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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 9h

On the 12th of November, the @regstud.bsky.social will host the RSA Women's Network Workshop. It will be a hybrid event, with topics covered including that of careers and CV's, academia in the #GlobalSouth, and grant application: For more and to register, see:
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 9d

To hollow out #cohesion is to erode the #EU’s credibility from within.
In my brand new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, I argue that #Europe’s competitiveness and very viability depends less on emulating competitors and more on exploiting our latent potential.
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 7d

Competitiveness thrives on cohesion, not concentration.
My brand new article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social makes the case for unlocking #Europe’s full potential, wherever it can be found, as #cohesion is the foundation of #competitivenes, not its antithesis.
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 1d

#Europe faces not a choice between #efficiency and #equity but the need to reconcile both if it wants to become more competitive.
As I argue in my new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, a more centralised #EU will thin its own strength by silencing its citizens' voices.
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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 26d

New #OpenAccess paper: 'Role of universities in early graduate entrepreneurship: enablers or constrainers of ‘missing’ entrepreneurs?' by
@mariaabreu.bsky.social & Vadim Grinevich www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 28d

Have you seen our #Trending paper: 'Does a 180-day cap on short-term rentals affect housing markets? Evidence from regional New South Wales' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Jun 20

New in #OpenAccess: 'Does a 180-day cap on short-term rentals affect housing markets? Evidence from regional New South Wales' by Zhenpeng Zou, Thomas Sigler, Alicia Rambaldi, Elin Charles-Edwards & Jonathan Corcoran www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Sep 8

New in our #UrbanAndRegionalHorizons section: 'Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches' by @emmao.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @drjwharrison.bsky.social

Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches

Leadership is often hailed as an antidote to a range of place-based problems. Yet it continues to be a slippery, highly political and deeply uneven practice, and area of study. At a time of authori...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Sep 5

#EU Cohesion Policy: a bulwark for regional equity, is becoming, according to @fmolica.bsky.social, De Renzis. @bourdinseb.bsky.social in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, a stabiliser for national crises.
For them, #Cohesion Policy slips from development to national expedience.
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Sarah Ayres @sarahayres.bsky.social · Sep 1

In our @rsablog.bsky.social blog we explore how mayors can enact change in complex policy spaces when they don't have control over the policy levers. www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Evidence is drawn from our article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social.
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How democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent times

This article explores how democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent times. Drawing on 132 interviews with decision-makers in England, it uses the case of heal...

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Sep 1

New #OpenAccess paper: 'Regional counter-institutionalisation: contestation and propositions for alternative regionalities' by Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Emanuele Sciuva @esciuva.bsky.social · Aug 18

Excited to share my paper "(Other) temporary populations and the rise of platform-mediated medium-term rentals" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social! It examines how temporary populations drive Lisbon’s medium-term rental market through platforms & state policies. doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2523977

(Other) temporary populations and the rise of platform-mediated medium-term rentals

The short-term rental market is evolving as (other) temporary populations such as students and digital nomads increasingly seek medium-term rentals. This paper analyses the rise of medium-term rent...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Aug 24

#EU integration leads to economic #growth, but not evenly.
As Petrakos, Sotiriou & Alexiou argue in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, trade in goods hollows out peripheral regions, while services uplift them.
The two single market economies: one thrives, the other stalls.
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The geography of integration and regional growth in the EU

The paper investigates the unevenness in European Union (EU) trade integration patterns and the resulting growth asymmetries at the regional level. With the use of panel econometric models at the N...

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RSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · Aug 25

How do regions drive change?
🇬🇧 UK → bottom-up, market-led
🇨🇳 China → quyu (区域), state-shaped governance

In our latest RSA Summer Series blog, Qinying Sun unpacks innovation directionality across two models.

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Quyu and Regional Directionality: Innovation Intermediaries in China and the UK's Non-Core Regions - RSA Main

The concept of Quyu (区域) in China Across policy and academic debates, regions are increasingly recognised as key arenas for addressing climate change, demographic shifts, and economic transitions. In ...

