How do design, creativity, and activism can become tools for reimagining systems of power and for building equitable and sustainable futures?

The book explores transformation as a collaborative, reflective, and action-driven process. It urges readers to question systems of exclusion, embrace alternative perspectives, and engage with narratives of resistance and solidarity, offering insights and strategies for meaningful change in theory and practice.

Our team contributes to the debate by offering the preliminary findings from the “Italian Borderscapes After 2020” research project, grounding the examination on the Italo-Austrian case study of Innichen/San Candido (IT) and Sillian (AT).

To cite the paper:

Koefler, I. and Volgger, A. (2025). “Power Relations and Border Regions in Italy. The case of Innichen/San Candido (IT) and Sillian (AT)” in El Moussaoui, M., Krois, K. and Palmieri, T. (Eds.) Power in Transformation. Creative Practices as Catalysts of Change. Munich: Oekom Science, 77-87.