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Rethinking local welfare: a network analysis of an Italian case study
1Department of Political and Legal Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Introduction:
The hypothesis underlying this research is that a participatory/co-design research experience, within a specific territorial context, can foster interaction between the social actors involved, enabling interesting mechanisms for transforming the infrastructure network.
Methods:
We applied social network analysis methodology. We evaluated two interaction systems and observed how actors connect and how behavior is influenced, with an impact on the infrastructure network.
Results:
Our results show that a participatory research/co-design experience can create an engagement strategy and a network infrastructure capable of implementing local wellbeing.
Discussion:
We can conclude by stating that the Mapping project was able to actively involve, in both cases, organizations and associations/cooperatives, consolidating and sharing a common vision on community planning. A local welfare system does not exist in isolation or as something simply imposed from above.
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