Qualification project

Collaborative Workspaces as a New Panacea in Rural Regional Development? Reflections from Germany, Italy and France

Research department: Economy and Civil Society

Project Leader within IRS: Federica Ammaturo

Funding Organization: European Union

Duration: 09/2021 - 12/2025

In her dissertation, Federica Ammaturo investigates the role of collaborative practices in regional development in rural areas in Italy, Germany and France. She pays particular attention to their added value for the regions. One of the project aims is to offer policy recommendations for implementing and developing more place-based collaborative spaces. The research is undertaken within the framework of the Marie Sklodowska Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) CORAL. The dissertation is supervised by Prof Dr Suntje Schmidt and is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The cumulative dissertation is due to be completed in 2025.

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September/24/2024
Special Issue on Social Innovation in Rural Development

Great hopes are pinned on social innovations in rural development. However, many expected impacts are insufficiently underpinned by methodology and conceptualisation. A special issue published by researchers from the IRS has now been published in the journal "Societies", which addresses current research gaps. more info