In 2013, Territory, Politics, Governance, an interdisciplinary journal committed to theory and research on territorial politics and the governance of space was launched.
In January 2026, the 2026-30 Regional Studies Association Strategy is published.
In February 2024, Alan Kinder was appointed the new Chief Executive of the Association.
In March 2024, Sally Hardy retired after almost 40 years with the Association.
The School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster is pleased to offer three studentships for prospective PhD researchers starting in September 2026. Located in the heart of London, the School of Social Sciences has an active research culture to which our well-established doctoral research programme makes a vital contribution. The school is home […]
The Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE), Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD fellow as part of the Danish Research Council 4-year interdisciplinary project “A Just Transition: Indigenous Free, Prior and Informed Consent and the Green Transition in the Arctic (AJUST)” led by Associate Professor of law Miriam Bak McKenna (principal investigator). The […]
I am recruiting a full-time Research Associate in Urban Mobilities (Grade 7: £39,424–£47,779) to join the Transport Studies Unit (TSU), School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford (26-month fixed-term post, Vacancy 185069). If you know of any suitable candidates, please do forward this on – I am happy to discuss the role informally […]
I am sharing a call (pdf link) for two PhD researchers to work on the repression, criminalization, securitization, and human rights-ization of climate activism in UK and Germany. The project is part of my ERC Starting Grant “Legal Governmentality – governing climate activism through criminal law and human rights in Europe (LeGo)” (2026 – 2031, […]
Please see information below in relation to three fully funded ESRC SGSSS PhD positions in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. Please see links to the three studentships below. Skills in rural Scotland and the green transition. Supervised by David McCollum (University of St Andrews), Harminder Battu (University […]
David Bailey is Professor of Business Economics at the Birmingham Business School and a Senior Fellow of the ESRC’s UK in a Changing Europe programme, exploring the impacts of Brexit on UK automotive and manufacturing. He has written extensively on industrial and regional policy, especially in relation to manufacturing and the auto industry. He has […]
Noela Mahmutaj (PhD) is an early-career researcher and lecturer at the Institute of European Studies at the University of Tirana, Albania. Her main research interests and publications focus on IR topics, especially those related to contemporary geopolitics and external influences in the Western Balkans and Black Sea regions. She has published several research papers and […]
The Labour Geography Unit at the Department of Geography of the University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for a full-time postdoc or senior researcher post. The appointment will be for four years and start in June 2026 at the latest. The appointee will conduct research in the project “Underemployed” that was awarded an ERC Advanced […]
The CreativeAI studentships (2026-29) – fully-funded PhD studentships on cutting-edge creativeAI projects – will explore the rapidly evolving relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence (AI), considering what AI does for creativity and what creativity does for AI. Six supervisor-led interdisciplinary projects bring together outstanding expertise by over 15 academic staff in arts, languages and cultures, computer science, […]
The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) is seeking to appoint two full-time fixed-term Departmental Lecturers in International Relations. We hope to appoint one lecturer with expertise in international political economy and one in historical and interpretive approaches and methods. The Departmental Lecturers will contribute to teaching and examining in the subject of International […]
From CSIL, we are pleased to share information about our upcoming Workshop on Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (CIE), which will take place in Milan on 11–13 May 2026. The workshop focuses specifically on the application of counterfactual methods to regional and cohesion policy evaluation, addressing questions that could be very relevant for RSA members: How can […]
17 September 2026
The Department of Geography at Uppsala University (www.kultgeog.uu.se) would like to announce two openings in our PhD program, with a start date of 1 September 2026. The positions are fully-funded for four years, and PhD students receive full-time salaries with benefits such as (almost free) health care. One position is available in housing and urban […]
Applications are open for four-year Sustainable Rural Futures Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships at Keele University. There are two calls: Supervisor-designed projects see https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/five-leverhulme-doctoral-scholarships-with-keele-s-sustainable-rural-futures-programme-surf-supervisor-designed/?i131p7006 Student-proposed projects see https://www.findaphd.com/phds/program/five-leverhulme-doctoral-scholarships-with-keele-s-sustainable-rural-futures-programme-surf-student-proposed/?i131p6778 Further information is also available on our website: https://www.keele.ac.uk/surf/apply/ Or contact us at surf@keele.ac.uk
Happy to host applications relating to China’s Digital / Space Silk Road and beyond. Deadline is May 5, so get in touch soon! Research Area: All Disciplines Funding Type: Postdoctoral Fellowships Target Group: Early Career Researchers up to 5 years after completing their PhD Max.: 450.000 EUR Max.: Three years The fellowships span 36 months […]
We are currently looking for two PhD researchers to research infrastructures, knowledges and policy practices in marine governance. The successful candidates will join the newly established Marine Policy and Management working group and become part of a growing community of social scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the University of Oldenburg (Germany). The deadline for application is the […]
In 2020, a merger of the counties of Troms and Finnmark in northern Norway was implemented as part of a nationwide regional reform. Unlike some mergers that took place at the time, this merger was not based on an initial voluntary agreement between the respective county councils. A consultative referendum held in Finnmark two years […]
On behalf of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific and the John von Neumann University Organizing Committee, we hereby cordially invite you to the 38th AUAP Annual Conference, which will be held in Europe, the city of Kecskemét, Hungary from May 19-21, 2026, bringing the best of universities and scientific public life […]
Applications are open for the Master of Science in Mobility Management, offered by the National School of State Public Works (ENTPE) – University of Lyon, in partnership with Université Gustave Eiffel. This one-year, full-time, English-taught programme is designed to foster strong academic and professional connections across borders. It welcomes students seeking a high-level, specialised […]
Andy Pike is the Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies in the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK. His research interests, publications and research projects are focused on the geographical political economy of local, regional and urban development and policy. He has undertaken research projects for the OECD, UN-ILO, […]