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Tourist Walking Trails in Italy and Argentina: Navigating Political Recognition and Socio-Territorial Innovation
Full text linkTourism is often considered the world’s biggest industry, as it contributes approximately 10% of the global GDP. Despite this economic impact, tourism also includes important critical issues like territorial inequalities, diminishment of local engagement, and has high environmental and cultural impacts. This study investigates the rise of “walking trail tourism”, a niche sector where the respect for local communities and the environmental sustainability are particularly important. The focus is on Italy and Argentina: two countries with very different political, tourism, and biophysical backgrounds, but with the common recent development of walking trails and forms of social innovation. This study explores three main questions: the trends in walking trail tourism, the role of these trails in fostering local social innovation, and the influence of national policies in this domain. The study combines historical-statistical analysis, political–legislative review, and interviews with experts in order to assess all these aspects. Findings reveal significant social innovation trends within walking trail tourism but also challenges in territorial coordination and the establishment of national governance. Italy and Argentina are both characterized by an opposite situation regarding walking trails: there are several local initiatives but a lack of national guidelines in the former, and some good national policies but few bottom-up initiatives in the latter
Latin America's grassroots approach to social innovation: Expanding the international debate
Full text linkIn a world experiencing profound environmental, technological, and demographic shifts, welfare systems are being fundamentally reshaped, highlighting social innovation (SI) as crucial for addressing emerging societal challenges. This research examines the distinctive Latin American approach to SI, exploring its role in transforming regional welfare states whilst bridging the gap between Latin American and European perspectives. The theoretical framework combines SI theory with the quintuple helix model, emphasizing interactions among public bodies, businesses, academia, civil society, and citizens in fostering local innovation. Through comparative analysis of Argentinian and Brazilian cases, contrasted with Italian and British examples, this study employs ethnographic methods, questionnaires, and interviews. The findings reveal a uniquely Latin American SI approach, characterized by robust community engagement and university partnerships, diverging from market-driven European models. The research advances the global SI discourse by highlighting the significance of grassroots, collaborative initiatives, particularly within contexts of institutional and welfare system fragility
Contro la funzionalizzazione della contrattazione collettiva. Riflessioni sul pensiero di Mario Rusciano
No full textL'autore riflette sul pensiero di Mario Rusciano in punto di funzionalizzazione della contrattazione collettiva.The author reflects on the thought of Mario Rusciano in relation to the subject of the functionalisation of collective bargaining
(Re)Commoning Food and Food Systems. The Contribution of Social Innovation from Solidarity Economy
No full textThe need for a transition to sustainable food systems is widely recognised. Over the last three decades, movements have been demanding and proposing a radical transformation, foregrounding the social values of food. Experiences inspired by solidarity economy have given rise to highly innovative pathways, grounded on the redefinition of the food-related values and practices and the reconstruction of local, community-based food systems by referring to social and ecological sustainability. One can usefully draw from these experiences for identifying challenges, opportunities and benefits and for analysing the most effective modes of action leading to the creation of alternatives. Capturing and supporting this innovation is particularly important when looking at the opportunities offered by local food policies. This significantly involves the meanings, goals and forms that food governance takes on. The paper aims at investigating these aspects, reading the initiatives inspired by SE principles as an example of social innovation. Their engagement in re-signifying food in terms of “commons” and in “commoning” food systems constitutes a complementary key of analysis. Focusing on the Italian context, the paper draws on many years of qualitative research and direct involvement in these initiatives. The analysis provides useful insights about the potential for change existing in society and invites us to develop reflexivity on how local food policies capture the opportunity for a re-politicisation of food-related issues
Il contributo delle esperienze di economia solidale alla costruzione di una nuova governance alimentare.
