Papers by francesca governa
Análise Social, 2010
This article discusses current limitations and opportunities in Italian urban governance. Since t... more This article discusses current limitations and opportunities in Italian urban governance. Since the 1990s Italy has been going through changes concerning its political and institutional system. The changes in the roles and organisation of the State and more generally for the public actors, recognisably affects urban governments. Italian urban policies are therefore called upon to deal with the introduction of inter-institutional forms of cooperation between various levels of government; co-ordination between a multiplicity of actors and interests; involvement of private sector institutions; and the direct participation of citizens in the decision making processes. Much less clear is whether and how the debate around the different dimensions of urban governance has gained real influence - including in the governance practices of cities and in the capacity of policies to address urban problems.<br>Neste artigo reflecte-se sobre as actuais limitações e oportunidades na governança...
Territories in action, territories for action: The territorial dimension of Italian local develop... more Territories in action, territories for action: The territorial dimension of Italian local development policies
EnglishResearch practices. Practice turn and more than representational theories. - Practice appr... more EnglishResearch practices. Practice turn and more than representational theories. - Practice approaches have a long tradition in social sciences and urban studies. However, the article does not focus on this tradition or on the elements of change (if any) introduced by the book Practice turn in contemporary theory, published in 2001 by Theodore Schatzki, Karin Knorr-Cetina e Eike von Savigny, but on the relationship between practice approaches and non-representational theories. The aim is to understand if the practice turn may be considered as a turn in and of research practices through which tackle some of the discontents emerging from mainstream urban discourses and policies. Adopting a more than representational stance rather than a non representational one, the change opened by the practice turn is seen as a process of continuos exploration in order to bring into existence the even hard and conflictual multeplicity of urban life. francaisPratiques de recherche. Practice turn et ...
In the framework of the ESPON 2.3.2 project ("Governance of territorial and urban policies from E... more In the framework of the ESPON 2.3.2 project ("Governance of territorial and urban policies from EU to local level") a model of territorial governance has been proposed, seen as a process of actors' organization and coordination aiming at developing territorial capital in a non destructive way in order to improve territorial cohesion at different levels.
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