Public engagement

A robust, living olive tree growing in the center of a circular stone courtyard, its roots partially exposed and intertwining with carved stone tiles engraved with abstract diagrams of political systems and arrows indicating feedback loops. The leaves are deep green with silver undersides, catching subtle late-afternoon Mediterranean sunlight that filters through, creating intricate, dappled shadows on the diagrams below. Surrounding walls, slightly out of focus, display plaques with the names of Italian universities in refined lettering. Photographic realism, shot at eye level with a slight tilt upward to emphasize the tree’s branching structure. The mood is scholarly, enduring, and reflective, highlighting resilience as both organic growth and designed governance.

Politiche della resilienza

Esploriamo criticamente come la resilienza venga usata nel discorso politico contemporaneo, tra strategie di governo e pratiche di resistenza.

Attività

A sturdy stone breakwater extending into a calm, steel-blue sea, each block carved with faint, engraved keywords like “rights,” “institutions,” “democracy,” and “solidarity” in Italian and English. The sky is overcast, providing soft, even lighting that gently emphasizes the texture of the weathered stone without harsh shadows. In the blurred distance, a modern city skyline suggests governance and policy. Shot at eye level with a wide-angle lens, the breakwater leads the viewer’s eye into the horizon, creating strong linear perspective. Photographic realism with a restrained, professional color palette. The atmosphere is steady, contemplative, and resilient, symbolizing the protection that robust political structures provide against turbulent crises.

Organizziamo cicli di lezioni pubbliche e dialoghi con decisori, per interrogare il lessico della resilienza e costruire linguaggi politici più responsabili.

An orderly grid of thick, transparent acrylic blocks arranged on a dark wooden academic desk, each block containing a suspended symbol: a constitution icon, a courthouse, a ballot box, a scale of justice, and abstract network nodes. Subtle labels on the desk surface read “Palermo,” “Salerno,” and “Bari,” connecting clusters of blocks with fine ink lines like a research diagram. Warm, directional desk-lamp lighting from the left casts defined, yet soft-edged shadows and gentle reflections on the acrylic surfaces. Photographic realism with a sharp foreground and gently blurred background of academic journals and neatly stacked books. Captured from a slightly elevated angle, the composition feels precise, methodical, and professional, embodying collaborative research on political resilience.

Proponiamo moduli formativi per scuole, ONG e amministrazioni, offrendo strumenti critici per progettare interventi che non riducano la resilienza a adattamento.

Testimonianze

Le attività di RESILIENCE hanno aperto spazi di dialogo tra università, scuole e istituzioni, rendendo il dibattito pubblico realmente più inclusivo.

— Aya Nakamura

Come ONG abbiamo trovato nel progetto uno spazio sicuro per discutere criticamente la retorica della resilienza nelle politiche migratorie.

— Lila Patel

Per la mia amministrazione locale, i laboratori del progetto sono stati un’occasione per ripensare politiche sociali alla luce del concetto di resilienza.

— Mateo García

Gli incontri pubblici hanno reso accessibili temi complessi e ci hanno aiutato a coinvolgere cittadini e associazioni nei processi decisionali locali.

— Aya Nakamura

Contatti

Scuole, associazioni e istituzioni possono usare questo modulo per proporre collaborazioni, ospitare seminari o richiedere percorsi formativi personalizzati.

Università di Palermo, Dipartimento DEMS

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A large, intricately detailed political world map rendered as layered, translucent glass panels, each continent subtly tinted in cool blues and muted earth tones. Thin, luminous lines trace networks of governance, law, and institutions across the surface. The map rests on a dark, matte conference table in a minimalist academic setting, surrounded by blurred shelves of legal and political theory books. Soft, diffused daylight from a high side window creates gentle reflections and crisp edge highlights on the glass layers. Photographic realism with a clean, modern aesthetic, captured from a slightly elevated angle, rule-of-thirds composition, and shallow depth of field. The mood is analytical, calm, and professional, evoking structured political resilience and critical research.