In 2022, our RSA Policy Impact Book, Harnessing Global Value Chains for Regional Development, closed by looking ahead to a green transition that would create “new and different” green value chains. The world it looked out on has since changed. Our new book, Green Global Value Chains for Sustainable Development (Cambridge University Press, open access), […]
The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint a new Chief Executive. We are an independent, global and multi-disciplinary learned society, based in the UK. We support the fields of regional studies and regional science. Our community includes those from policy and practice in addition to researchers from the fields of business and management, economics, geography, […]
Deadline for proposals: 30 November 2026 Regional Studies, Regional Science (RSRS) is the Regional Studies Association’s fully open access journal. It includes a section for Early Career Papers, where PhD students and early career researchers can publish short articles and reach a wide audience. Of the RSA journals, only RSRS has a mentored Early Career […]
Invitation to Partner with the Regional Studies Association Annual Conference About the RSA Annual Conference For more than four decades, the Regional Studies Association (RSA) has delivered a programme of major international conferences, bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners from across the world. The RSA Annual Conference is our flagship international event and provides a […]
Some of the most useful work in academic fields never quite reaches the people making decisions. It sits in journals and gets cited by other academics, but it rarely reaches government departments or international agencies. The RSA Policy Expo Grant Scheme is designed to change that, and applications for 2026 are now open to researchers […]
The RSA is delighted to announce that the 13th Policy Impact book, Improving inclusive innovation outcomes: Lessons from post-industrial and post-conflict cities, is now freely available to read and download as open access. The book, by Michael R. Glass, Louise Kempton, David Marlow, Luke Green, Carlos Cadena-Gaitan, Sabina Deitrick and Diana Morales, follows the March […]
The 2027 RSA Annual Conference offers three session types, each offering a different way to participate. Knowing how they differ will help you choose the right sessions to submit to and, if you are coordinating one, the right type to propose. We invite scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit session proposals for inclusion in the […]
You have spent years on a thesis, or eighteen months steering a paper through peer review. It is finally out. And then… very little happens. A few colleagues download it, your supervisor sends congratulations, and the work settles quietly into a database. It doesn’t have to be that way. A short, well-written blog post is […]
The Regional Studies Association is delighted to welcome several new members to its journal editorial teams. We welcome the new co-editors of Area Development and Policy, who will guide the journal’s continued commitment to publishing research on development and territorial change worldwide. Regional Studies, Regional Science welcomes a new digital media editor and a media […]
On 25 September 2026, the Regional Studies Association (RSA) partnered with the Ghana Geographers’ Association (GGA) to deliver two Postgraduate Training Seminars as part of the 2026 GGA Annual Conference at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. The conference theme was “Africa in Transition: Climate Change, Urban Growth and the Quest for Healthy and Sustainable […]
Application deadline: 6th November 2026. The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint one Early Career Editor to the journal Area Development and Policy. Apply for the role by filling out the form About the role Early Career Editor (one position available) The Early Career Editor appointment is open to candidates who are within five years […]
The RSA Research Network on Green(ing) Global Value Chains for Sustainable Regional Development (GGVC4SRD) examines how the Green Transition is reshaping the relationship between sustainability and economic development, with green global value chains and their actors at the centre. It addresses a gap in understanding how policies such as the EU Green Deal, due diligence […]
Do you have a regional research question that would benefit from bringing the right people into the same room? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme could help you do exactly that. We are inviting RSA members to submit proposals for new and renewing Research Networks, and we would love to hear your ideas. What is […]
The inaugural BeNeLux Geography Conference took place in April 2026, with Sabine Dörry, RSA Ambassador to Luxembourg, serving on the organising committee. The conference brought together the geographical communities of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg for the first time in this format, drawing over 500 participants including early career researchers (ECRs), senior academics, and policymakers. […]
Announcement of the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Regional Studies Association (Company no. 4116288 Charity no. 1084165) on Wednesday 11th November 2026 at 4 pm UK time, In person at at Hilton London Paddington, 146 Praed Street, London, W2 1EE, and online using Zoom software. The Regional Studies Association invites you to attend its […]
Watch as Junxi Qian, Deputy Editor in Chief of the journal, Area, Development and Policy presents the 2026 Area Development and Policy Best Paper Award to the authors of the paper entitled ‘Accessibility, (dis)advantage and everyday mobility practices and experiences: the cases of Maputo and Freetown’ authored by Daniel Oviedo and Alexandria Chong, both of […]
Watch as Mia Gray, Chair of the Awards Committee, presents the 2026 RSA Routledge Early Career Award to Teodora Stanković (Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Montenegro) for her paper entitled: Ukrainian refugees in Montenegro and Serbia: political position and decision to settle. Read the paper at https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2025.2549801
Watch as Shenjing He, one of the Editors in Chief of the journal Area, Development and Policy, presents the award for the 2026 Area Development and Policy Best Referee to Yi Li, of Hohai University in China.
Watch as Mia Gray, Chair of the Awards Committee, presents the 2026 RSA Nathaniel Lichfield Recent Master’s Award to Michi Ochiai (University of Manchester, UK) for his paper entitled: Local Agency and Foundational Vulnerability: Explaining the Struggle for Social Infrastructure Provision in North East England Through Path Dependency.
Watch as Mia Gray, Chair of the Awards Committee, presents the 2026 Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award to Miriam de Oliveira Gonçalves from CIAUD, the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture at the Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal, for her paper titled “Examining Local Action Groups as territorial development polities: […]
Newly published today in the RSA Regions and Cities Book Series, Sustainable Development and Industry 4.0 in Europe, by Erika Džajić Uršič, Tamara Besednjak Valič, Alenka Pandiloska Jurak, Urška Fric. The accelerating convergence of digital transformation and sustainability represents one of the most profound structural changes in contemporary Europe. This scientific monograph examines how Industry […]
The RSA is delighted to launch RSA Reflections, a brand-new space on our website dedicated to RSA member reports from RSA events, networks and research grants. Reflections joins the RSA Blog as a sister page, giving our community two complementary ways to share knowledge and experiences. RSA Reflections is a collection of personal reflections and […]
Apply for the role by filling out our form About the role The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint an Editor to the journal, Regional Studies, Regional Science. The successful candidate will join the existing team of Editors in managing the peer review of general submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation […]
Apply for the role by filling in our form Deadline: 25 September 2026 The Regional Studies Association (RSA) seeks to appoint Editors for the international journal Regional Studies (RS) published by Routledge. Applicants are called on to join the existing team of Editors in managing the peer review of general submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation […]