Reti, nodi, assemblaggi. Ripensare metodi e saperi nella crisi del presente

Lorenzo Cicatiello; Eleonora; Delio

doi:10.6093/978-88-6719-331-8

Reti, nodi, assemblaggi. Ripensare metodi e saperi nella crisi del presente

Authors

Lorenzo Cicatiello

University of Naples L'Orientale

Eleonora

Università of Naples L'Orientale

Delio

University of Naples L'Orientale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6719-331-8

Synopsis

Publisher: UniorPress

Series: Humanities and Social Sciences Book Series – University of Naples “L’Orientale”

Pages: 294

Language: Italian

Abstract: Drawing on our research experience, it becomes increasingly evident that it is no longer possible to structure analysis around paradigms that prove ineffective when tested against reality. Rethinking methods and approaches is not only a task for research but also an ethical imperative in the face of the radical transformations shaping our time. The idea is that the ethical, political, economic, and climate crises we are currently experiencing are not merely transitional moments, but rather carry within them the stakes of the future. In this light, we have chosen to reflect on certain images—”networks, nodes, and assemblages”—concepts perhaps overused, yet whose heuristic potential remains underexplored. It is not only a matter of delineating their boundaries—the mesh of the network, the intersections of conflictual and non-conflictual nodes—but also of investigating the voids they contour. The focus shifts from autonomy and dispersion to (inter)dependence and (re)assemblage: from social, economic, historical, and legal dimensions to linguistic practices, from intercultural relations to spatial experiences, from information diffusion to algorithmic structures, from the neuronal architecture of the mind to the hybrid forms taken by cities and collectives. This volume gathers the papers presented during an interdepartmental study day, conceived out of the need to rethink research tools and paradigms in the face of today’s profound transformations. In a context marked by ethical, political, economic, and climate crises, traditional analytical categories often fall short of capturing the complexity of reality. The contributions assembled here explore the potential of the images of networks, nodes, and assemblages as keys to understanding dynamics of interdependence, conflict, and reorganization across multiple domains of knowledge. From linguistics to sociology, philosophy to historiography, urban transformation to international relations, the authors examine how connections are structured, the significance of gaps and rup-

tures, and the practices of recomposition and methodological innovation. This volume is thus proposed as a space for open dialogue across disciplines and approaches, with the aim of building new pathways for research and collective reflection.

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Author Biographies

Lorenzo Cicatiello, University of Naples L'Orientale

Lorenzo Cicatiello is an Associate Professor of Public Finance in the Department of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Naples “L’Orientale.” His research focuses on public policy analysis, with a particular emphasis on transparency in government, public administrations, and budgeting. He is also interested in both conventional and unconventional forms of political participation, as well as income inequality. His work relies primarily on the empirical analysis of primary and secondary data. Cicatello’s research has appeared in Government Information Quarterly, Public Management Review, Ecological Economics, Administration & Society, and other national and international journals.

Eleonora, Università of Naples L'Orientale

Eleonora Guadagno is an Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Human and Social Sciences at e-Campus University. Until 2024, she was a researcher at the University of Naples “L’Orientale.” Her work examines contexts of risk and socio-environmental vulnerability, the governance of these dynamics, and how they are perceived by local communities. She also studies urban and regional spatial organization in relation to minorities and socio-economic inequalities, as well as mobility flows linked—directly or indirectly—to ecosystem degradation. Guadagno serves on scientific and editorial boards of Italian and international journals, is a member of leading geographical associations, and participates in national and international research groups and networks.

Delio, University of Naples L'Orientale

Delio Salottolo is a fixed-term Type B researcher in Moral Philosophy in the Department of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Naples “L’Orientale.” In recent years, his research has focused on environmental ethics and the ecological crisis, exploring the links between material and symbolic processes. He pays particular attention to the conditions that make possible the historical and temporal experience of Modernity, understood as one of the genealogical roots of today’s ecological, economic, social, and political crises. He has published monographs on the thought of Michel Foucault, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and Émile Durkheim; articles in national and international journals; book translations (Claude Bernard, Gabriel Tarde); and numerous other contributions.