Publications
Towards the Centre: Why Africa Must Actively Participate in the Evolving Outer Space Exploration Industry
15 June 2026
Outer space exploration has evolved beyond Cold War-era […]
Presentazione del Rapporto ’Silent Cries. Research report on the need for increased protection of child asylum seekers in the European Union’
17 January 2024
Presentazione del Rapporto ’Silent Cries. Research report on the need for increased protection of child asylum seekers in the European Union’ 17 gennaio 2024 16.00-18.00 Via Bocca di Leone 78,...
AI-Generated Deepfakes: A Growing Threat to Africa
21 December 2023
Maria Angela Maina Introduction In March 2023, a workshop hosted by WITNESS in Nairobi, Kenya, brought together individuals from six African countries to discuss the implications of...
Sustainable Fashion & India
29 May 2023
“Regardless of what your background is, we can all agree on some really basic things—no one should die to make a T-shirt, and we shouldn’t be pouring toxins...
Fashion Law and Sustainability – Fashion the Planet on Sustainability
27 April 2023
E’ disponibile ‘Fashion Law and Sustainability – Fashion the Planet on Sustainability’, nuovo libro della collana The ThinkingWatermill Bricks edito da Dike Giuridica! La moda sostenibile è uno degli...
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in the Sustainable Fashion System
22 November 2022
By Nicole Di Mattia Today’s Information Technology scenario draws a very interesting landscape in the fashion sector, with robots that sew and cut fabrics, artificial intelligence algorithms that...
NFTs IN THE FASHION SYSTEM
15 November 2022
By Nicole Di Mattia One of the deepest interactions between artificial intelligence and intellectual property are certificates of authenticity related to digital work, both native digital and simply...
Digital & Technological Fashion: An Indian perspective
17 October 2022
Radha Khera is a researcher from India at the Thinking Watermill Society. She pursued her Masters in Fashion Law from LUISS Guido Carli, Italy. She is a Managing...
Digital Innovation in India
14 September 2022
State-of-the-Art Radha Khera is a researcher from India at the Thinking Watermill Society. She pursued her Masters in Fashion Law from LUISS Guido Carli, Italy. She is a...
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS
9 September 2022
By Nicole Di Mattia Environmental labels are, among others, the most used tools to measure sustainability in terms of performance of a product and of the company that...
I melograni – L’evoluzione dell’imprenditoria e delle professioni al femminile
22 June 2022
Pubblicazione dei lavori della tavola rotonda ‘L’evoluzione dell’imprenditoria e delle professioni al femminile’ organizzata, il 19 marzo 2022 a Guarcino, con Pink Counsel, associazione di donne professioniste. In...
GX League in Japan
20 June 2022
In October 2020, Japan’s Former Prime Minister Suga declared its aim for Japan to be carbon neutral by 2050 (“CN2050”). The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of...
European legislation on cybersecurity
17 December 2021
By Daniele Redivo This survey aims to describe the past European legislation on cybersecurity, in particular its directives and regulations. For each single legislation, a brief summary of...
Interview with Eve Valverde
13 December 2021
Fashion Designer at Eve Valverde — Atelier & Fashion Eve Valverde is a fashion designer with her own brand and atelier that aims to enhance a woman’s inner...
Il lavoro delle donne ai tempi del covid
26 November 2021
IL LAVORO DELLE DONNE AL TEMPO DEL COVID UNA BATTUTA D’ARRESTO E UN’OPPORTUNITÀ PER IL FUTURO a cura di: Laura Zoboli, Caterina Luciani Il volume raccoglie una serie di contributi...
When stones are claimed emeralds. Eco-sustainability claims and the spectre of greenwashing.
16 November 2021
In the course of the XIII century, chivalry formally put its sword at the service of justice, mercy, and the protection of the deprived and the oppressed. This...
The right to asylum from a gender perspective
11 October 2021
Research studies by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees show that there are 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide. It has come to our attention at The...
Why Stem project: The African women series
24 September 2021
Lizza Marie Kawooya and Maria Angela Maina Why Stem project: The African women series
Truth & Complexity. The role of trust in the relationship between humans and science
15 September 2021
by Marta Bertolaso, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Human Development at Campus Bio-Medico On January 1, 2020, now well over a year ago, Chinese authorities ordered the closure...
ASYLUM RIGHT – The Right to Asylum under International Law – Gender as a Protected Social Group in the Asylum Determination Process
4 August 2021
Gender-Based Persecution for Female Asylum Seekers There are 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide, at least half of those are women and girls. Although women and girls...
The Palais de Tokyo, a feminine conjugated place
2 August 2021
After having enchanted the Venice Biennale, Anne Imhof has carte blanche at the Palais de Tokyo Winner of the Golden Lion at the 57th Venice Biennale of Art,...
ASYLUM RIGHT – The Right to Asylum under International Law Part II: Asylum Law and Procedural Requirements
30 July 2021
Who Is an Asylum Seeker? The word “asylum” is the Latin counterpart of the Greek word “asylon,” which means freedom from seizure. Historically, asylum has been regarded as...
