Ecomuseums, Biodiversity, and Contemporary Art in Europe. – In recent years, the growing dialogue between contemporary art and sustainability has found fertile ground also in ecomuseums. Inspired by international experiences such as Ice Watch by Olafur Eliasson and Minik Rosing, or Aerocene by Tomás Saraceno, art has become a key driver in raising awareness of ecological crises. Creative interventions now resonate in European ecomuseums, particularly those in the Mediterranean area, where context-sensitive installations, and collaborative workshops are reshaping the connections between people, biodiversity, and place. This article explores how, between 2011 and 2024, artistic approaches in 26 case studies from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal have contributed to a new artistic geography. Artistic languages serve as tools for ecological engagement, blending local knowledge and visual culture. The study proposes a framework in which art and biodiversity converge to foster shared ecological responsibility.

The China-Europe Arctic Route: Strategic Ambition and Structural Constraints

Il lavoro di Giulia Vincenti aggiunge un significativo contributo al dibattito scientifico improntato sul rapporto centro e periferia. In questa fase storica, caratterizzata sia dall’impetuoso sviluppo digitale e sia da azioni di programmazione post pandemia, le riflessioni dell’autrice offrono al lettore nuove chiavi interpretative.

Literary Geography: The Europe Of The Nineteenth Century In Dante’s Footsteps. – When in 1922 Paolo Revelli published L’Italia nella Divina Commedia, affirming how much Dante and Italy are indissoluble traditions and names, volumes of European scholars and authors had already appeared: they described their direct personal experience in Italy in search of Dante’s genius loci. In fact, starting from the first half of the nineteenth century, we witness the creation of what we can define as a Dante itinerary, or a journey to the places made eternal by Dante in his most famous work: the Divina Commedia. It is a new itinerary, but also a new approach to the study of the Poem through what we can call “literary geography”.
Eighteenth century is known as a period of great historical changes. It is also the century of Dante. From 1830s to 1920s, we witness the production of volumes, studies, contributions and geographical maps of absolute interest. Among these we also find this itinerary on Dante’s footsteps. The main works are those of Jean-Jacques Ampère, Alfred Bassermann and a series of geographical works containing special maps of Dante’s Italy.

Parks in Europe

The Ancient and Modern Silk Road. Europe and China from the Han Dynasty to the Belt and Road Initiative

The future of Europe

Identity and geopolitics of Europe. The "fourth side" of the triangle Russia, United States, China

Europe amidst global challenges and idealistic drives

The Missed Europe

Brexit e non solo. L’Europa in cerca di leadership e di classi dirigenti all’altezza di sfide e scelte epocali

Migrate from Europe to Syria: From Foreign Fighter to Returner. – The theme dealt with in this paper concerns the migration flows of european foreign fighters to territories controlled by jihadist organizations in Syria and repatriations. Ffs were analyzed both with reference to the recruitment phase and in relation to the quantification of flows and the identification of the geographic arteries undertaken to reach Syria. Also through the direct testimony of the ffs it was possible to outline the profile of men, women and children and their role within the Islamic State. This also made it possible to analyze the relationships between IS, Syria and Turkey with reference to illicit trafficking and to analyze the relationship between the shari’a finance and jihadist groups. Finally, the flows of returnees were examined with reference to their quantification and to the problems related to their reintegration in Europe.

Where the past meets the future: the contribution of universities and research centers in Europe.