Max Roessler
@max-roessler.bsky.social
Economic Geographer @unigreifswald.bsky.social
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Max Roessler
@max-roessler.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Shaping opportunity spaces: the role of narratives in place leadership
This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives surrounding regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to examine how place leaders engage in shaping nar...
doi.org
Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Thrilled to share I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation @unigreifswald.bsky.social! 🎓
Grateful to my fantastic supervisor Daniel Schiller and to everyone who has accompanied me on this memorable journey! 🤗
Grateful to my fantastic supervisor Daniel Schiller and to everyone who has accompanied me on this memorable journey! 🤗
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thrilled to share I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation @unigreifswald.bsky.social! 🎓
Grateful to my fantastic supervisor Daniel Schiller and to everyone who has accompanied me on this memorable journey! 🤗
Grateful to my fantastic supervisor Daniel Schiller and to everyone who has accompanied me on this memorable journey! 🤗
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When voters turn to populist or anti-establishment parties, what are they really saying?
Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind.
@regstud.bsky.social
Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind.
@regstud.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When voters turn to populist or anti-establishment parties, what are they really saying?
Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind.
@regstud.bsky.social
Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind.
@regstud.bsky.social
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🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨
🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse
bit.ly/47hnppY
Free to attend. 😁🔄
🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse
bit.ly/47hnppY
Free to attend. 😁🔄
August 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨
🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse
bit.ly/47hnppY
Free to attend. 😁🔄
🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse
bit.ly/47hnppY
Free to attend. 😁🔄
I am thrilled and grateful to @mia-gray.bsky.social and the @regstud.bsky.social for the 2025 Paul Benneworth Award. Special thanks to Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social and Daniel Schiller for an enriching and enjoyable writing process! 🙏😃
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
2025 RSA Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award - RSA Main
Watch as Mia Gray, Chair of the Awards Committee, presents the 2025 Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award to Max Roessler, of the University of Greifswald, Germany and CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden for ...
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August 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I am thrilled and grateful to @mia-gray.bsky.social and the @regstud.bsky.social for the 2025 Paul Benneworth Award. Special thanks to Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social and Daniel Schiller for an enriching and enjoyable writing process! 🙏😃
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
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The latest issue of @cjres.bsky.social has published online:
The Symbolic Value of Megaprojects in Urban and Regional Development
academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...
Edited by @roberthassink.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren
The Symbolic Value of Megaprojects in Urban and Regional Development
academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...
Edited by @roberthassink.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren
Volume 18 Issue 2 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic
A journal of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change, and examines the effe...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The latest issue of @cjres.bsky.social has published online:
The Symbolic Value of Megaprojects in Urban and Regional Development
academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...
Edited by @roberthassink.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren
The Symbolic Value of Megaprojects in Urban and Regional Development
academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...
Edited by @roberthassink.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren
New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025.
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
June 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025.
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...
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Still buzzing from the great @regstud.bsky.social conference in Porto! We're grateful for a fantastic experience, looking back on inspiring talks and special sessions, and are happy to be part of such a vibrant community! 🙌
Thanks to everyone at the #RSA25 who organised, shared and connected! 😁
Thanks to everyone at the #RSA25 who organised, shared and connected! 😁
May 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Still buzzing from the great @regstud.bsky.social conference in Porto! We're grateful for a fantastic experience, looking back on inspiring talks and special sessions, and are happy to be part of such a vibrant community! 🙌
Thanks to everyone at the #RSA25 who organised, shared and connected! 😁
Thanks to everyone at the #RSA25 who organised, shared and connected! 😁
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🏆Congratulations to @max-roessler.bsky.social (@unigreifswald.bsky.social and CIRCLE, Lund U.), presented last week with the RSRS @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Best Paper Award!
Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!
Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🏆Congratulations to @max-roessler.bsky.social (@unigreifswald.bsky.social and CIRCLE, Lund U.), presented last week with the RSRS @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Best Paper Award!
Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!
Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!
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To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
YEGN WORKSHOP 2025
Apply now for the next workshop held at the University of Greifswald, Germany, August 25-28.
yegn.wordpress.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Shaping opportunity spaces: the role of narratives in place leadership
This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives surrounding regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to examine how place leaders engage in shaping nar...
doi.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
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The official programme of this year's Colloquium concludes with another lunch in our mensa and a joint closing discussion. We would like to thank all 30+ participants for their inspiring presentations and discussions and wish all our guests a pleasant journey home! 😊
March 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The official programme of this year's Colloquium concludes with another lunch in our mensa and a joint closing discussion. We would like to thank all 30+ participants for their inspiring presentations and discussions and wish all our guests a pleasant journey home! 😊
Super grateful for the opportunity to do a research visit at the Copernicus Institute @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @kfrenken.bsky.social, Louis Knüpling & @kjschaefer.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome - at work and beyond. Dank je wel and see you soon! ✨
March 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Super grateful for the opportunity to do a research visit at the Copernicus Institute @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @kfrenken.bsky.social, Louis Knüpling & @kjschaefer.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome - at work and beyond. Dank je wel and see you soon! ✨
One year after the arson attack on Teslas #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, debates about local resistance and embeddedness of the #megaproject continue. Our research explores these complex dynamics and unpacks their symbolic value.
