Research activities are situated within the fields of Administrative Law and Regulatory Theory, with a particular focus on the effects of economic, environmental, and technological transformation processes.
Over the years, research has primarily addressed the regulation of markets and services, infrastructure and network-based industries, competition, and the balancing of trade-off interests. A further line of inquiry concerns public procurement and the various forms of partnership between public authorities and private actors. More broadly, research focuses on the relationships between public institutions, markets, and public interests, examining the legal instruments through which public authorities pursue objectives of efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and innovation.
Antother relevant area of research concerns administrative organization, anti-corruption policies, the protection of public financial interests, and mechanisms of administrative oversight and accountability, including from the perspective of European Union law.
Particular attention is devoted to the legal dimensions of the energy and ecological transition, sustainability governance, decarbonization processes, and the integration of climate objectives into public decision-making. More recently, research activities have expanded to include the study of transformations affecting the built environment and territorial development, with specific attention to the regulatory instruments that shape choices between conservation, adaptive reuse, regeneration, and replacement of existing buildings.
Overall, researcheas are lead under a European and transnational perspective through participation in international research projects and academic networks devoted to the study of regulation, sustainability, and the transformation of public governance.
