Francesca Berni

Cities in Action for Learning Lab

is a reflexive and experimentation space at DAStU, Politecnico di Milano

works with diverse contributions and inputs from researchers and practitioners from different backgrounds

is a research lab that works in multiple contexts: urban and territorial, institutional, community-based

About CALL

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Maryam Karimi welcomed as a visiting fellow in Krems, Austria
9 November 2026

Maryam Karimi welcomed as a visiting fellow in Krems, Austria

We’re delighted to share that Maryam, part of the CALL research lab, has begun a visiting fellowship at the Department for Migration and Globalisation at University for Continuing Education Krems (Universität für Weiterbildung Krems), with a focus on the department's research achievements, particularly ERC-funded projects on migration, political participation, and…

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Launch of the ESPON WATER project!
15 October 2026

Launch of the ESPON WATER project!

Across Europe, governing water resilience requires institutions and policies able to respond to hydrological interdependencies that cut across sectors, scales and administrative boundaries.

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Michelanelo Secchi at the 25th IOPD Conference in Krakow
2 October 2026

Michelanelo Secchi at the 25th IOPD Conference in Krakow

Michelangelo Secchi, from the CALL Lab, participated in the 25th IOPD Conference held in Krakow on 21-23 September 2026.

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New publication : When do public services enable immigrant integration?
17 September 2026

New publication : When do public services enable immigrant integration?

Access to a public service does not necessarily or only mean the ability to use it. And digitalisation does not automatically make a service more accessible.

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PALIMPSEST, a three-year journey

This short film captures a glimpse of the PALIMPSEST journey: the people involved, the environmental challenges addressed, and the visions imagined together for a more sustainable future.

PALIMPSEST created spaces for dialogue and place-based experimentation grounded in participatory and co-creation processes. At its core, the project explored how urban practices can be transformed through culture, creativity, and care. Its legacy is already visible: in the processes it activated, in the shifts of mindset it fostered, in the knowledge it produced, and in the new collective imaginaries it helped to shape.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKGaFrRTlTc

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