Insights & Research

Emanuela is actively engaged as a researcher and academic alongside her work at Public Value Studio.

Her research explores how public institutions evolve to meet the democratic demands of our time, with a focus on how government organisations adapt and embed engagement practices, and what it takes to build lasting capacity for democratic innovation within the public sector.

She regularly shares insights through reports, academic publications, and conference presentations. Some of these, alongside reflections of Public Value Studio’s work, can be found below:

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    2026 Merri-bek Democracy Lab

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    Between Promise and Pragmatism: Deliberative Engagement in Victorian Local Government

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    Strengthening Democracy: Reflections on a Year of Research-Practice Exchange

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    From Participation to Purpose: Rethinking How We Measure Social Value

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    Guidebook for Deliberative Engagement: Key Features and Practical Insights

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    What if communities led your next engagement project?: Lessons from The People’s Report

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    2025 International Day of Democracy: Democracy Starts With Us

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    Beyond Cultural Competence: getting comfortable with hard truths about exclusion

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    New ‘normal’, collective action and radical change

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    Representation: the importance of making as well as taking space