Abstract
the
tumultuous digital technologies development, nowadays we live in a world
without boundaries, characterized by liquid communities that meet and collide,
sometimes denying mutual recognition. We move in a communicative bulimia where
information runs like in a circus where the sense and the value of
'communicating' are often lost, fueling forms of misunderstanding, violence and
exclusion that contribute to fuel discomfort and isolation. In the information
and knowledge society, communication is increasingly discriminating for
emancipation and empowerment for people, organizations, and communities. For
this reason, in the essay, we intend to deepen both the evolution of the
community's space through digital technologies and the value and role of the
concept of empowerment applied to community development. The essence of the
essay is to reflect on its social implications in terms of welfare communities
and valorisation of the heritage of relational goods that are constitutive of
every social and community space.