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Conceptualising, Identifying and Analysing Polycentric Urban Regions

January 28, 2019 - January 29, 2019

What could be a more inspiring location for the next event of the RSA Research Network on ‘Polycentric Urban Regions’ (PURs) than the Randstad, perhaps the most classic example of a Polycentric Urban Region and for decades a laboratory for […]

2019 RSA Australasia Conference, Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand

February 11, 2019 - February 13, 2019

To join the conversation please use #RSAChristchurch Abstract submission deadline 29th November 2018 New Zealand and Australia occupy a distinctive position in global location, offering opportunities for unique contributions to understanding of regional economies and their dynamics. As proponents of […]

Activating Real Coastal Transitions

April 12, 2019 - April 16, 2019

Organised by the RSA Research Network Sustainability Transitions in the Coastal Zone Applying the transitions concepts of regime transformation and niche-innovation, ‘the case for change’ will be made, seeking to synthesise outcomes from all 4 workshops and identify transformation pathways for […]

Geography, Finance and Uneven Development

May 15, 2019 - May 17, 2019

The financialization theme has gained enormous relevance in the public debate, being discussed in the mainstream media, in business meetings, and in social sciences, including economics, sociology, architecture, and human geography. Since the 1990s, renowned intellectuals have drawn attention to […]

2019 RSA Annual Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

June 5, 2019 - June 7, 2019

#RSASdC Early Career Speaker application deadline 10th December 2018 Special Session proposal deadline 4th January 2019 Bursary application deadline 1st February 2019 Abstract submission deadline 28th February 2019 Best paper competition entry deadline 14th May 2019 Regions are intrinsically bounded […]

Davids and Goliaths: Regions in the Age of Urbanisation and Digitalisation

June 17, 2019 - June 19, 2019

Regions are entities consisting of different types of places and spaces. There are cities, towns and rural areas with different potentials and challenges. Regions are also in constant flux due to versatile economic, social and cultural processes both internal and […]

2019 RSA Europe’s Socio-Spatial Dynamics Summer College, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

September 3, 2019 - September 6, 2019

Further details will follow soon.

2019 RSA Central and Eastern Europe Conference, Lublin, Poland

September 11, 2019 - September 13, 2019

To join the conversation, please use #RSALUBLIN Important deadlines: Special Session proposal submission 26th March 2019 Early Career Speaker application 31st March 2019 Bursary Application 21st April 2019 Abstract submission and early bird registration 21st May 2019 Best Conference Paper […]

Global Financial Shift? Mapping a Financialized World in Transformation

September 15, 2019 - September 18, 2019

The Global Network on Financial Geography (FinGeo), launched in 2015, has grown to an interdisciplinary membership of over 500 scholars and experts from over 50 countries around the world. Building on the success of several global seminars and a FinGeo […]

2019 RSA North America Conference, Montreal, Canada

September 25, 2019 - September 27, 2019

To join the discussion, please use #RSAMONTREAL Early Career plenary speaker application deadline 27th January 2019 Special Session proposal deadline 1st March 2019 Bursary application deadline 1st April 2019 Abstract submission deadline 16th April 2019 Innovation is seen as a […]

2019 Student and Early Career Conference, Lincoln, UK

October 30, 2019 - November 1, 2019

Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday 10th September 2019 (Registration will open shortly) This conference will give PhD students and early career researchers (within 5 years after finishing a PhD) the opportunity to network, collaborate and socialise with others working in regional […]