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Jul 31

New #OpenAccess Paper: 'Green to stay? Mechanisms explaining green industrial resilience during an external shock' by Stig-Erik Jakobsen, Nora Geirsdotter Bækkelund, Svein Gunnar Sjøtun & Heidi Wiig www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Jul 31

New in #OpenAcces: Entrepreneurial local governments and the development of the decentralised platform economy in China by Jun Sun, Kai Jia & Martin Kenney
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Entrepreneurial local governments and the development of the decentralised platform economy in China

The platform economy in China is more geographically decentralised than in the United States, where platform firms are highly concentrated on the West Coast. This different spatial pattern is a pro...

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RSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · Jul 30

🔥 Shanghai: A city, a strategy, a regional powerhouse.
Yin Dou & Yishuai Zhang unpack how Shanghai’s leadership shaped the Yangtze River Delta over 4 decades.
📖 Dive into the RSA summer blog: bit.ly/4l4dG9J
💬 Will the YRD model shape China’s future?
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Regional Cooperation Centered on Shanghai: Development History, Linkage Measurement, and Future Outlook - RSA Main

Development History: A Multi-Dimensional Region Centred on Shanghai In the Chinese context, as urban spatial patterns and governance systems evolve, the concept of “region” increasingly exhibits multi...

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Jul 29

New Linkedin Post: 'Shuffling the Deck? Rethinking Workspaces and Regional Development in a Polycrisis Economy' by Mariachiara Barzotto, Carlo Corradini, and Sandrine Labory: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shuffl...

Shuffling the Deck? Rethinking Workspaces and Regional Development in a Polycrisis Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered profound shifts in the way work and place intersect within regional economies. In their new article, “Shuffling the deck? Multiple transitions and the new spatialit...

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Tasos Kitsos @tasoskitsos.bsky.social · Jul 23

2/3 Quite interesting results. a 6 minute grasp of the paper

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KIBS and Non-KIBS Business Dynamics in Urban Micro-Spaces

A Google Notebook Briefing Document of our research: KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban…

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Tasos Kitsos @tasoskitsos.bsky.social · Jul 23

📣 I've got Google Notebook to make a briefing note of our recent #research paper with Korneliusz Pylak and @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social "KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ #business creation and closure: evidence from the #urban micro-space" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social

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KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban micro-space

Our study explores the factors influencing the creation and closure of firms in urban micro-spaces, highlighting the relationship between knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and non-KIBS s...

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RSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · Jul 10

🏛️ New blog
Efthimios Georgio explores how Athens’s past and present meet in places like Plaka, Thissio, & Acropolis Museum.
Reflection on culture, urban planning & democracy.
Read: bit.ly/46yFzTG
👀 & stay tuned, Summer Blog Series launches July 15 with perspectives on place & regional futures

A Crossroad Cultures: The Case of Athens’s Historical Centre - RSA Main

Athens serves as a vital site of democratic heritage and urban evolution. Over the decades, its society and built environment have undergone a gradual but significant transformation. Like many histori...

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Jennifer Clark @jclarkcrp.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations!!! @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👏

Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to @lucynatarajan.bsky.social et al on winning the @regionalstudies.bsky.social Best Paper Award for their paper - 'Social Infrastructure and 'Left Behind Places''. Watch the recording at www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-regional-studies-best-paper/

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · Jun 24

Latest with @dgbailey.bsky.social and Paddy Bradley on #supplychains #securonomics and the new #industrialstrategy @uniofbath.bsky.social @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @uresg76.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👇🏼

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New industrial strategy brings Rachel Reeves’ securonomics to life – but will it protect Britain from more supply chain shocks?

COVID and Brexit showed how fragile import networks can be.

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Jun 20

New in #OpenAccess: 'Does a 180-day cap on short-term rentals affect housing markets? Evidence from regional New South Wales' by Zhenpeng Zou, Thomas Sigler, Alicia Rambaldi, Elin Charles-Edwards & Jonathan Corcoran www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Jun 13

In a crisis, looking inward is always the initial instinct. But in the #USA, according to Crescenzi & Ganau in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, regions that looked outward—investing abroad—reaped all the rewards.
Knowledge, like rain, fertilises best when it travels.
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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jun 13

It was an absolute delight earlier this week to award Lance Newey with this years Urban and Regional Horizons Best Paper Award for his @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper | Absorptive Capacity, Complexity & Regional Renewal: A Developmental Psychology Perspective doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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