Publications at the ESOC-LAB

  • Un nuovo regionalismo per l'Italia di domani. Il grande albero e le sue radici diffuse in Europa: le Regioni italiane a cinquant'anni, R.Leonardi and R.Nanetti (eds) (Rome: Marchesi, 2024)
  • ''La centralita della funzione di programmazione: la sfida continua dell'imparare facendo'' R.Leonardi and A.Bruzzo in Un nuovo regionalismo per l'Italia di domani. R.Leonardi and R.Nanetti (eds) (Rome: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 2024)
  • ''Riflessioni e conclusioni: le regione italiane oggi e domani'' with R. Nanetti in Un nuevo regionalismo per l'Italia di domani, R. Nanetti and R.Leonardi (Rome: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 2024)
  • ''Il Programme di Coesione della strategia Europa 2020 come politica economica europea'' R.Leonardi in M.Marini (ed) Le politiche di coesione territoriale. Un confronto tra Italia e Stati Uniti d'America (Soveria Mannelli:Rubettino, 2017)
  • 'Politica regionale di coesione: F.D.R. e l'approccio top-down della Tennessee Valley Authority', R. Nanetti in Matteo Marino (ed) Le politiche di coesione territoriale. Un confronto tra Italia e Stati Uniti d'America (Rubettino, 2017)
  • The Government and Politics of Italy. R.Leonardi (London: Palgrave, 2017)
  • Innovation, Democracy, Efficiency. Exploring the Innovation Puzzle within the European Union's Regional Development Policies, R, Nanetti and Francesco Grillo (Palgrave UK, 2016)
  • ''The 'Real' Principles of Cohesion Policy'' R. Leonardi and C. Holguin in S.Piattoni and L.Polverari (eds), Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU, (London: Edward Elgar, 2016)
  • ''Perche la Sicilia non riesce ad usare I Fondi Strutturali per decollare economicamente'' R. Leonardi in M.Saija and G.Armao (eds) Settant'anni di autonomia siciliana, (Palermo: Rubbettino, 2016)
  • 'A means to conflict transformation: Social capital as force for Palestinian communities', R. Nanetti in Alpaslan Ozerdem et al. (eds) Conflict Transformation and the Palestinians (London: Routledge, 2016)
  • Social Capital in Development Planning: Linking the Actors, with  Catalina Holguin (Palgrave USA, 2016)
  • ''Has the Economic and Financial Crisis Reversed Regional Convergence in the European Union?'', R.Leonardi in A.Bodor and A.Grunhut (eds), Cohesion and Development Policy in Europe, (Pecs: Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2015)
  • ''Fondi strutturali e declino economico, perche? L'anomalia del caso italiano'', R.Leonardi in Rivista Giurdica del Mezzogiorno, Anno XXVIII, No.4, 2014.
  • “Regional governance of the trade fair industry: assessing concepts and approaches”, in Milano Fondazione Fiere, Exhibitions in years 2.0, between internationalization and local development (Milan: EGEA, 2013)
  • ''Has the Economic and Financial Crisis Reversed Regional Convergence in the European Union? An Analysis of the New Data'', R.Leonardi, invited paper for the ''Territorial Cohesion in Europe'', 70th Anniversary of the Transdanubian Research Institute Conference, Pecs, Hungary, 27-28 August 2013.
  • ''Form over substance: The challenge facing the management of Cohesion Policy in the 2014-2020 programming cycle'', R.Leonardi, paper for Regional Studies Association 2013 European Conference, 'Gateway 1: EU Regional Policy and Practice', Tampere, Finland, 5-8 May 2013
  • ''La sfida del rendimento: I Fondi Strutturali nel prossimo ciclo di programmazione, 2014-2020'', R.Leonardi, invited paper, Province of Florence, Convegno su metodi e obbietivi del prossimo ciclo di programmazione, Florence, 11 February, 2013.
