URBES — Observatory on Urban Policies
Providing scientific tools to public decision-makers to tackle local problems and challenges rigorously
Our Team
Alessio Surian
Associate Professor in Special Pedagogy and Inclusive Teaching
Andrea Pettrachin
Assistant Professor (RTT) in Political Science
Chiara Rabbiosi
Associate Professor in Economic and Political Geography
Claudia Mantovan
Associate Professor of Sociology of Law, Deviance and Social Change
Gianni Riccamboni
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Giorgia Nesti
Associate Professor of Political Science
Lorenza Perini
Contract Lecturer
Matteo Bassoli
Associate Professor of Political Science
Recent Publications
Aporias and Tensions in Environmental Justice Legislation: A Semiotic Analysis of the Aarhus Convention
Mauro Sarrica
Journal Article2026
How multilevel governance interactivity can contribute to the robust governance of crises. Insights from the Covid-19 and the asylum crises in Europe
Andrea Pettrachin
Journal Article2026
The role of legitimacy in robust crisis governance. Examining the failed European response to the turbulence of the 2015-16 refugee crisis
Andrea Pettrachin
Journal Article2026
Different refugees, different portrayals. A GDELT-based comparative analysis of the mediatic portrayal of Syrian refugees in 2015 and Ukrainian refugees in 2022 across seven European countries
Matteo Bassoli
Journal Article2026
Why do small Western European localities promote local integration policies? A qualitative comparative analysis
Andrea Pettrachin
Journal Article2026
Depoliticizing the Just Transition? A Discursive Analysis of EU Parliamentary Debates on the Just Transition Mechanism
Mauro Sarrica
Journal Article2025