🔍 Discover our open access article: academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...
🔍 Discover our open access article: academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...
Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition
academic.oup.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
One year after the arson attack on Teslas #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, debates about local resistance and embeddedness of the #megaproject continue. Our research explores these complex dynamics and unpacks their symbolic value.
🔍 Discover our open access article: academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...
🔍 Discover our open access article: academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...
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Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Max Roessler, Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
#Megaprojects Special Issue
Max Roessler, Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
#Megaprojects Special Issue
Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition
doi.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Max Roessler, Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
#Megaprojects Special Issue
Max Roessler, Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
#Megaprojects Special Issue
Curious how symbolic value influences the settlement process and embeddedness of an industrial #megaproject? Discover our new open access #article on the #Tesla #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg @cjres.bsky.social with Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller! 💥🏭
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition
doi.org
January 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Curious how symbolic value influences the settlement process and embeddedness of an industrial #megaproject? Discover our new open access #article on the #Tesla #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg @cjres.bsky.social with Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller! 💥🏭
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
YEGN WORKSHOP 2025
Apply now for the next workshop held at the University of Greifswald, Germany, August 25-28.
yegn.wordpress.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...
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📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
2025 RSA Annual Conference Special Sessions - RSA Main
As part of the 2025 RSA Annual Conference, there will be a number of Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract.
www.regionalstudies.org
October 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
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We are looking for a Junior Professor of Regional Development to start on 1 October 2025 @unigreifswald.bsky.social. Please forward this advertisement with a deadline of 17 January 2025 to suitable candidates and find more information here: www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
Junior Professor (W1) of Regional Development (without tenure track)
Geographie und Geologie
www.uni-greifswald.de
December 2, 2024 at 6:55 AM
We are looking for a Junior Professor of Regional Development to start on 1 October 2025 @unigreifswald.bsky.social. Please forward this advertisement with a deadline of 17 January 2025 to suitable candidates and find more information here: www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
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Interested in the ideational turn in economic geography? Submit your abstract to our special session "Grasping the ideational dimension: the importance of narratives, visions and imaginaries" at RSA 2025 in Porto (w/ F. Görmar @max-roessler.bsky.social ) .
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
2025 RSA Annual Conference Special Sessions - RSA Main
As part of the 2025 RSA Annual Conference, there will be a number of Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract.
www.regionalstudies.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Interested in the ideational turn in economic geography? Submit your abstract to our special session "Grasping the ideational dimension: the importance of narratives, visions and imaginaries" at RSA 2025 in Porto (w/ F. Görmar @max-roessler.bsky.social ) .
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
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👋 Greetings! We, the Economic and Social Geography Group, are looking forward to getting in touch with you, giving you an insight into our work and sharing our latest research @unigreifswald.bsky.social and beyond! 🌍
Let's get connected! 🥳
Let's get connected! 🥳
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 PM
👋 Greetings! We, the Economic and Social Geography Group, are looking forward to getting in touch with you, giving you an insight into our work and sharing our latest research @unigreifswald.bsky.social and beyond! 🌍
Let's get connected! 🥳
Let's get connected! 🥳
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I created a starter pack for economic geography and others who are somehow related to the field. If I forgot anyone, let me know (not sure if others can automatically add people).
go.bsky.app/R2sg5Xt
go.bsky.app/R2sg5Xt
November 14, 2024 at 12:13 PM
I created a starter pack for economic geography and others who are somehow related to the field. If I forgot anyone, let me know (not sure if others can automatically add people).
go.bsky.app/R2sg5Xt
go.bsky.app/R2sg5Xt
📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
2025 RSA Annual Conference Special Sessions - RSA Main
As part of the 2025 RSA Annual Conference, there will be a number of Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract.
www.regionalstudies.org
October 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
My first open access publication is out in Regional Studies, Regional Science!✨ The study expands our understanding of development traps and peripheral regions by showing how imaginaries held by key actors materialise and become regional realities.
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doi.org/10.1080/2168...
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doi.org/10.1080/2168...
Untangling regional development traps through narratives
Based on two case studies in Germany, this study disentangles development traps by focusing on the role of narratives and imaginaries in peripheral regions. Drawing on 43 interviews and two focus g...
www.tandfonline.com
July 22, 2024 at 12:28 PM
My first open access publication is out in Regional Studies, Regional Science!✨ The study expands our understanding of development traps and peripheral regions by showing how imaginaries held by key actors materialise and become regional realities.
👇
doi.org/10.1080/2168...
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doi.org/10.1080/2168...
Thanks to the fantastic team at CIRCLE in Lund for an enriching stay as a visiting PhD researcher. My stay was filled with engaging discussions, new perspectives and exciting connections all over Sweden, sparking fresh ideas. Thanks to everyone on this journey and see you soon!
November 30, 2023 at 9:33 AM
Thanks to the fantastic team at CIRCLE in Lund for an enriching stay as a visiting PhD researcher. My stay was filled with engaging discussions, new perspectives and exciting connections all over Sweden, sparking fresh ideas. Thanks to everyone on this journey and see you soon!