Independent Researcher, Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis, Rome, Italy.

Adele Sateriano, PhD, is a Senior officer at the Italian Ministry of Interior, Department of Territorial Affairs. Her research focuses on hegemonic issues in current political debates, including sustainability and resilience of local socioeconomic systems, mitigation and adaptation to global change, and economic development in the current regulatory settings, with a specific interest on Europe. She published more than 40 scientific articles and some textbooks.