  • Evaluating the Governance of the Trade Fair Industry: Four Comparative Case Studies, R. Nanetti (Milan: Fondazione Fiera Milano, 2012)
  • “Building the Future: Strategic Visions for American Cities and their Relevance for European Cities’ in Riccardo Cappellin et.al (eds.) La citta’ nell’economia della conoscenza (Milan: Angeli, 2012)
  • “Multi-level Governance in the EU: Contrasting Structures and Contrasting Results in Cohesion Policy”, R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti,  European Urban and Regional Research, (Fall, 2012) 
  • ''Institutional Performance and Regional Development Gaps: the Case of Cohesion Policy'', R.Leonardi, paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, USA, 12-14 April 2012.
  • ''The 'Cohesion-isation' of the Lisbon Strategy through the implementation of Europe 2020: The Challenge for the Regions and Member States'', R. Leonardi, paper for Regional Studies Association 2012 European Conference, Delft, Netherlands, 16 May 2012. 
  • ''The Performance Turn in Cohesion Policy: The Relationship between 'Outputs' and 'Outcomes' in the Evaluation of the Implementation of Cohesion Policy in 2014-2020'', R. Leonardi for Strathclyde University, Conference on ''Cohesion Policy at the Crossroads: Budget Reform, Geographical Allocation and the Performance Turn in the 2014-2020 Period'', Glasgow, European Policies Research Centre, Strathclyde University, 10-11 December 2012.
  • Task 5: The assessment of the impact of the Single Market’ (Brussels: European Commission, 2011)
  • Task 6: Assessment of the appropriateness of Cohesion Policy interventions in support of growth, competitiveness and employment  (Brussels: European Commission, 2011)
  • ''The Role of Regions in the New Cohesion Policy: The Switch to Performance-Based Evaluation'', R.Leonardi, for Seminar of the COTER Commission, Committee of the Regions, Perugia, Italy 29 April 2011.
  • ''The Interaction Between Cohesion Policy and Europe 2020'', R.Leonardi, for Republic of Slovenia Conference on 'What Future for Cohesion Policy? An Academic and Policy Debate', Bled, Slovenia 16-18 March 2011.
  • ''Multi-Level Governance in the EU: Contrasting Structures and Contrasting Results in Cohesion Policy'', R.Leonardi, for Regional Science Association Research Network on Effectiveness, Added Value and Future of EU Cohesion Policy, Institute for European Integration Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 28-29 November 2011.
  • “Assessing metropolitan governance in the Venice City Region”, R. Nanetti in Territorial Review of the Venice City Region (OECD: 2010)
  • Ex-Post Evaluation of the ESF 2000-2006. The Challenge of the Gender Equality, R. Nanetti and C.Holguin (Brussels: European Commission, 2010)
  • Effetto Regione: Rendimento istituzionale, sviluppo economico e capitale sociale in Basilicata R. Leonardi, M. Parrella and R. Nanetti (Milan: Franco Angeli, 2010)
  •  “The local path to sustainable development. The case of Naples” R. Nanetti and C.Holguin, in Giacomo Degli Antoni (ed.) Ethical path to economic development (London: Routledge, 2010)
  • ''L'orizzonte globale dello sviluppo locale: Sfide e opportunita degli investimenti esteri per il territorio fiorentino'', R. Leonardi and D. Calenda (Milan: Franco Angeli, 2009)
  • ''Bridging the gap through social capital accumulation: ethnic reconciliation and economic development in Gorizia (Italy), Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Sempter Vertojba (Slovenia)'', R. Nanetti in Studies in Urban and Regional Planning (Spring 2009)
  •  “Il Welfare di Metropoli Terra di Bari al 2035” (Social welfare conditions in Terra di Bari in 2035), R. Nanetti in Marta Omero (ed.) Metropoli Terra di Bari: tradizione ed innovazione (Bari: Sedit, 2009)
  • “Politiche di inclusione sociale in una visione strategica” (Social inclusion policies: a strategic vision), R. Nanetti in Dino Borri (ed.) Visioni, obiettivi ed azioni del Piano Strategico di Terra di Bari (Bari: 2009)
  • La sfida di Napoli: capitale sociale, sviluppo e sicurezza, R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti (Milan: Guerini, 2008)
  • The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems, R. Leonardi and M.Pagano (eds) (London: Palgrave, 2007)
  • ''Thinking About Federal Systems in the 21st Century in Light of European Experience with 'Operational' Federalism'', R. Nanetti and R. Leonardi, The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems, in M.J. Pagano and R.Leonardi (eds), (London: Palgrave, 2007).
