Regional Studies Association

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Spatial Economic Analysis celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special issue: "20 Years of Spatial Economic Analysis: Evolution, Achievements and Perspectives on the Field." Free to download until end of August 2026 👇 regionalstudies.org/news/sea-20th-… #SpatialEconomic

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Impact Factor for Territory, Politics and Governance has risen to 2.6, up from 2.3 last year. Thank you to the authors, reviewers, and editorial team for the continued growth of TPG.

@regstud @DrStefanNikolic Shares this blog using evidence from 78 regions of former Yugoslavia, examning long term economic effects of civil war & how recovery varied across space. Findings highlight role of population displacement, ethnic division & Geography Shaping post war development

We are delighted to share that the @regstud Regional Studies journal 2025 Impact Factor has risen to 5.9, up from 4.2 last year. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team for this outstanding result.

Newly published #openaccess 'Unborn infrastructures: the bounds and boundlessness of past metabolic visions for Berlin' by Timothy Moss doi.org/10.1080/216226…

Newly published #openaccess 'Assessing urban–rural classification methods in different territories' by Valentina Cattivelli doi.org/10.1080/216813…

The 2026 TPG Best Paper Award award to Maria Tysiachniouk, Svetlana Tulaeva, Juha Kotilainen & Laura A. Henry for their #openaccess paper: "Liberal spaces in an illiberal regime: environmental NGOs, state sovereignty and the struggle for nature" doi.org/10.1080/216226…

New #opeaccess article ‘Prioritising public health in mission-oriented industrial strategy’ by @jacknewmanHE , Sarah Ayres & Geoff Bates doi.org/10.1080/003434…

Newly published #openaccess 'Patronage, territory and the appointment of top civil servants' by Ari Mamshae. Read it at doi.org/10.1080/216226…

Newly published #openaccess 'Assessing urban–rural classification methods in different territories' by Valentina Cattivelli doi.org/10.1080/216813…

Newly published #openaccess 'Unborn infrastructures: the bounds and boundlessness of past metabolic visions for Berlin' by Timothy Moss doi.org/10.1080/216226…

Newly published #openaccess 'Patronage, territory and the appointment of top civil servants' by Ari Mamshae. Read it at doi.org/10.1080/216226…

New #openaccess article: (Im)mobile islanders: protection seekers enacting and imagining onward movements from Malta' by Kirstin Sonne Read it at doi.org/10.1080/216226…

Rural housing shortages don't just squeeze residents; they also prevent new businesses from forming. New #openaccess research article using US county data: The impact of housing shortages on firm entry in rural economies by Simone Juhasz Silva doi.org/10.1080/216813…

10 days to submit your extended abstract!! Join us for this fantastic workshop! Send it to: sprint.rsa.network@gmail.com

Cambridge University is looking for 2 Assistant Professors in Public Policy to join the Faculty of Human, Social, & Political Science, starting Aug 2025. Scholars with research & teaching experience in public policy are invited to apply by 10 Mar 2025. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/

🎲 Can games shape climate-resilient cities? Hendawy & Abdel-Moneim dive into Debatable Urbs & CLAP NOW, showing how play can transform urban design! 🌍🏙️ Read more:bit.ly/3CGQdLF @sprint_rsa @regstud @RSRS_OA @RegionalStudies

We were delighted to hold the online 2024 Best Book Award ceremony today, with @Laura_Polverari presenting the award to Henry Wai-Chung Yeung for his book "Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia". regionalstudies.org/news/2024-best…

🚨🚨Call for papers!! Join us in Vienna!!