Regional Studies Association

Our Pandemics resource web page https://lnkd.in/eteJE6e continues to evolve, as does our LinkedIn group https://lnkd.in/dTseuCP. Please do join our group and send or forward any articles you think may be of interest or relevance.

[Call for contributions] Towards #RSAPorto25 I am happy to come back to Regional Studies Association with excellent colleagues (Florence Benoit, Julien Ravet, Ron Boschma, Pierre-Alexandre Balland) discussing Europe's R&I Divide at the next conference in #Porto in May 2025. We want to gather analytical contributions, research papers, and policy analysis to better understand the regional R&I divide, what to do, and how it affects Europe's competitiveness and resilience. We know R&I activities are unevenly distributed across space, our interest is on the drivers and barriers of their evolution. Please have a look at the Special Session 'SS52: Tackling Europe's Regional R&I Divide: Analysis, Policies and Practices'. https://lnkd.in/eTemudpT!

🎉 Overloaded with the UK budget analysis? Check this out Igor Tupy, Simone Maria Grabner, and I have won a #research #network grant from the Regional Studies Association to set up the research network on #Transformative #Regional #Resilience (#T2R). Join the network and our kick-off webinar 👇 https://lnkd.in/eXUdW6zq

Are you interested in the ideational turn in economic geography? Franziska Görmar, Max Roessler, and I are inviting submissions for our special session "Grasping the ideational dimension: the importance of narratives, visions and imaginaries for regional development and how to study them" at the Regional Studies Association 2025 Annual Conference in wonderful Porto. https://lnkd.in/djka3Q2B

Earlier this month, the RSA's Nordic community came together for the 9th #NORSA Division Conference “Regional Outcomes of Global Challenges in the Nordic Countries”. Organised by the Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, in partnership with Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University and the Nordic Division of the Regional Studies Association the conference took place in Vilnius between 2nd- 3rd May 2024. The conference was supported by the Vilnius City Municipality Administration (www.govilnius.lt/ Go Vilnius) and the Regional Studies Association and featured three invited plenary speakers: Jiri Blazek (Charles University, Czech Republic) presented on the roles of system-level agency on the development of regional industries, Maria Tsouri (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway) highlighted the relationships between innovation networks and green transition and the final plenary presentation was by Tiit Tammaru (Tartu University, Estonia) on trends of counter-urbanisation in the context of digital transition and decreasing urban housing affordability.   Delegates represented all countries of the RSA’s Nordic Division (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden) as well as further afield with guests from Hungary and Poland. The conference presented opportunities to discuss and debate the most recent issues concerned with regional studies and regional policy in Northern European countries and ample networking opportunities resulting in strengthened scientific links across the Baltic Sea and beyond.   Plenaries and paper sessions were accompanied by social events such as an informal pre-conference get-together, a conference dinner, a visit to the premises of Vilnius City Council for great views over the city and an energising walking tour with more vistas over the city, interesting insights and anecdotes and sampling local hospitality. Conference photos can be accessed on our Facebook album at https://lnkd.in/e3FbKUWR.   The next NORSA Conference will take place in 2026 and details on the NORSA Division and its activities can be found at https://lnkd.in/eAYX6ZBB.   Donatas Burneika Gintare Pociute-Sereikiene Laura James Jurga Bucaite-Vilke Viktorija Baranauskiene Tamas Kovalcsik Algis Krupavicius Laura Malinauskaitė, PhD Henrik Halkier Roman Martin Jolanta Aidukaite Rūta Ubarevičienė Balázs Szabó, PhD Dr. Bianka Plüschke-Altof Sigrid Jessen Evelina Kvedaravičiūtė Kristina Mazeikaite Zaiga Krisjane Ridvan Cinar Daniela Carl Garri Raagmaa Giedre Dzemydaite Martin Henning Brigita Šidlauskaitė-Riazanova Rima Rubcinskaite Sarah-Maria Franz Tom Broekel Mariia Bochkova Elita Jermolajeva Carlos Tapia Sindija Balode Jānis Zālīte Alan Kinder Daumantas Stumbrys Kadri Leetmaa Markku Sotarauta

Registration is open for the European Commission JRC Future of Cities Webinar Series. Starting on 16 May 10am BST / 11am CEST For more information and to register, please see post below. 🔽 🔽 🔽

The Regional Studies Association provides a range of research funding opportunities and awards to suit different career stages and we are pleased to share with you details on forthcoming applications: RSA Awards 2024 Nominations (both self-nominations and third-party nominations) of current members are being sought for the following awards in regional studies and related fields: 🔴Nathaniel Lichfield Master’s Award – for recent Master’s graduate who have graduated within the previous year; 🔴Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award– for registered PhD students who have not yet received their certificate; 🔴Routledge Early Career Award– for early career researchers defined as being within five years of the date on their PhD certificate or equivalent. Deadlines: 22nd April 2024 More at: https://lnkd.in/eWe9GZ3Z 2024 Research Funding 🔴Early Career Research Grant Scheme This award is open to single applicants in their early career (a maximum of five years between the date shown on the PhD certificate and the application deadline). This funding is provided to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. The grant has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply. Deadline (Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024 More at: https://lnkd.in/edpdkQND 🔴Membership Research Grant Scheme (MeRSA) The RSA Membership Research Grant supports a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. This research funding scheme is intended primarily to provide opportunities for mid-career scholars who have already published in the field of regional studies and science, and who are Individual Members of the RSA. The award has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply. Deadline(Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024 More at https://lnkd.in/e3df_Zdz 🔴Fellowship Research Grant Scheme (FeRSA) This award is open to Fellows of the RSA only. Deadline: (Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024 More at https://lnkd.in/eSpvmMg5 🔴Travel Grants The RSA offers up to £500 towards travel costs when attending a non-RSA event. Recipients of the Travel Grant must be members of the Association at the time of the application, at the time of travel and the claim. Deadlines: 16th May and 19th September More at https://lnkd.in/eCH-zkPv 🔴Research Network Grant Scheme RSA Research Networks are formed by RSA members interested in meeting to examine an issue that responds to the aims and goals of the Association and is of interest and concern to members of the Association as well as non-members. The issue needs not necessarily to have a direct policy focus, but the examination would normally lead to policy-related conclusions. Deadline: 24th October 2024 More at https://lnkd.in/e4vj6itn