Lorela Mehmeti

Lorela Mehmeti is a PhD Student in Architecture and Design Cultures at the University of Bologna. Her current work focuses on the analysis of scientific production and critical analyses of design cultures. She is currently Editorial Manager of the scientific journal diid.disegno industrial industrial design. She earned an MA in Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe, focusing on her integration process of the Western Balkan countries in the EU. During her professional experience as a researcher, first at the University of Zagreb and later at ECMI Kosovo, she specialized in migration issues, the social inclusion of marginalized groups and minorities, and co-participation strategies. Her extensive experience gained on the field working with the civil society in the Balkan area gave her the chance to engage in the project development sector, namely grant-writing for projects and fundraising among major donors in the region. These activities have paved her way towards the analysis of project design and new co-design methodologies for strategic inclusion, through culture and creativity as tools for increasing community resilience. Go to the Curriculum vitae