Stella Moliterni

Biography

Stella Moliterni is a PhD researcher and EU Junior Project Manager with experience working across Europe and Africa. She has studied and worked in multiple European contexts and is particularly interested in questions of economic development in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Alongside research, she supports EU and regional initiatives through project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and applied work with SMEs, innovation actors, and local communities. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Design, Management and Evaluation of Public Social Welfare Policies at Universitat Jaume I. Her research interests sit at the intersection of corporate social responsibility and corporate political activity in the agricultural sector, rural tourism, and social innovation, with a focus on how place-based industries and local ecosystems shape sustainable rural development.