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The RSA is delighted to announce the new Editor-in-Chief of our journal Spatial Economic Analysis is Ugo Fratesi of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Congratulations Ugo! Professor Fratesi has been involved with various roles in a large number of research project, especially at European level, financed by the Espon programme, FP5, FP7, Horizon 2020 and the […]

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Watch as David Bailey, Editor in Chief of Regional Studies, presents the 2023 Regional Studies Best Paper Award to Domenica Panzera and Paolo Postiglione, both of the University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy, for their paper entitled: ‘The impact of regional inequality on economic growth: a spatial econometric approach‘ https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1910228

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We are delighted to be able to share this year’s Best paper and Best Referee winners. In the list below, you can see the winners, links to the publications, and links to the online recordings.   Regional Studies Best Paper Domenica Panzera, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy Paolo Postiglione, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy The impact of […]

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Watch as David Bailey, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Regional Studies, presents the 2023 Regional Studies Best Referee Award to Andrea Ascani, Gran Sasso Science Institute in Italy; David Hearne, Birmingham Business School, UK and in absentia, Maria Abreau, University of Cambridge, UK.

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Watch as Joan Fitzgerald, the RSA Cities and Regions Book Series Editor celebrates the 2023 Best Book Award, given to Peter Kresl, of Bucknell University, USA, for his book ‘The City and Quality of Life’ https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-city-and-quality-of-life-9781800880108.html The NBD Think Tank published this news on our website in both Chinese and English, please find them on the […]

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We are delighted to announce the launch of a new journal Finance and Space. Finance & Space is a pioneering interdisciplinary journal based on the belief that we need to change the way we look at finance. Finance is typically seen as a technical and arcane subject best left to economic experts and finance professionals; […]

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The OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) helps national, regional and local governments unleash the potential of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote inclusive and sustainable growth in regions and cities, boost local job creation and implement sound tourism policies. Our work helps shape public policies to support growth, resilience […]

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Watch as Klaus Dodds, Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Territory, Politics, Governance presents the 2023 Territory, Politics, Governance Best Paper Award to Suan Hausing, of the University of Hyderabad, India, for his paper ‘Autonomy and the Territorial Management of Ethnic Conflicts in Northeast India’ Autonomy and the Territorial Management of Ethnic Conflicts in Northeast India […]

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Watch as Stephen Hincks, Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Regional Studies, Regional Science presents the 2023 Regional Studies, Regional Science Best Paper Award to Nora Hampl of the University of Vienna, Austria for her paper ‘Consume Less or Grow Sustainably? Matching Energy Systems with Indigenous Worldviews in Panama’ https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2022.2081598

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Watch as Phil Tomlinson, from the University of Bath, and Editor of the Policy Debates section of the academic journal, Regional Studies presents the second 2023 Regional Studies Best Paper published in Policy Debates to Anne Le Roy, of CREG-Grenoble Alpes University and Fiona Ottaviani, Grenoble Ecole de Management, both in France, for their paper […]

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Watch as Mick Dunford, one of the Managing Editors of the Journal of Area Development and Policy, presents the 2023 Area Development and Policy Best Paper Award to Feras Ali Qawasmeh, of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar and Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil. Feras is one of 3 co-authors of the ADP paper ‘Israeli […]

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Watch as Phil Tomlinson, Editor of the Regional Studies Policy Debates section presents the first of the two 2023 Awards for Best Policy Debates Paper to Alessandro Sancino of the Open University, UK and the University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy; Max Stafford of the Mile End Institute, QMUL, UK; Alessandro Braga, also of the University […]

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 REGIONAL STUDIES  Regular Editor Closing date: 5PM (BST), Friday 12th May 2023 About the role A new Regional Studies Editor is called on to support the existing team of Editors in managing the peer review of general submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation as a world-leading publication in the field of regional studies, […]

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New RSA Research Network Grant Scheme We are very pleased to announce the new RSA Research Network Grant holders for the 2023 round. Congratulations to Pablo Galaso and Sergio Palomeque of the University of the Republic, Uruguay, and Andrea Belmartino of the Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy. The new Regional Studies Association Research Network is […]

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Watch as Alejandra Trejo Nieto, Guest Editor of the RSA Latin American Series Blog, presents the award for Best non-English Blog to Cristina Isabel Ibarra Armenta of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico, for the blog Measuring the effects of decentralisation on the distribution of economic activity in Latin America using satellite images. We would also […]

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Watch as Brady Reid, Editor of the RSA Blog, presents the award for Best Student Blog published in 2022 to Andrew Halliday, University of New Brunswick, Canada, for his blog entitled ‘The Vanishing Island: covid-islands, covid-archipelagos and the experience of Canada’s ‘Atlantic Bubble’.

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Watch as Brady Reid, Editor of the RSA Blog, presents the award for Best Original Blog published in 2022 to Alejandra Trejo Nieto, El Colegio de Mexico, for her blog entitled The Regional Dimension of Inequality in Latin America and Mexico.

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The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint a Digital Media and Papers Editor to its journal, Regional Studies, Regional Science.  Digital Media and Papers Editor (one position available) This role aims to develop the journal’s digital and social media presence and support the existing team of Editors in managing peer review of submissions. It is expected […]

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