Giuseppe Calignano
@giuseppecalignano.bsky.social
Associate professor of Economic and Political Geography at the University of Bologna.
Interested in economic geography and regional development.
Interested in economic geography and regional development.
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#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.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#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.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The paper is available here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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...
journals.sagepub.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The paper is available here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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.
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.
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
New paper out with @trondnilsen1976.bsky.social & @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...
February 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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.
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.
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.
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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December 12, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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.