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Achieving European climate neutrality by 2050 requires not only drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions but also strengthening the natural carbon sequestration capacity of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The European Union has developed several instruments to account for and certify carbon removals, including the LULUCF…

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The experience of urban commons in Naples represents a paradigm of social and legal innovation that has gained international recognition. Through the introduction of the institution of Usi Civici e Collettivi Urbani (Urban Civic and Collective Use Rights), the city has overcome the public-private dichotomy…

Scienza e dialogo per la pace 1-2026

Dinamiche di pace positiva. Costruire percorsi

2026 – Salvatore Capasso, Rino Falcone et al.

Questo primo volume della collana Scienza e dialogo per la pace propone una riflessione scientifica sulle condizioni della pace come questione centrale del nostro tempo. I contributi, provenienti da diverse discipline delle scienze umane e sociali, analizzano il conflitto come dimensione strutturale delle relazioni sociali…

This paper analyses the introduction of artificial intelligence into the Italian justice system between 2020 and early 2026, focusing on the key projects launched by universities, judicial offices, and the Ministry of Justice. Despite numerous projects and significant investments, the available applications remain limited: the…

Welfare e Ergonomia 1/2026 Special Issue

La ricerca come avanguardia della pace

2026 – Salvatore Capasso, Rino Falcone et al.

Il presente numero della rivista Welfare e Ergonomia nasce dai contributi scientifici elaborati dai gruppi di ricerca del Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Patrimonio Culturale del CNR, in occasione della conferenza dipartimentale 2024 dedicata al tema “La pace: il punto di vista della scienza”.…

In recent years, gender equality certification has become a key policy instrument in Italy, supported by a solid national framework and regional implementation measures targeting SMEs. However, territorial implementation shows important weaknesses. Regional interventions are heterogeneous and often fragmented, with significant differences in tools and…

This policy brief critically re-examines dominant narratives on climate migration in Africa, with a particular focus on Namibia, questioning the prevailing narrative that frames climate change as a linear, dominant driver of human mobility. In a context of accelerating climate change and increasing forced migration…

History Briefs 1-2026

I ponti della Storia, la Storia come ponte

2026 – Isabella Cecchini, Michele Maria Rabà

La realtà globale contemporanea vive, com’è noto, una profonda contraddizione: da un lato, il costante e sempre più accelerato progresso tecnologico, lo sviluppo di capillari relazioni economiche e la rapida circolazione delle persone e delle informazioni hanno portato l’integrazione tra aree anche lontanissime a livelli…

DSU Policy Brief 21-26

Cooperazione internazionale e diplomazia scientifica. Relazioni, criticità e politiche future

2026 – Salvatore Capasso, Sabrina Greco et al.

The international cooperation system is undergoing a profound transformation. The traditional North-South aid model has fragmented with the emergence of new global players (China, India, Brazil) and South-South partnerships. At the same time, Western Official Development Assistance (ODA) is in crisis, shrinking in volume and…

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WeMed. Society, Economy and Environment in the Mediterranean – Ed. 2025

2026 – Francesca Abate, Vito Fabio Bellafiore et al.

WeMed. Society, Economy and Environment in the Mediterranean – 2025 Edition offers an integrated perspective on the major transformations shaping the Mediterranean basin, a region home to more than 585 million people and characterised by the interplay of demographic, economic, environmental and social challenges of…

Il Mediterraneo attraversa una fase di profonde trasformazioni economiche, geopolitiche e sociali, in cui crisi e transizioni si intrecciano ridefinendo priorità, equilibri e prospettive di sviluppo. In questo contesto, la disponibilità di analisi affidabili e di indicazioni di policy fondate su evidenze empiriche rappresenta una…

Welfare e Ergonomia Fascicolo 2/2025

Rethinking Welfare to prevent and combat gender-based violence

2026 – Pietro Demurtas, Emiliana Mangone

This issue analyzes the evolution of the Italian anti-violence system, which originated in the 1970s through the initiative of feminist movements and developed with significant regional differences until achieving greater national coordination following the Istanbul Convention (2013). Today, it is characterized by the complexity of…