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A common-based approach to urban policy-making:
the Citizen Assets programme in Barcelona

On the 10th of May I gave a seminar entitled “A common-based approach to urban policy-making: the Citizen Assets programme in Barcelona” at the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity, De Montfort University, UK.


Milano si può fare! Barcellona e il diritto all’abitare dopo la crisi.

On the 2nd of May I gave a seminar on Barcelona housing policies for the seminar series “Pillole di Abitare” organised by the “Abitare in Via Padova” organisation.


Public-Common Institutions in New Municipalist Contexts: Barcelona and Naples

On the 24th and 25th of April I have been invited to participate in the conference “Spatial justice and urban commons: Contemporary policy dilemmas and potentialities for praxis” organised by the National Technical University of Athens where I delivered a short lecture entitled “Public-Common Institutions in New Municipalist Contexts: Barcelona and Naples”.


Public-common institutions: a radical democratisation of local public services

On the 16th of March 2023, I gave a seminar entitled “Public-common institution: a radical democratisation of local public services” at EHESS, CEMS, Paris, France. Discussant: Prof. Francesca Artioli.


Experiencias de gestión público-comunitaria

I will be participating to the opening roundtable of the conference “Hacia una democracia partecipativa: evaluar, comunicar, legislar” with a contribution on “Experiencias de gestión público-comunitaria”organised by “Red de inovación de procesos particpativos” on the 28th of February 2023.


Today, great news arrived!! I have been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for my project “A new frontier in EU urban policy-making: commons-inspired co-production arrangements” with Stijn Oosterlynck at Urban Studies Institute, UAntwerpen.


Public-common institutions: a radical democratisation of local public services

On the 27th of February 2023, I gave a seminar entitled “Public-common institution: a radical democratisation of local public services” at Hasselt School of Social Science, Belgium.


Il farsi comune della democrazia urbana. Esiste una via napoletana al nuovo municipalismo?

I will be participating to the seminar “Il farsi comune della democrazia urbana: Esiste una via napoletana al nuovo municipalismo?” organised by Cnr-Iriss on the 20th of July together with Mauro Pinto, Luca Recano and Ugo Rossi.


The combination of public and commons rulemaking. Insights from Barcelona.

As part of the “Future of Culture is Common¨ Conference, I have participated as a speaker in the session “Launch of The Rise of the Common City: Cultural Commoning in Urban Environments!” with a short lecture entitled “The combination of public and commons rulemaking. Insight from Barcelona”.


Call for paper! AECPA Annual Conference

Call for paper!!! AECPA Annual Conference “GT 5.11 Alternativas a la externalización de servicios públicos locales: remunicipalización, gestión público-comunitaria y contratación pública responsable.” Deadline March 28th.


New municipalism, property and freedom: The battle for rent regulation in Spain

A few thoughts on municipalism, the struggle for rent regulation in Spain and what this implies for freedom in our liberal-democratic societies on Minim Magazine


Després de la “societat de propietaris”: noves desigualtats, lluites i alternatives

25/03/2021. I will be participating to the the webinar “Després de la “societat de propietaris”: noves desigualtats, lluites i alternatives” organised by the Institute of Government and Public Policies.


Beni comuni a Barcellona, dagli spazi autogestiti al programma Patrimonio civico

16/03/2021. I will be participating to the the seminar “Spazi di contaminazione II – Seminari di geografia critica” at Università degli Studi di Bologna with the presentation “Beni comuni a Barcellona, dagli spazi autogestiti al programma Patrimonio civico”.


Città, beni comuni, partecipazione: Esiste il modello Barcellona?

25/02/2021 I will be particpating to the seminar organised by ET NAPOLI Network- I diritti al tempo del turismo with the presentation “Città, beni comuni, partecipazione: esiste un modello Barcellona?”


Urban Commons as anarchist strategy of action: from theory to practice in Barcelona

22/02/2021 I will be part of this lecture series “ANOTHER CITY IS POSSIBLE” at ISR @TUBerlin, speaking about urban #commons in the #Barcelona context.


Comunes Urbanos en Movimiento

11/11/2020. I will be participating to the webinar “Comunes Urbanos en Movimiento” organised by Observatori Desc and the Universitat of Girona. Research studies on urban commons infrastructures- housing, water and energy- will be presented and discussed. Please register here