The Regional Studies Association Early Career Conference 2013

Looking Forward: The Future of Regional Studies

www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/the-regional-studies-association-early-career-conference-2013

Date & Venue

•  1st November, 2013 9:00am - 6:30pm
•  The University of Manchester, Barnes Wallis Building, Sackville Street, Manchester, UK

Details

Deadline for abstract submission extended until: Sunday  25th August 2013

In recent times regional and local development has been affected by a changing political and economic environment that has thrown into question many of the strategies pursued in recent years. Despite the challenges, the current context provides also an opportunity to revise theoretical and policy frameworks, and to continue working to improve them. The objective of this conference is to bring together a group of early career researchers, and give them a chance to identify and discuss the future lines of research and action for regional studies. Maintaining the RSA openness to a wide range of research topics, with a focus on regional and urban issues, we invite all those who share an interest in this broad area of investigation to join us in Manchester. We will accept abstracts that cover the following, and similar, areas of research:

• Innovation And Knowledge
• Financialisation And Regional Development
• New Challenges In Urban Planning
• Global Production Networks
• Evolutionary Economic Geography
• Foreign Direct Investment And Regional Development
• Climate Change And Sustainability
• Urban And Regional Governance, Politics And Territory

Target Audience:
The conference is open to all: academics; policy makers and practitioners; but particularly to early career researchers who are currently undertaking an academic degree, post-doctoral studies or are in the early years of their career.

Programme:
The day will consist of both parallel workshop sessions and plenary sessions.

Plenary speakers:

• Dr Jurgen Essletzbichler, Department of Geography, University College London, UK
• Professor Nick Phelps, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK
• Professor Martin Jones, Aberystwyth University, UK
• Panel Discussion, Chaired by Professor David Bailey, Coventry University, U