Giuseppe Calignano

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...

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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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? 🙂

Count me in! 🙂

Thank you. I am very happy that you liked it!

YouTube video by The Brain Olotester - Topic A Day in 1999

This is a great Danelectro model, which I used in the coda of this song: youtu.be/hJc2KqOZFPQ?.... Superb guitar, I love it!

Thank you. This is very interesting.

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.

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.

... 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. 😉

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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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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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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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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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: