The Observatory is pleased to announce the publication of the chapter “The ‘Southern Question’, Economic Development and Public Intervention” by Laura Polverari and Cristina Zerbinati, in Perspectives and Futures of Public Administration in Italy - Governance and Public Management (Palgrave Macmillan). This book is one of three volumes that collectively examine the evolution, characteristics [...]

#CAPIS Director Professor Laura Polverari was on a visit to the United States from 24 March to 11 April. She first stopped in New York, where she gave a guest lecture on the topic of "EU Cohesion Policy – yesterday, today… and tomorrow" in Professor Stella Ladi's course on the Political Economy of Europe, [...]

What is the level of administrative capacity of Italian municipalities, and how has it changed following the interventions and reforms introduced through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and Cohesion policy? These questions were at the heart of the closing event of the project, “Administrative Capacity: Definitions, Measurement, Policies and Economic Impacts”, which took [...]