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Giuseppe Calignano
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Associate professor of Economic and Political Geography at the University of Bologna.

Interested in economic geography and regional development.

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Oct 17
#Green transitions are billed as fair and forward-looking.
But as @suyashjolly.bsky.social, Asheim, @maximilianbenner.bsky.social, @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social, Eadson, Gong & @trondnilsen1976.bsky.social warn, #transitions stripped of justice breed resistance, not renewal.
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Apr 29
In a viewpoint article published in Local Economy, Luca De Siena and I discuss the need for a more systematic integration of a clear ‘denied agency’ such as youth in local and regional development studies.

The paper is available here:
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In search of a ‘Geography of Youth’: Why young people should matter more in local and regional development studies - Giuseppe Calignano, Luca De Siena, 2025
The topic of human agency is currently at the top of the agenda of scholars interested in local and regional development dynamics. This still new, yet well-deve...
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Mar 7
I listened to this and all the other songs available on Soundcloud. I really like your guitar style and your songwriting! I think we have some similar influences and something to talk about. 😉 I would be happy to continue our correspondence elsewhere. I'm sending you an e-mail, ok? 🙂

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Mar 7
Count me in! 🙂

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Mar 6
Thank you. I am very happy that you liked it!

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Mar 6
This is a great Danelectro model, which I used in the coda of this song: youtu.be/hJc2KqOZFPQ?.... Superb guitar, I love it!
A Day in 1999
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Feb 28
Thank you. This is very interesting.

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Feb 28
Megaprojects can be symbols of imagined futures, as well as controversies, in regional development.

The reasons? (I) technology and greening, (II) geography and scale, and (III) the geopolitical situation.

New article in @cjres.bsky.social with Atle Hauge and Trond Nilsen.
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Emerging tech industries in regions can be contested due to its symbolic value. New paper in CRJES with @atlejh.bsky.social and @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social

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Trond Nilsen @trondnilsen1976.bsky.social · Feb 28
Emerging tech industries in regions can be contested due to its symbolic value. New paper in CRJES with @atlejh.bsky.social and @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
Small towns play a key role as agents of regional development. Are they catalysts for the growth of their hinterland or do they soak up resources and talent from surrounding towns and villages? Both, but the story is more complex than it seems. Check out my recent article with the great Atle Hauge.

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
... And yes, using social network analysis to study how power relations shape regional development paths is brilliant advice! Let me know if you are interested in exploring this possibility. 😉

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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
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Less-advanced regions in EU innovation networks: Could nanotechnology represent a possible trigger for path upgrading?
This paper examines whether nanotechnology projects funded under the European Union (EU) Framework Programmes (FPs) are a possible trigger for path upgrading (i.e., infusion of new technologies in exi...
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
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Innovation-Driven or Challenge-Driven Participation in International Energy Innovation Networks? Empirical Evidence from the H2020 Programme
The European Union (EU) Framework Programmes represent the ideal platform for exchanging knowledge potentially leading to innovation outcomes, in addition to providing vital research funds for various...
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
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Not all peripheries are the same: The importance of relative regional innovativeness in transnational innovation networks
This paper aims to test the hypothesis according to which “relative” innovativeness (regions scoring higher than the national average in innovation rankings, such as the Regional Innovation Scoreboar...
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
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The persistence of regional disparities in Italy through the lens of the European Union nanotechnology network
The knowledge-based economy has created new opportunities for marginal regions, even though some areas in advanced economies still show unbalanced development patterns. This article uses the Italia...
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Giuseppe Calignano @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social · Dec 12
Hi! Yes, as @atlejh.bsky.social said I particularly focused on whether EU research and innovation networks can promote knowledge exchange, sustainable paths, re-industrialization or path upgrading in a single country (Italy) or in EU regions across Europe. You can take a look here:

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Atle Hauge @atlejh.bsky.social · Dec 11
My friend and former colleague @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social is on BlueSky. Here is a paper we wrote together: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #academicsky #economicgeography (1)
Small cities: Regional motors or sponges? The case of Inland County, Norway - GeoJournal
In the innovation and regional development literature, regional areas that lie between prosperous core regions and struggling peripheral areas have been largely neglected, both theoretically and empir...
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