Filippo Barbera is Professor of Economic Sociology at the CPS Department of the University of Turin and is affiliated with the Collegio Carlo Alberto. His research interests are social innovation, foundational economy and development of marginal areas. His recent publications include Alternative Food Networks: An Interdisciplinary Assessment, 2018, Palgrave Macmillan (eds. with A. Corsi, E. Dansero, C. Peano), Foundational Economy, Manchester University Press, 2018 (as "Collective for the foundational economy").