CORAL-ITN Massive Open Online Course

CORAL-ITN MOOC is dedicated to the phenomenon of Collaborative Workspaces in rural and peripheral areas in EU
If we can make it there, we can make it everywhere: grassroots social innovations for post- capitalistic futures by Danai Liodaki and Colm Stockdale

If we can make it there, we can make it everywhere: grassroots social innovations for post- capitalistic futures Danai LiodakiColm Stockdale Abstract: This paper aims to explore a number of alternative initiatives emerging in Epirus, Greece. Epirus is a region facing developmental problems, such as remoteness, population ageing, population decline and more. In the last […]
The role of collaborative workspaces in promoting networking opportunities: a comparison between urban and peripheral contexts

The role of collaborative workspaces in promoting networking opportunities: a comparison between urban and peripheral contexts Lorenzo MarmoAntonis RovolisVasilis Avdikos Abstract: This paper aims at assessing the role of collaborative workspaces (CWS) as interaction platforms able to offer networking opportunities on different levels and with a diverse array of stakeholders. Several qualitative studies have emphasized […]
MSCA CORAL-ITN Final Conference Outcomes

The outcomes from the MSCA CORAL-ITN Final Conference
CORAL-ITN Podcasts Series

Episodes 7-8. Labour, volunteer work and community economy practices in and around CWS
CORAL-ITN Podcasts Series

Episodes 5 and 6. Technology vs Rurality, the Role of FabLabs/Makerspaces in Innovating Local Traditional Economies
CORAL-ITN Podcasts Series

Episode 4. Social innovation in urban and non-urban areas
Roundtable discussion: Policies for collaborative workspaces in small and medium-sized cities at the 6th Culture and Creative Industries Conference

On the 6th of December 2024 Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences organises a Roundtable discussion: Policies for collaborative workspaces in small and medium-sized cities (CORAL-ITN Knowledge exchange workshop) in the frame of the 6th Culture and Creative Industries Conference, that takes place on the 6-7th of December 2024 In Archeological Museum of Parta, […]
MSCA CORAL-ITN Final Conference Programme

Exploring the impacts of collaborative workspaces in rural and peripheral areas in the EU; new horizons for regional socio-economic development
Alternative futures “in the making”: Insights from three makerspaces in peripheral Greece

Alternative features “in the making”: Insights from three makerspaces in peripheral Greece Danai Liodaki Abstract: The great environmental and social challenges of recent decades have questioned the hegemony of growth-oriented development and its objectives. Those critiques reexamined growth-based policies and strategies, leading to ‘alternative development’ pathways, the most prominent being sustainable development. Nevertheless, critical scholars […]