Piffero, Elena (2010) Best practices in practice : critical reflections on international cooperation and participatory urban development in Cairo's informal areas (Egypt). Universitas Forum, Vol.2 (No.1).

Piffero, Elena (2010) Che ci posso fare? Mi piaci!”: ONG egiziane e sponsor internazionali a Boulaq El-Dakrour, Cairo. In: Di Peri, Rosita and Rivetti, Paola, (eds.) Effetto società civile. Retoriche e pratiche in Iran, Libano, Egitto e Marocco. Italy: Bonanno, pp. 175-208. ISBN 9788877966513

Piffero, Elena (2009) Beyond rules and regulations : the growth of informal Cairo. In: Kipper, Regina and Fischer, Marion, (eds.) Cairo’s Informal Areas Between Urban Challenges and Hidden Potentials Facts. Voices. Visions. Cairo: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, pp. 21-28.

Piffero, Elena (2009) La ville négociée. In: Baduel, Pierre-Robert, (ed.) La ville et l'urbain dans le monde arabe et en Europe : acteurs, organisations et territoires. Connaissance du Maghreb . Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, pp. 199-218. ISBN 9782706820229

Piffero, Elena (2009) Participation : empowerment or domestication? Reflections on potentials and potential shortcomings of participatory approaches to development. In: Kipper, Regina and Fischer, Marion, (eds.) Cairo’s Informal Areas Between Urban Challenges and Hidden Potentials Facts. Voices. Visions. Cairo: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, pp. 129-140.

Piffero, Elena (2009) What happened to participation? Urban development and authoritarian upgrading in Cairo's informal neighbourhoods. Italy: Libera la ricerca. ISBN 9788896026182

Piffero, Elena (2006) Il terremoto Hamas e la sua onda d'urto regionale. In: Emiliani, M., (ed.) La vittoria di Hamas. Prospettive, sviluppi, paure. Mare di mezzo . Italy: Il Ponte Editrice, pp. 45-56. ISBN 9788889465080