EU Gender Equality Legislation
28 July 2021
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY AND OF EU REGULATORY POWERS This survey aims to describe the past European legislation on gender equality, in particular its treaty provisions and...
ASYLUM RIGHT – The Right to Asylum under International Law Part I: The History of Refugee Law
26 July 2021
In 2018, the United Nations Refugee Agency reported a record: 74.79 million persons of concern. This figure comprises 20,360,562 refugees and 3,503,284 asylum seekers. International law protects their...
ASYLUM RIGHT – Women’s Rights Are Human Rights
21 July 2021
The reality today in society is that women face discrimination based on their gender. Even though gender inequality is experienced by and between individuals, it is also a...
ASYLUM RIGHT – Human Rights: Its History and Development
14 July 2021
“I know my rights!” This phrase is often uttered by individuals in liberty-threatening circumstances. Being human, we have a natural sense of what is right and wrong; not...
TTWS Fashion Magazine: Sustainable Fashion in Africa
16 June 2021
Ethics and sustainability are concepts not clearly defined and as such they may be perceived and interpreted in different manners on the basis of the culture, education and...
Fashion – The Facets of Sustainability – Vol. 5 – Kate Ogueri and Yemurai Mhlanga – Inclusive sizing
20 May 2021
In this episode Ridhwana Shaik, Co-Founder/Creative Lead at Creatively Connected, chats to Kate Ogueri and Yemurai Mhlanga about fashion’s lack of efficient size inclusivity. They have a robust...
Trends in Africa 2021
30 April 2021
By Maria Angela Maina Graphic Designer/Illustrator: Gabriella Mukuhi Muigai Indlovu Arts, Kenya We are glad to present ‘Trends in Africa 2021’, a Graphic Novel on the current trends in Africa. This...
Berthe Morisot, the impressionist painter
30 April 2021
A radical artist in full Impressionism she was very attentive to the human figure and the position of women in society by Asia Ruffo di Calabria We know...
Ethics and Sustainability: the Janus of Fashion?
28 April 2021
You have definitely heard the terms “ethical” and “sustainable” being used more and more in the fashion industry. But, what do they mean? And do they mean two...
Las Vegas: post-modern architecture for women
22 March 2021
Denise Scott Brown: the hidden and courageous hand of a woman behind a city born out of nowhere. by Asia Ruffo di Calabria Let us move on to...
How can we challenge fake news?
12 March 2021
By Federico Valenza This type of question has become universal lately because the fake news phenomenon is constantly increasing, and this will cause serious problems to our society....
The top floor of Palazzo Merulana hosts an exhibition on Roberta Meldini
3 March 2021
The Elena and Claudio Cerasi Foundation makes its visitors discover a Roman artist of adoption by Asia Ruffo di Calabria Back for a few days in Rome, I...
Sustainable & Ethical Fashion in Africa: interview to Frank Wesley
26 February 2021
by Pearl M. Kasirye What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “sustainable and ethical fashion?” Do you think of reducing pollution? Or do you think about...
The net beyond the life and the death
24 February 2021
What is the protection of digital data after death? by Deborah Bolco Over 20 years ago, Stefano Rodotà (who was an Italian jurist (professor of civil law) and...
Watching Brazil with the eyes of Lina Bo Bardi
19 February 2021
Expatriate during World War II in Brazil, the Italian woman writes a new page in the international brutalist architecture. by Asia Ruffo di Calabria The life of...
The Reality of Ethical and Sustainable Fashion in Africa
3 February 2021
How ethics and sustainability are struggling to take hold of the African fashion industry by Pearl M. Kasirye and Maria Angela Maina The African fashion scene is robust...
The lightness of being the designer of Le Corbusier
22 January 2021
The interiors of the most famous buildings of the master were designed by a woman architect by Asia Ruffo di Calabria Making architecture is an art signed and...
The apparent blindness of artificial intelligence towards racial prejudices
20 January 2021
Cristina Di Stazio In the collective imagination, the artificial intelligence systems (“A.I.”) are perceived as perfectly logical and objective, far from the influence of human prejudices which the...
On newspapers in Denmark
18 December 2020
Berengere Courty, Javier Vicente García Among the seven most read daily newspapers in the Kingdom of Denmark, only one is led by a woman as editor-in-chief —and she...
The Guarcino Project 2025
15 December 2020
The Guarcino Project 2025 has been created to bring together ideas, skills and proposals to revitalize the cultural, historical, artistic, architectural, social, environment and landscape heritage of the...
On newspapers in Austria
11 December 2020
Currently, there are two women working as editors-in-chief among the seven major daily newspapers in Austria, a higher number if compared to other European states. One of these...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think! Remarket
27 November 2020
BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume Six: Remarket Many unfortunate events, especially within the past few centuries, have occurred and we the human race are...
On newspapers in Malta
13 November 2020
The Republic of Malta currently has no woman editor-in-chief in any of its major print newspapers. Despite this, it is true that there are women who have helped...
