HOW PLACE-SENSITIVE ARE THE NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLANS?

This policy study aims to address the potential impact of the NRRPs on territorial inequalities and on the sustainable wellbeing of people across Europe, in particular of citizens living in left-behind places. The policy study analyses whether and how the NRRPs of Italy, Portugal and Spain have adopted a place-based perspective, with particular attention paid to territorial cohesion. The three cases were identified on the basis of the emergence of the territorial question as a policy problem;...

Born to Hit and Run? Rugged Individualism, justice quality and non-stopping after traffic collisions in the U.S.

Justice quality influence on premeditated violent crimes is widely acknowledged, however little is known on its effect on Hit&Run (H&R) accidents, which are involuntary crimes in the first stage (the “Hit”) while becoming voluntary in the second stage (the “Run”). This paper provides a quantitative estimation of the effect of justice quality on H&R accidents in the U.S, where they generate high socioeconomic and emotional cost. We exploit a unique micro-regional database for U.S. ...

Welcome to the Punch. Local exposure to refugees and hate events in Italy

Which are the effects of hosting refugees on hate events, the most extreme acts against minorities? While growing research considers the link between refugees and voting behaviors, little is known about the influence of refugee reception on radicalization of anti-immigrant attitudes. Exploiting a novel database on geotagged hate events in Italy and the geography of refugee hosting centers, this paper provides novel evidence on the effect of exposure to refugees on hate in Italian provinces. U...

Energy expansions for dilute Bose gases from local condensation results: a review of known results