No full textÈ ampiamente riconosciuta la necessità di una transizione verso sistemi alimentari sostenibili. Nelle ultime tre decadi si sono diffusi movimenti che hanno cominciato a chiedere e proporre in tal senso una trasformazione radicale. Tra questi, le esperienze che si ispirano ai principi dell’economia solidale hanno dato vita a percorsi fortemente innovativi: dalla ridefinizione dei significati e delle pratiche del cibo, alla ricostruzione di circuiti locali su criteri di sostenibilità sociale ed ecologica, fino ad esperienze più avanzate di patto sociale e gestione comunitaria. Appare importante, nei processi di attivazione di politiche locali del cibo, cogliere e amplificare questi contenuti di innovazione. A tale scopo, le forme che la governance alimentare assume hanno un ruolo determinante. Questo scritto si propone di esplorare tali aspetti. Nel farlo abbiamo attinto all’esperienza maturata nello studiare e partecipare a molteplici iniziative esemplificative della tematica analizzata.The need for a transition to sustainable food systems is widely recognised. Over the last three decades, movements have begun to demand and propose a radical transformation. Among these, experiences inspired by the principles of the solidarity economy have given rise to highly innovative paths: from the redefinition of meanings of food and and food-related practices, to the reconstruction of local food systems on criteria of social and ecological sustainability, to more advanced experiences of social pact and community-based engagement. The pathways of social innovation launched by solidarity economy networks constitute a consolidated area of experimentation on which to draw, with regard to the identification of the crucial nodes to be solved, the perspective to adopt when looking at benefits, and the modes of action to create alternatives. Capturing and supporting this innovation seem extremely important in a time of needed transformation of the mainstream food system, and even more strategical when building local food policies. This significantly involves the meanings and forms that food governance takes on. The paper aims at investigating these aspects, reading the initiatives inspired by solidarity economy principles as example of radical social innovation, which prefigures visions and practices of a re-commonification of food and food systems (commoning). To that end, we drew on the experience gained in studying and directly engaging in many of these initiatives
The Role of Destination Management Organizations in co-creating Local Territory Brand Identity, a comparative Analysis in Italy and Argentina
Full text linkThis paper analyses how Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) contribute to the co-creation of a local territory brand identity. The aim of DMOs, which are organizational models for the management of tourist destinations apt to strengthen the services and resources of the various territorial identities, is to facilitate the collaboration and involvement of all actors in the area in order to increase the overall quality of tourism (Del Chiappa, Presenza, 2013; Coscarello, 2020).
In particular, this paper presents the findings of an on-going comparative study on how DMOs in Italy and Argentina are managing their promotion and branding creating process for marketing campaigns. Specifically, the purpose of this article is to: (i) investigate how DMOs choose the content to create the destination identity, (ii) identify the roles of the various stakeholders in the process of place branding, and (iii) analyse the content and communication strategies used to promote the territory.
This article contributes to the fast-growing place brand identity literature by exploring the role of DMOs in the co-creation of place-branding. It also intends to provide a better understanding of how effective the message is in contributing to their territorial brand identity. To the best of our knowledge, similar studies do not exist, therefore, it fills an important research gap.
The research shows that the challenge for destinations seems to be the creation of a system network that, involving the public and private sectors, can take care of destination development. This may be the only way to implement a collaborative relationship and partnership with local, regional and national institutions for destination enhancement.This paper analyses how Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) contribute to the co-creation of a local territory brand identity. The aim of DMOs, which are organizational models for the management of tourist destinations apt to strengthen the services and resources of the various territorial identities, is to facilitate the collaboration and involvement of all actors in the area in order to increase the overall quality of tourism (Del Chiappa, Presenza, 2013; Coscarello, 2020).
In particular, this paper presents the findings of an on-going comparative study on how DMOs in Italy and Argentina are managing their promotion and branding creating process for marketing campaigns. Specifically, the purpose of this article is to: (i) investigate how DMOs choose the content to create the destination identity, (ii) identify the roles of the various stakeholders in the process of place branding, and (iii) analyse the content and communication strategies used to promote the territory.