On newspapers in Portugal
30 October 2020
Similar to several European countries, Portugal currently does not have a woman editor-in-chief running the country’s main daily newspapers. Nevertheless, in recent times the figure of Ms. Bárbara...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think! Refuse
28 October 2020
BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume Five: Refuse Just because and item is ‘convenient’ to you does not mean it is ‘convenient’ to the planet. ...
Do you know how fake news work?
20 October 2020
Federico Valenza We live in an era in which we are so overwhelmed by fake news, that it’s difficult to understand which information are true and which aren’t....
On newspapers in Ireland
16 October 2020
At present, there are no women running any of the major newspapers in the Republic of Ireland. We have to look at the past to find women who...
An Analysis of Gender Equality in Uganda and Kenya
9 October 2020
Lizza Marie Kawooya and Maria Angela Maina The cries for gender equality are not in vain. The discussion on the significant disparities between men and women within our...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think! Repurpose
11 September 2020
BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume Four: Repurpose Creativity, innovation, and engineering play a huge role in the tasks Rosie had assigned to herself. She...
On newspapers in UK
7 August 2020
The British press, traditionally dominated by male editors-in-chief, in recent years has undertaken a path towards gender balance, although it is still incomplete. The most paradigmatic example is...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think! Recycle
5 August 2020
BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume Three: Recycle Since our late realization of the waste we have accumulated over the past century, efforts have been...
On newspapers in Belgium
31 July 2020
Berengere Courty, Javier Vicente García In much the same way as its European neighbours, Belgium’s newspapers suffers from a gender imbalance. In fact, most of the largest daily...
Prevalence of FGM around the world
23 July 2020
No Country is safe! Kimberly Mureithi, Cheptum Toroitich Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical...
On newspapers in Germany
21 July 2020
Javier Vicente García Although the majority of editors-in-chief of the largest German daily newspapers are still men, it is possible to state that the women’s presence in such...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think! Reuse
16 July 2020
By Jessica A. Luer BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume Two: Reuse To keep greener practices up, it is important to understand that creativity can...
On newspapers in France
14 July 2020
Berengere Courty, Javier Vicente García Mostly of the leading newspapers in France are run by men. This situation has been denounced on several occasions over the last decade....
On newspapers in Italy
7 July 2020
Javier Vicente García At present, most Italian daily newspapers with national circulation are run by men. Nevertheless, we can highlight the appointment, in 2019, of Ms Agnese Pini...
On newspapers in Spain
1 July 2020
Javier Vicente García Traditionally, the leading newspapers in Spain have been run by men. This dynamic has been interrupted in recent times by the appointment in 2018 of...
On news service providers in the Netherlands
18 June 2020
Giverny M.D. van Heemstra There are three main media sources: television, radio, and newspapers. In the Netherlands, the latter is held for 89% by two Flemish corporations (Mediahuis...
Rosie Verde The Flamingo in Re-Think!
10 June 2020
By Jessica A. Luer BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement Volume One: Reduce The accumulated volume of waste we produce, especially single use plastics and the...
Gender Equality in the East Africa Community
8 June 2020
By Maria Angela Maina The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Number 5 aims to create, and internationally promote Gender Equality. However, discrimination against women in multiple facets of...
Coronavirus: Rome Bells
8 June 2020
During the lockdown period, while the beauty of living terraces and balconies is something that Romans will never forget, the silence, unreal at times, gave the pleasure of...
Music and Resilience
28 May 2020
By Maria Cecilia Berioli I must confess that I feel rather embarrassed when I am asked to talk about Music meant as a subjective experience. It goes without...
Sustainability: World Bee Day 2020
20 May 2020
Today is World Bee Day. Bees and other pollinators play a vital role for almost 75% of the world’s crops, which produce the fruits and seeds consumed...
The link between FGM and education
13 May 2020
By Cheptum Toroitich and Kimberly Mureithi Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) “as all procedures that involve partial or total removal...
Sustainability: ex-change your tune to think green
27 April 2020
By Jessica A. Luer BFA Studio Artist and MBA of Sustainable Procurement See Us, ...
Letter to a friend
27 April 2020
By Roch Rivero Sitting, lying or standing, my days that rivaled the joy of summer, the mood of good tea, became gloomy, Between these walls, I am everywhere,...
Music & Technology
26 March 2020
by Nicola Sani Art Director, Accademia Musicale Chigiana The relation between music and technology has determined unthinkable solutions and infinite possibilities. The twentieth century was the century in...
Upcycled craft
16 March 2020
by Temba Kutondo Did you know that Millennials are becoming the world’s most powerful consumers? Millennials (ages 21 to 35), are expected to surpass Baby Boomers in...
Article on ‘Women’s Access to Finance as a solution to Ending Female Genital Mutilation’
6 February 2020
Introduction Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises of procedures that involve the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for...
Interview with Guglielmo Micucci, Executive Director Amref-Health Africa Italia ‘Amref Health Africa and the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation’
6 February 2020
Amref Health Africa and the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises of procedures that involve the partial or total removal of female external...
