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May 31, 2026Geoforum0 citationsOpen Access

“See Naples and Die?” Media, Territorial Stigma, and the Erosion of Place-Based Agency in a ‘Left-Behind’ City

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GCGiuseppe Calignano

Key Points

  • This research examines how media contributes to territorial stigma that affects local opportunities in neglected cities.
  • Qualitative analysis of media representations regarding Naples.
  • Exploration of the impact of symbolic inequality on local actor opportunities.
  • Identification of necessary interventions to address territorial inequality.
  • Media narratives surrounding Naples deepen territorial stigma, affecting local agency.
  • Symbolic inequality exacerbates material disadvantages for residents.
  • Addressing stigma requires both symbolic and material strategies to empower locals.

Abstract

• Media representations contribute to territorial stigma in left-behind places. • Territorial stigma may narrow opportunity spaces for local actors. • Symbolic inequality can deepen material disadvantage in regional development. • Naples illustrates how crisis-centred narratives obscure local capacities. • Addressing territorial inequality requires symbolic and material interventions.

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Giuseppe Calignano (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bcf835783ba022b6fb9cchttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2026.104711
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