Giovanni Allegretti

 Centre for Social Studies - Coimbra University | Lisbon, Portugal

Giovanni is an architect, planner and senior researcher at the Centre of Social Studies of Coimbra University, Portugal. He coordinates the PhD Democracy in the XXI Century and is a member of the Institute of Democracy and Democratization of Communication at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Giovanni has extensive experience in design and management of participatory processes. He has provided consultancy and training in more than 40 countries, working for institutions such as the World Bank, the Council of Europe, United Cities and Local Governments, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Giovanni has various publications on PB, including 4 books and more than 80 articles and book chapters.