In Italy the first case of a «French style» public debate on large infrastructures was held in
Genoa in 2009 on the project of a motorway bypass of the city. This article analyzes the …

Based on mixed-methods research and ethnographic fieldwork at various sites in Italy, this
book examines the relationship between expertise and activism in grassroots …

Aim of this work is to investigate how the structure of decision-making arenas, and
specifically the opening to subjects with no specialized knowledge, can influence policy …

This thesis has been written also thanks to the scientific support of my supervisor Prof.
Barbara Pizzo. She guaranteed advisory quality and a constant presence during the drafting …

Aim of this work is to analyse the role that exceptionality had in the policy process of Lyon-
Turin high-speed railway. In order to do that, the policy process is chronologically …

En Italie le débat public n'est pas institutionnalisé. Ce qui est institutionnalisé est son
contraire: le non débat. Cette condition existe depuis longtemps mais elle a été radicalisée …

The first case in Italy of a «French style» public debate on a large infrastructure was held in
Genoa in 2009 on the project of a motorway bypass of the city. This article analyzes the …