento Settegiorni - Video - RaiPlay
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Last week @giubreglia.bsky.social & Aydan Ege Güven were among the presenters at the Università degli Studi Roma Tre ERICE Workshop. Their contributions dealt with resilience complexity & the geography of critical Infrastructure
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
. @pfaggy.bsky.social è stata ospite di Spoiler su TV6 per parlare di ‘Giovani in fuga dall’Abruzzo e giovani in fuga verso l’Abruzzo’ La puntata ha affrontato i temi della fuga dei cervelli e dell’attrattività della regione per le giovani generazioni 🧠🧳 📺 youtu.be/UdgHuN6YSWY?...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Day 1 of the 8th ASC conference with keynote lectures by Philip McCann & Chiara Farronato and paper sessions on climate change 🌪️, institutions🏛️, development , AI & digitalization 💻
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🆕 paper in our DP series 'Green with Anger. Polarised environmental mobilisation & the knowledge economy' (Compagnucci, @dariadenti.bsky.social @pfaggy.bsky.social , Perrot) tinyurl.com/5xt6e3md
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Sul quotidiano Il Centro @pfaggy.bsky.social parla delle attuali criticità legate all’erosione del potere d’acquisto delle famiglie italiane e alle soluzioni possibili
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
In a 🆕 paper in Applied Geography, Andrea Ascani and Yibo Qiao explore the role of high-speed railway in helping the industrial upgrading of cities in the context of China. Read it here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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High-speed railway and city industrial upgrading in China: A quasi-experimental study
This paper investigates the effect of High-speed Railway (HSR) on city industrial upgrading. Using the Annual Survey of Industrial Firms (1998–2015) a…
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🆕 paper in Regional Studies, Regional Science by @pven.bsky.social & Nicola Pontarollo 🏙️ 🇪🇺 "Cities for living" finds that environmental quality & social diversity matter more than economic indicators for city liveability Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cities for living. Identifying the local conditions driving life satisfaction in European cities
This paper analyses differences in life satisfaction across European cities. It contributes to the geography of well-being literature by identifying the individual and the contextual factors that e...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🆕 paper in our DP Series by Maria Giovanna Brandano & @martidalmolin.bsky.social shows walking routes boost economic growth in Italy 🇮🇹 They found walking-paths slow tourism has significant economic impact. An alternative to mass tourism that benefits local communities. www.gssi.it/images/discu...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🆕 paper out in the Journal of Rural Studies by our PhD candidate Borys Cieślak He studied the emotional-caring labor of postmasters in the Appennines to shows they help enhance wellbeing, & belonging among rural communities. 📯⛰️ More here doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📚🆕 Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science is out w contributions from our members @giubreglia.bsky.social , Carlo Caporali, @dariadenti.bsky.social, @pfaggy.bsky.social & @mrmodica.bsky.social 🌍​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ More ➡️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...
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Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science
This thematic Encyclopedia explores the multifaceted world of regional science, presenting a systematic and coherent overview of its central topics. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the f...
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
🎒🌍 Our PhD students are taking research global! @crhistianjoel.bsky.social presented his inequality work at #ECINEQ2025 in Washington & Giulia Finardi is at Fudan University’s @wmo-global.bsky.social climate change summer school in Shanghai 🎓​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Our PhD Student Aydan Ege Güven Ege Güven presented her research titled “Critical Infrastructures and Their Role in Regional Resilience: Mapping EU Regions” 🌉🛤️🇪🇺 at the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning Annual Congress held this year in Istanbul.
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🆕 paper in the Journal of Regional Science by @pven.bsky.com (w D. Burgalassi & A. Weingarden). ‘Middlesize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development. 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Midsize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development
This paper analyses population trends across Europe at a fine spatial resolution from 2011 to 2021, focusing on midsize settlements (cities and towns with 5000–250,000 inhabitants) and their surround...
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giubreglia.bsky.social @giubreglia.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
My new working paper (with Marco Modica) is out! www.gssi.it/images/discu... @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🆕 paper out in The Journal of Policy Modeling by Maria Giovanna Brandano & Adriana Pinate ➡️ ‘Tourism's Role in Smart Specialization Strategy' studies how regional tourism characteristics 🏖️🏔️shape priority-setting within the 🇪🇺European Smart Specialization Strategy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Smart specialisation strategy in a tourist country: A new path of development in Italian regions?
This paper examines whether a region’s tourism vocation and tourism density influence priority selection in the European Smart Specialization Strategy…
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The first student presentation this afternoon is by Fedaous Ben Brahim (UniLaSalle) sharing her research on the public perception of biogas projects in the Hauts-de-France Region. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Next up is PhD student, Kristina Dorofeeva, (University of Florence) sharing her research on shifting fertility patterns, focusing on economic instability and first childbirth among Italian couples. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Viktor Venhorst @rug.nl kicks things off today with his talk on ‘A Demography of Education and the Labour Market’ and challenging students to consider how time dependency shapes their own research. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Next up, Filipe Batista (JRC) shares how innovative data and analytical methods help policymakers and researchers better understand demographic changes in "Assessing local and regional demographic trends and challenges: new data, methods and insights for the EU" @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Second up is Gabriele Dore who is researching depopulation dynamics at Università di Firenze. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our first student presentation is by Biagio Lacolare, University of Naples Federico II who is looking at spatial patterns of foreign residential segregation.
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our third presentation this afternoon is by Giada Garofani @liverpooluni.bsky.social who is sharing her research on English neighbourhoods and life trajectories.
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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
We're super excited to be supporting #YSI @max-roessler.bsky.social and @crhistianjoel.bsky.social on this fantastic webinar series. Some great speakers confirmed. To find out more and register, starts 16 July: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
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YSI-RSA Webinar Series on Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness
The YSI Urban and Regional Economics, and Behavior and Society Working Groups, in partnership with the Regional Studies Association (RSA) invite students, early scholars and all members to join the…
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
La nostra Post-doc Giulia Iannone è stata la keynote speaker della mattinata di Innovazione Centrale, un'iniziativa promossa dalla Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti dell'Aquila, dedicata all'innovazione www.ctesicuralaquila.it/wp-content/u...
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This morning’s 2nd speaker is Annalisa Busetta (UNIPA). In her talk, “Mapping Demographic Inequalities: Beyond the Expected,” she highlights the role of spatiality in demography & challenges us to look beyond traditional models to uncover hidden patterns of inequality. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The Summer College continues today at UNIPA and our first speaker is Daniele Vignoli. He explains changing demographics in his seminar on Positive Demography: Re-Thinking Demographic Dynamics.
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Great presentations & atmosphere at our 1st Workshop on Health & Environmental Economics (joint w @unicatt.bsky.social) Delighted to host keynote speakers Matthew Neidell (Columbia) & @ludogazze.bsky.social (Warwick). @sandoralp.bsky.social Gilberto Turati Elena Cottini Luca Salmasi Carlo Caporali
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Max Roessler @max-roessler.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025. Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Onto our 2nd keynote and Alessandra Faggian @gssisocialsci.bsky.social convinces us why peripheral regions are so important.
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RSA Europe @rsaeurope.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Excited to be heading to Palermo next for the 2025 Joint Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development — a great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers, in partnership with @gssisocialsci.bsky.social and the University of Palermo!
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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🎉 Congrats to our PhD student Giulia Ferrante (w Luca Buzzanca & Arsène Perrot for winning the XVII AISRe Award for best paper by a young scholar 🏆 paper: ‘Speaking Ourselves Closer: Linguistic Minorities, Social Cohesion & Local Development’ ℹ️shows how linguistic diversity strengthens communities
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