GSSI Social Sciences
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Updates from the research community of the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) Social Science - this is not the institutional GSSI account.
Welcome to our new cohort of PhD students 🥳🤩
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Welcome to our new cohort of PhD students 🥳🤩
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
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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
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
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
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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
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
. @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 🧠 🧳 .
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Settegiorni - Parlamento - Rai Parlamento Settegiorni - Video - RaiPlay
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October 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
. @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...
👀 👉 www.raiplay.it/video/2025/1...
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
Their contributions dealt with
resilience complexity & the geography of critical Infrastructure
October 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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
Their contributions dealt with
resilience complexity & the geography of critical Infrastructure
. @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 🧠🧳
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La puntata ha affrontato i temi della fuga dei cervelli e dell’attrattività della regione per le giovani generazioni 🧠🧳
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IN FUGA - SPOILER 3.10.25
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October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
. @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?...
La puntata ha affrontato i temi della fuga dei cervelli e dell’attrattività della regione per le giovani generazioni 🧠🧳
📺 youtu.be/UdgHuN6YSWY?...
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 💻
September 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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 💻
🆕 paper in our DP series 'Green with Anger. Polarised environmental mobilisation & the knowledge economy' (Compagnucci, @dariadenti.bsky.social @pfaggy.bsky.social , Perrot)
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September 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🆕 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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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
September 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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
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...
Read it here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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August 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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...
Read it here (OA): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🆕 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....
"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....
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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July 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🆕 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....
"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....
🆕 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.
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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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July 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🆕 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...
They found walking-paths slow tourism has significant economic impact.
An alternative to mass tourism that benefits local communities.
www.gssi.it/images/discu...
🆕 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...
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...
Redirecting
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July 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
🆕 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...
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...
📚🆕 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 🌍
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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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July 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📚🆕 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 🌍
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🎒🌍 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 🎓
@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 🎓
July 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🎒🌍 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 🎓
@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 🎓
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.
July 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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.
🆕 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.
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‘Middlesize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development.
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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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July 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🆕 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/...
‘Middlesize Settlements in Europe: Definition, Population Trends, and Contribution to Regional Development.
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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My new working paper (with Marco Modica) is out!
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July 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My new working paper (with Marco Modica) is out!
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🆕 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
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➡️ ‘Tourism's Role in Smart Specialization Strategy' studies how regional tourism characteristics 🏖️🏔️shape priority-setting within the 🇪🇺European Smart Specialization Strategy
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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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July 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🆕 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...
➡️ ‘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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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
June 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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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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.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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.
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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
June 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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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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
June 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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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We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind.
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Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience
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June 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience
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