Paper short abstract:

Approaching the theme of "aree interne" in contemporary Italy implies facing the gap that exists between the different ways in which European institutions and local economic actors conceive the man-nature relationship. The aim of this study is to analyze the phenomenon from both perspectives.

Paper long abstract:

Approaching the theme of "aree interne" in contemporary Italy implies facing the gap that exists between the different ways in which European institutions and local economic actors conceive the man-nature relationship. The aim of this study is to analyze the phenomenon from both perspectives.

Considering the dynamics through which the relationships between man and nature are built in today's world as an ethnographic topic, we will, first of all, try to restore the historical depth of the evolution of agropastoral work during the last 50 years. We will thus analyze the farm from two distinct perspectives. On the one hand, it is a production unit capable of providing information on the conditions of agropastoral activity, and on the relationships that the related traditional knowledge maintains with the modern world, acknowledged in the regulations required for the production sector. On the other hand, it is an entity which embodies the identity of the social actors involved.

We will then focus on the so-called "Strategia Nazionale per le Aree Interne", on the creation of the dialogue between institutions and social actors, and, finally, as stated in the introduction, on the resulting implications in terms of man-nature relationships.