We can classify the Hikikomori phenomenon with the classification of “social pathology”: the Hikikomori phenomenon, and its spread in society, appear to be a real danger to the sustainability and resilience of the very society in which it occurs. This is because the social isolation of an individual, especially if young and non-independent, impacts the community of reference in human, economic and psychological terms. Therefore, an analysis that investigates the social aspects of the Hikikomori phenomenon cannot disregard the fact that it can be said to be sustainable in the community of reference within which it occurs. This, without wishing to produce a judgment on the merits of the social pathology, is relevant to assessing the capacity of that community to sustain its presence and spread and the human and social costs required to contain it. The research aims to explore the Hikikomori phenomenon in the context of Southern Italy, considering it as an emerging social vulnerability that impacts very deeply onto the sustainability of a social, economic and community systems such as the Campania region one. The following paper therefore presents empirical work conducted in southern Italy, in the Campania region. The methodology used is Mixed Methods, and the research design is Sequential Exploratory. The respondents were reached through the help of the association Hikikomori Italia.

The goal of the following work was to identify the effects, positive or negative, of performing group-based physical activity (GBPA) in the workplace. In addition, the scope of the present research was to investigate some social and relational aspects of medical origin associated with the Happy Bones project. The sample consisted of 28 women between 47 and 67 years old, employees of the University of Rome “Foro Italico”, in menopause, and inactive. The explorative nature of the investigation and the multidimensional aspect of the variables suggested the adoption of a qualitative method. Even though the survey did not fulfil the minimum standards of representativeness, interview analysis showed a positive trend in joining physical activity in the workplace, as shown by the good compliance of the participants with the proposed workplace training protocol. Personal motivation linked to the project itself or to the corresponding activity existed albeit to a secondary extent; the unifying element of the group existed regardless of the project and was due to the home institution, hence to the workplace.

This study investigates the relationship between artificial intelligence, artistic education, and the production chains of Made in Italy, with particular reference to the AFAM system (Higher Education in Art, Music, and Dance). Adopting a mixed-methods design, the research integrates three phases: a systematic review of the literature, a questionnaire administered to students and teachers within AFAM institutions, and a Delphi inquiry involving experts from artistic education, creative professions, cultural industries, and digital technologies. The findings show that AI is perceived both as a driver of innovation and as a source of significant tension. On the one hand, it expands creative possibilities, supports experimentation, and encourages the emergence of hybrid professional profiles combining creative, technological, and critical competences. On the other hand, it raises concerns related to standardization, the weakening of experiential learning, the redefinition of authorship, and the possible loss of cultural specificity in the Made in Italy production chains. The results also highlight a gap between the growing relevance attributed to AI-related competences and the limited availability of structured educational pathways and institutional policies for their integration. Overall, the study suggests that the impact of AI on artistic education and creative industries cannot be understood in deterministic terms, but must be interpreted as part of an open and multilayered process shaped by pedagogical, institutional, and cultural choices. In this perspective, the AFAM system emerges as a strategic space for mediating between technological innovation, educational quality, and the preservation of the cultural and design values that characterize Made in Italy.