In recent decades, globalisation processes have oriented sociological studies towards the analysis of structures, flows and mobility on global scale, reducing interest in the dimensions of life closer to individuals, such as residential area, neighbourhood or urban space. This paper, favouring a network and systemic methodological approach, intends to show that local space, networks of […]

The essay outlines the main aspects of the two-volume special issue “Istituzioni e conflittualità: una prospettiva interdisciplinare”, depicting the conference from which it has proceeded and highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. The two authors therefore describe the ten articles included into this publication, integrating them in a coherent general framework.