Only thirty years ago the heart of the Valle del Simeto (in the middle of the municipalities of Adrano, Biancavilla and Paternò) was known as the 'death triangle' because of the high number of violent murders. Today, after a mobilisation process started by the locals and a research-action with the researchers of the University of Catania, this area has completed the 'Patto di Fiume Simeto' (Simeto River Pact) project, focused on social and cultural 'redemption' and local governance innovation. This article talks about how the formalisation process of the Patto di Fiume project became intertwined and, in a certain sense, was supported by SNAI (Italian national strategy for internal areas). The mere chance given by the DPS (programmatic safety document) to areas able to show their co-planning skills, to put themselves forward as candidates for 'nationally relevant experimental areas', gave the Simeto community the chance to aim high and organise itself as needed, even before the regional examination phase was over.

'This policy speaks of us'! Brief history of the simeto valley community's candidacy

Saija L.
2015-01-01

Abstract

Only thirty years ago the heart of the Valle del Simeto (in the middle of the municipalities of Adrano, Biancavilla and Paternò) was known as the 'death triangle' because of the high number of violent murders. Today, after a mobilisation process started by the locals and a research-action with the researchers of the University of Catania, this area has completed the 'Patto di Fiume Simeto' (Simeto River Pact) project, focused on social and cultural 'redemption' and local governance innovation. This article talks about how the formalisation process of the Patto di Fiume project became intertwined and, in a certain sense, was supported by SNAI (Italian national strategy for internal areas). The mere chance given by the DPS (programmatic safety document) to areas able to show their co-planning skills, to put themselves forward as candidates for 'nationally relevant experimental areas', gave the Simeto community the chance to aim high and organise itself as needed, even before the regional examination phase was over.
2015
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Patto di Fiume
Action-Research
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