  • ''Socioeconomic Effects of Transition and Conflict in Albania'', R. Nanetti and G.LaCava in Dirk J. Bezemer (ed), On Eagle's Wings: The Albanian Economy in Transition (Nova Science Publishers, 2006)
  • ''Cohesion in the European Union''. R.Leonardi in Regional Studies, 40 (2), June 2006. ISSN 0034-3404
  • The Cohesion Policy of the European Union: The Uniting of Europe. R. Leonardi (London: Palgrave, 2005).
  • R.Leonardi, editor with C. Paraskevopoulos special issue of Regional and Federal Studies, Vol 14, No. 3, August 2004. ''Learning from Abroad (By Comparison?): Regionalisation and Local Institutional Infrastructure in Cohesion (Greece, Ireland, Portugal) and CEE (Hungary, Poland) Countries''
  • ''Adaptational Pressures and Social Learning in European Regional Policy: Cohesion (Greece, Ireland and Portugal) and CEE (Hungary, Poland) Countries in Comparative Perspective'', R. Leonardi and C. Paraskevopoulos, Regional and Federal Studies, Vol. 12, No. 3, August 2004.
  • ''Institutional Capacity and Reluctant Decentralisation in Portugal: The Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region'', R.Nanetti in Regional and Federal Studies, Vol. 14, No.3, Autumn 2004.
  • Ex-post Evaluation for Pianura, Naples, R.Leonardi and R.Nanetti (Brussels: Europan Commission, 2003).
  • Contenuti e capacita d'attuazione dell'Asse V: I casi di Napoli e Catania, R.Leonardi (Rome: Ministry of the Economy, 2003)
  • Cities in the 2000-2006 Community Support Framework Programme: An Evaluation of Axis V, R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti (Rome: Ministry of the Economy, 2003)
  • Conflict and Change in Kosovo: Impact on Institutions and Society, R. Nanetti and G. LaCava et.al. (Washington, D.C: The World Bank, 2002)
  • Mainstreaming the Applied Social Sciences in Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo: a Conceptual Framework, R. Nanetti (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2002)
  • Reconciliation for Development Programme (RDP) for Gorizia (I), Nova Gorica (SL), and Sempeter-Vrtojba (SL), 2000-2006, R. Nanetti and R.Leonardi (Strasbourg: European Parliament, 2002)
  • ''Adding Value to City Planning: The European Union's Urban Programmes in Naples'', R. Nanetti in South European Society and Politics, Vol.6, No.3, 2001
  • Intermediate evaluation report for Pianura, Naples, R.Leonardi and R. Nanetti (Brussels: European Commission, 2001)
  • ''L'innovazione del QCS: il processo interattivo tra Stato, Regioni ed Unione Europea'', R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti, Le istituzioni del federalismo, March-April 2001.
