In early 1982, the Association convened a panel of experts to examine the changing regional problem. The resulting Inquiry into Regional Problems in the United Kingdom re-imagined what regional intervention should look like in the face of government antipathy, competing inner urban problems, and an economic recovery that would favour some parts of the country […]
At the close of the 1970s, the Association’s conference entitled ‘The Death of Regional Policy’ held in Glasgow seemed prophetic. Shortly afterwards, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative administration won the 1979 general election and regional economic planning was challenged like never before as power was drawn to the centre.
As the Association adapted to this changing environment, it proclaimed a continued need for its work when, in 1973, Britain entered the European Economic Community (EEC). However, with the return to power of Wilson’s Labour party in 1974, a range of institutional innovations, such as the National Enterprise Board, were introduced as the national economy […]
One of the first goals of the Steering Committee was to establish a quality, peer reviewed publication to disseminate regional research. Following successful negotiations with Pergamon Press, Regional Studies was launched in May 1967 under the editorship of Peter Hall – a major landmark in the Association’s development as a learned society.
The British Group of ICRPD was dissolved, and the inaugural meeting of the Association was held on 9th April. The first conference, entitled Regional Planning in Britain, followed on 9th October, 1965 succeeded in bringing together a mix of academics from varied disciplines along with those from policy and practice.
Organisers Marijn Molema, Fryske Akademy, Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, the Netherlands Arno van der Zwet, University of the West of Scotland, UK Martin Åberg, Centre for Regional Studies, University of Karlstad Sara Svensson, Center for Policy Studies, Central European University The past plays a crucial role in understanding, developing and implementing regional economic development […]
Francesco Aiello is Full Professor in Economics at the University of Calabria (Italy) where he teaches Political Economy and International Trade. He is an applied economist with a long dated experience in teaching and research and author of a number of papers published in referred journals in the fields of R&D, trade policy and development […]
We are delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Association Excellence Awards 2019 in Best Association Team category. We will look forward to attending the finals in October, where fingers crossed, we might win! Details of all the finalists can be found on the Association Excellence Awards web page https://associationexcellenceawards.co.uk/shortlist-2019/
On 25th June we, along with Lisa de Propris (University of Birmingham) and representatives from Taylor and Francis, presented an ‘Evidence Pod’ at Westminster, as part of the Evidence Week organised by Sense about Science. The aim of the event was to brief members of Parliament and the House of Lords about important policy issues. […]
Organisers: Martin Sokol, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Zoltán Gál, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Dariusz Wójcik, University of Oxford, UK David Bassens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium The RSA Research Network on Financial Geographies has operated with RSA support under the auspices of the Global Network on Financial Geography (FinGeo), launched in Oxford in 2015 (building on a […]
Eurasian Geography and Economics welcomes papers on geographical and economic issues in the Eurasian region.
East European Politics publishes research covering the government, politics, and societies of the post-communist space, including East Central and South Eastern Europe, Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union.
The Chair of the RSA East of England Branch, Pete Tyler is Professor, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge and Director of Studies in Land Economy at St. Catharine’s College Peter Tyler is a Professor in Urban and Regional Economics. He has been a Project Director for over seventy major research projects for Government, […]
The Chair of the RSA Hungary Section is Viktor Varjú, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Regional Studies, KRTK, HUN-REN. Az RSA fontos csatornát jelent a magyar és a nemzetközi regionális tanulmányi (és tudományi) közösségek között. Az RSA-n keresztül a hazai kutatók hamar értesülhetnek a kulcsfontosságú nemzetközi trendekről és az RSA nemzetközi közössége is értesül a […]
The CEE Division comprised of Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. However, the CEE Division is inclusive and we also welcome members from other countries not listed here. The CEE Division is a limited […]
We would like to thank conference delegates who have made a donation to the RSA as part of this conference. Your financial contribution helps us to continue our work and offer free events such as the 2nd CEE conference in Lublin. Thank you!
For this year’s RSA CEE Conference, the Ukraine Ambassador grant competition has announced the following conference bursary winners: Olga Levytska, Institute of Regional Research n.a. M.I. Dolishniy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine): Border Migration Processes in Ukraine: The Polish Vector Mariana Senkiv, Lviv Polytechnic National University (Ukraine): Geography of Accessible Tourism for all in […]
Lesa is responsible for managing and developing a wide-ranging programme of online and in-person conferences and events for the Regional Studies Association. Her role includes overseeing budget management, risk assessment, marketing strategy, and event performance analysis. She leads partnerships with external suppliers and partners, supervises staff and volunteer teams, and manages the CRM and event […]
Samantha is responsible for providing governance administration across key RSA bodies, including the RSA Board, the RSAE Board, AGMs, and Publications and Journals Committees, as well as supporting trustee induction processes. She manages the administration of grant and award schemes, including handling calls for applications. Additionally, Samantha supports the activity of territorial networks through recruitment, […]
Sally Hardy is the outgoing Chief Executive of the Regional Studies Association. She began her career at the Economic and Social Research Council where she worked as a Scientific Officer in the Industry and Employment Committee dispensing funding to UK based social science academics. Sally moved to the Regional Studies Association where she has been […]
Flavia Martinelli is Professor at the Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy, where she currently teaches Policies and Strategies for Territorial Cohesion. She has worked on regional development processes, disparities, and policies, with particular attention to the historically lagging South of Italy, in a comparative perspective. She has been involved in several EU-funded collaborative projects […]
Professor Ron Martin is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Cambridge. His main research interests include the geographies of labour markets; regional development and competitiveness; the geographies of money and finance; geographical economics; and evolutionary economic geography. He has published some 35 books and monographs, and 200 articles, on these and related themes. […]