This article contributes to the fast-growing place brand identity literature by exploring the role of DMOs in the co-creation of place-branding. It also intends to provide a better understanding of how effective the message is in contributing to their territorial brand identity. To the best of our knowledge, similar studies do not exist, therefore, it fills an important research gap.
The research shows that the challenge for destinations seems to be the creation of a system network that, involving the public and private sectors, can take care of destination development. This may be the only way to implement a collaborative relationship and partnership with local, regional and national institutions for destination enhancement
Territori e comunità. Le sfide dell'autogoverno comunitario. Atti dei Laboratori del 6° Convegno della Società dei Territorialisti (Castel del Monte, 15-17 novembre 2018)
No full textIl diritto penale nel canone di Mario Romano
No full textThis paper deals with the extension and the extraordinary scientific value of the works written by a great Master in Criminal Law, such as Mario Romano. The Author briefly presents some of the most relevant contributions given by Professor Mario Romano to the Criminal Science, first of all his "Commentario sistematico del codice penale" (Systematic Commentary on the penal code), a unique work. Finally, the paper talks about some topics which have been developed inside the work "Studi in onore di Mario Romano" (Studies in Honour of Mario Romano)
Oltre il consumo critico: progetti di comunità per l’economia solidale
Full text linkL’esperienza italiana di Economia Solidale si distingue rispetto a quella di altri paesi per la molteplicità dei percorsi. Essa nasce negli anni ’80 con le Botteghe del commercio equo-solidale e con le MAG, cooperative di finanza etica. Prosegue con lo sviluppo dei Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale (GAS) e nel 2002 con l’avvio della Rete di Economia Solidale (RES).
La RES propone la costruzione di sistemi socio-economici locali basati su relazioni dirette tra soggetti della produzione e del consumo e sul rispetto di principi etici (sociali e ecologici). Negli ultimi anni sostiene sperimentazioni avanzate come: patti fra produttori, consumatori e altri soggetti territoriali; esperienze ispirate ai modelli della Community Supported Agricolture (CSA), dei Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), dei Community Currency Systems (CCS) e delle Food Coop. Di fronte alla cooptazione di proposte e contenuti dell’economia solidale da parte del mercato dominante, all’inasprirsi della crisi sociale ed ecologica provocata dal modello di sviluppo neo-liberista e alle difficoltà delle reti sociali ed ecologiche, appare necessaria una revisione profonda del modo di operare: nuovi percorsi di trasformazione economica e sociale, basati su sistemi di relazione comunitaria e mutualistica, in equilibrio con i cicli naturali.
Per un’economia alternativa sono essenziali comunità solidali con un alto grado di coralità e una nuova organizzazione democratica basata su cooperazione, equità, fiducia e reciprocità.Compared to that of other countries, the Italian experience of Solidarity
Economy stands out for the multiplicity of paths. It was born in the 1980s
with the Fair Trade shops and the MAGs, ethical finance cooperatives. It con-
tinues with the development of the Solidarity-based Purchase Groups (Gruppi
di Acquisto Solidale - GAS) and in 2002 with the start of the Solidarity Econ-
omy Network (Rete di Economia Solidale - RES).
RES proposes the construction of local socio-economic systems based on
direct relationships between actors of production and consumption and on the
respect of ethical (social and ecological) principles. Recently, it supports ad-
vanced experiments like: agreements between producers, consumers and other
territorial actors; practices inspired to the model of CSA (Community Support-
ed Agriculture), PGS (Participatory Guarantee Systems), CCS (Community
Currency Systems), Food Coops. In fact, facing with the co-optation of soli-
darity economy proposals and contents by the dominant market, the
worsening of the social and ecological crisis unleashed by the capitalistic de-
velopment model and the difficulties of social and ecological networks, a
profound revision of the way of working appears necessary: new paths of eco-
nomic and social transformation based on community and mutuality systems.
For an alternative economy, solidarity communities with a high level of
chorality and a new democratic organization based on cooperation, fairness,
trust and reciprocity are crucial
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