  • R.Leonardi, coordinator of special issue of Le istituzioni del federalismo, marzo-aprile 2001, with 3 articles:

 

  • ''Introduzione: La svolta nella programmazione dei Fondi Strutturali'', R.Leonardi, Le istituzioni del federalismo, March-April 2001
  • ''L'innovazione dei QCS: il processo interattivo tra Stato, Regioni ed Unione Europea'', R.Leonardi and R. Nanetti, Le istituzioni del federalismo, March-April 2001
  • ''Conclusioni: Un difficile processo di apprendimento?'', R.Leonardi, Le istituzioni del federalismo, March-April 2001
  • Advancing the European Urban Agenda: Italian Contribution, R. Nanetti (Brussels: Urbn Development Group, 2000)
  • Albania: Filling the Vulnerability Gap, with Gloria LaCava (Washington, D.C: The World Bank, 2000)
  • ''Il nuovo concetto di spazzio territoriale europeo: SSSE, Interreg, Agenda 2000'', R. Nanetti and R.Leonardi, La nuova programmazione economica in Emilia-Romagna, (Regione Emilia-Romagna, 1999)
  • R. Leonardi (ed). The socio-economic impact of projects financed by the Cohesion Fund: A modelling approach, Volume 1, ''Introduction and summary''; ''Literature review''; ''Vector auto-regression models''  (Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 1999)
  • R. Leonardi (ed). The socio-economic impact of projects financed by the Cohesion Fund: A modelling approach, Volume 2, ''Computable general equilibrium models''; ''Models of explicit distribution dynamics''  (Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 1999)
  • R. Leonardi (ed). The socio-economic impact of projects financed by the Cohesion Fund: A modelling approach, Volume 3, ''Data report''  (Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 1999)
  • Coesione, convergenza ed integrazione nell'Unione Europea, R. Leonardi (Bologna: Il Mulino, 1998)
  • Regional Development in a Modern European Economy: The Case of Tuscany , R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti (eds.) (London: Pinter and Columbia University Press, 1998). Extensively revised and updated second edition 
  • Albania: an Action Strategy, R. Nanetti (Washington, DC: World Bank, September 1998)
  • ''Europe and its regions'', R.Leonardi in M.Frazer (ed), Britain in Europe (London:Stratagems, 1998)
  • Albania: Filling the Vulnerability Gap, a Conceptual Framework, R. Nanetti (Washington, DC: World Bank, May, 1998)
  • Albania Social Development Strategy Interim Report, R. Nanetti (Washington DC: World Bank, January 1998)
  • ''Cohesion Policy and Territorial Restructuring in the Member States'', R.Nanetti in L.Hooge and V.Wright (eds) Cohesion Policy and National Networks (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996)
  • ''L'Europa mediterranea: sviluppo e liberalizzazione in prospettiva comparata'', R. Leonardi in Fulvio Attina and Franca Longo (eds) Unione Europea e Mediterraneo: fra globalizzaziones e frammentazione (Bari: Cacucci Editore, 1996)
  • Sviluppo e Mezzogiorno: il caso del fondi strutturali'', R. Leonardi in Europa/Europe, Vol. V, No.1, 1996.
  • ''Regional Development in Italy: Social Capital and the Mezzogiorno'', R. Leonardi in Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol.11, No.2, July 1995.
  • ''Regional Policy-Making in the European Context'', R. Nanetti in R.Leonardi and R.Y. Nanetti (eds) Regional Development in a Modern European Economy: The Case of Tuscany (London: Pinter Publishers, 1994)
  • ''Cohesion Policy and Territorial Restructuring in the Member States'', R. Leonardi and R.Nanetti in Anuari (Barcelona: Societat Catalana d'Economia). Vol.11, 1994
  • The Regions and the European Community: The Regional Response to the Single Market in the Underdeveloped Areas, R. Leonardi (ed) (London: Frank Cass, 1993)
  • ''Come e perche funzionano le regioni italiane: tradizione civiche e rendimento istituzionale'', R. Nanetti in Il Federalismo nelle Realta Europee: Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Milan: Nuovo Federalismo Europeo, 1993)
  • Lo sviluppo regionale nell'economia europea integrata: Il caso toscano, R. Leonardi and R. Nanetti (eds) (Padua: Marsilio, 1993)
  • ''The Role of Sub-National Institutions in European Integration''; ''The Regional Reform in Italy: From Centralised to Regionalised State''; and ''Conclusions: Sub-National Elites and the European Community'', R. Leonardi and S. Garmise in R. Leonardi (ed) The Regions and the European Community: The Regional Response to the Single Market in the Underdeveloped Areas, London: Frank Cass, 1993.
  • ''Cohesion in the European Community: Illusion or Reality?'', West European Politics, Vol.16, No.4, October 1993.
  • Coordination in Development Planning: an Evaluation of the Initial Implementation of the Community Support Frameworks in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, R. Nanetti (Brussels: 1992)
  • R. Leonardi, coordinator of special issue of: Regional Politics and Policies on ''The Regions and the European Community: The Regional Response to the Single Market in the Underdeveloped Areas'', Vol.2, Nos. 1&2, Spring-Summer 1992 (3 articles)