25 Sept 2026 | Territories in motion: roundtable with stakeholders

On 22-25 September we officially opened the new academic year of the Master’s Degree in Local Development with our Kick-off Seminar.

The morning of 25 September was dedicated to a stimulating roundtable, “Rethinking Local Development: Territories in Motion across Italy and Beyond,” coordinated by Isabella Giunta. The discussion brought together voices from research, grassroots activism, and civil society: Guido Manfrini (SetteVoci APS), Haseeb Bukhari and Serena Franco (Eurocoop Servizi Jungi Mundu), Stefano Collizzoli (Zalab Padova), and Alessandra Corrado (Università della Calabria).

Together, our speakers offered plural and complementary perspectives on how territories – both in Italy and beyond – are being reshaped by mobility, migration, and new forms of community engagement. Their contributions highlighted the importance of looking at local development not as a fixed or bounded process, but as something dynamic, relational, and deeply connected to broader global dynamics.

A big thank you to all our guests for sharing their experience and expertise, and to all the students, colleagues, and friends who joined us – in person and online – to kick off this new academic year together.

The event by the Master’s Degree in Local Development, DiSSGeA – University of Padova, in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Studies in Mobility and the Humanities (MoHu) under the frame of the PSD Mobilities project.