Vision and Mission
THE VISION OF ISMed: "for a Mediterranean of peace and prosperity".
The ISMed is inspired by a vision of a Mediterranean of peace and prosperity, based on the values that unite the countries in the area.
It comes from the idea that the Mediterranean can be an opportunity for growth and development for both the richer countries of the northern and southern shores and from the awareness that scientific research is the tool to realize these opportunities.
THE MISSION OF ISMed
The mission of the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (ISMed) is to identify and analyze the dynamics of the processes of growth and socio-economic development of the countries of the Mediterranean area. Through a strongly interdisciplinary and long-term approach, ISMed's research focuses on specific themes such as the study of migration, energy and the environment, the nature of economic and social development processes, logistics and transport, urban development, the development of network infrastructures and the dissemination of technologies in socio-economic and cultural fields, artistic and cultural heritage.
The research activity has not only scientific and academic purposes but also informative and popular purposes.
The ultimate aim of ISMed is to provide interpretative theories of phenomena, projections on possible future scenarios and policy guidelines that can support targeted interventions to reduce imbalances and stimulate growth in the area.
Science in Brief - Being poor yesterday, being poor today. Financial assistance systems from the past
Financial crises, credit systems or forms of charity, difficulties in offering guarantees, exclusion from loans: these are very topical issues, but they have their roots in the past. In the Euro-Mediterranean regions there is a long history of the emergence and spread over time of various institutions and forms of financial assistance, which in some cases gave rise to real banks.
News books - Nei banchi pubblici napoletani. Repertorio dei titolari dei conti con maggiore movimentazione tra il 1734 e il 1804
The book:
Nei banchi pubblici napoletani.
Repertorio dei titolari dei conti con maggiore movimentazione tra il 1734 e il 1804.
edited by Daniela Ciccolella e Luigi De Matteo
Cnr edizioni, Roma 2021
is now available
Science in Brief - Environmental history: the key to understanding the present and creating the future
For the G20 of 20-21 july 2021 in Naples, dedicated to environmental issues, Gabriella Corona (CNR-ISMed) presents an important discussion on the need for training in environmental history, to open us up to the knowledge of those long-term processes that have led to today's environmental problems.
Marco Armiero renewed as President of the European Society for Environmental History (ESEH)
Marco Armiero, manager of research at CNR-ISMed and director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, was confirmed President of the European Society for Environmental History (ESEH).
News books - Consulte, rappresentanze, progetti per l'economia del Regno di Napoli, I, 1734-1739
Consulte, rappresentanze, progetti per l'economia del Regno di Napoli, I, 1734-1739
edited by D. Ciccolella, A. Clemente, B. Salvemini
CNR Edizioni 2021
is now available
News books - Wasteocene
Wasteocene
Stories from the Global Dump
by Marco Armiero
Cambridge University Press 2021
is now available
News books - Underground Built Heritage Valorisation
It's now available the book:
Underground Built Heritage Valorisation. A Handbook
Proceedings of the First Underground4value Training School
COST action CA18110, Heritage and Community Identity series n. 1
Editors: Giuseppe Pace, Renata Salvarani
CNR Edizioni (2021)
News books- Benessere e salute delle città contemporanee
The book Benessere e salute delle città contemporanee is now available
edited by Francesco Domenico Moccia and Marichela Sepe
INU Edizioni
Activities
The ISMed carries out, promotes and coordinates research activities with objectives of excellence at national and international level, aimed at expanding knowledge in the field of human sciences, identified in the framework of European cooperation and integration and collaboration with universities and other entities, both public and private. It carries out activities of communication and promotion of research, taking care of the dissemination of the related economic and social results within the country. It collaborates with the region and the local administrations, in order to promote, through joint research initiatives, the development of the specific productive realities of the territory.
Projects
This section highlights the scientific contribution of the various research groups of the Institute through the development of projects and sub-projects, carried out with internal funds or external funding.
Conferences
In order to facilitate the exchange of information and the transfer of research results, the ISMed periodically organises conferences and study days. An archive with the main reports in slides or videos is available on the pages of the events.
Seminars
The ISMed periodically organizes specialized seminars that, focusing on a single topic, promote the enhancement of the professionalism of participants with the transfer of scientific knowledge related to ongoing research.
Publications
The scientific production of the institute's staff is classified according to the types established in the CNR's People IT system.
Third mission
The Institute plays an important role in many third mission activities, such as the dissemination of the results of scientific research to the general public, participation in committees and councils, training activities also in school-work alternation and support activities for companies.
Library
The book collection of the Institute for studies on the Mediterranean is made of about twelve thousand books that make up a specialized collection of a socio-economic kind.
August 2021
