To mark the 20th special issue in this series, we are delighted to present 20 years of Spatial Economic Analysis: evolution, achievements and perspectives on the field. The articles are now available to download until the end of August 2026. This anniversary issue brings together an exceptional line-up of contributors to reflect on two decades […]
We are delighted to welcome Dr Betsy Donald, who is joining the RSA Board as Chair of the Research Committee. Betsy is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. She holds a PhD in Geography and Planning from the University of Toronto, alongside earlier degrees in environmental […]
Relive the energy of the 2026 RSA Annual Conference. From plenary sessions featuring leading voices in regional studies to the Welcome Reception and Conference dinner, this video captures the moments that made this year’s event special. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this conference possible. We look forward to seeing you next […]
Following an increase in phishing attempts targeting organisations across the sector, we are publishing guidance for our community on identifying and reporting fraudulent communications relating to RSA activity that purport to come either directly from the Association or from those who work/volunteer for us. We draw your attention to the ongoing risk of phishing and […]
Planners and researchers must “change the demand” for research to meet the polycrisis, RTPI–RSA roundtable concludes WPEC26, Helsinki, July 2026: The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Regional Studies Association (RSA) brought together academics, practitioners and policymakers in Helsinki this week for a joint roundtable on closing the persistent gaps between planning research, policy […]
Watch as Jennifer Clark, Editor in Chief of Regional Studies, presents the 2026 Award for the Regional Studies Best Referees to Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (London School of Economics, UK), Erica Santini (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy), and Piers Thompson (Nottingham Trent University, UK).
We are delighted to share highlights from this year’s Annual Conference, held in Gothenburg, which brought together regional studies scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from across the globe for several days of discussion and debate. We welcomed 704 registrations from 49 different countries, reflecting the truly international reach of the regional studies community. Attendees were almost […]
A quick summary of the Index Listing and Impact Factors of the RSA journals. Journal Metrics – Regional Studies Indexed in Clarivate Analytics’ Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) Indexed by Scopus More info at the T&F Regional Studies metrics page Journal Metrics – Territory Politics Governance Indexed in Clarivate Analytics’ Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) […]
The Regional Studies Association has launched its new strategy document, setting out how the Association will support regional researchers, champion evidence-based policy, and promote sustainable and equitable regional development through to 2030. The online launch event brought together a global audience of members, partners, and researchers, with plenty of familiar faces alongside those who are […]
Watch as Sarah Ayres, Chair of the Regional Studies Association, presents the 2026 Sir Peter Hall Award for Contribution to the Field to Alessandra Faggian of the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila, Italy:
Watch as Zack Taylor, Editor in Chief of Territory Politics Governance presents the award for the Territory, Politics, Governance Best Paper published in 2025 to Maria Tysiachniouk, Svetlana Tulaeva & Juha Kotilainen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) and Laura Henry, (Bowdoin College, USA) for their paper ‘‘Liberal spaces in an illiberal regime: environmental NGOs, state […]
Watch as Jennifer Clark, Editor in Chief of Regional Studies, presents the 2026 Regional Studies Best Paper award to Flavio Pinheiro, (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal); Pierre-Alexandre Balland (Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels, & Harvard University (Growth Lab), USA ); Dominik Hartmann, (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil) and Ron Boschma (Utrecht University, the […]
Watch as Ugo Fratesi, Editor in Chief of Spatial Economic Analysis, presents the award for the Best Paper published in 2025 to Massimo Giannini of the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy, for his paper ‘A spatial stochastic frontier model with fixed effects and endogenous environmental variables’ https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2024.2414962 You can find the Spatial Stochastic […]
Watch as Ugo Fratesi, Editor in Chief of Spatial Economic Analysis, presents the award for the 2026 Spatial Economic Analysis Best Referee to Elias Giannakis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.
A new pilot small-grants scheme will fund short, high-impact collaborations between RSA members at higher education institutions and the charities, local authorities, and community groups that stand to benefit most from academic expertise. The Regional Studies Association is pleased to introduce the Knowledge and Policy Exchange Grant (KPEG), a pilot initiative designed to close the gap […]
Call for Proposals for the RSA Regions & Cities Book Series Published by Routledge Regional Responses to a Changing World Our planet is currently experiencing significant overlapping realignments, and the regional scale is more vital than ever for understanding the emerging and geographically contingent responses to these global changes and challenges. In the political realm, electoral […]
We are delighted to welcome Michael Glass as the new Editor-in-Chief for the Regions and Cities Book Series. Michael is an assistant professor in Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. Working at the intersection of sociology, geography, and regional studies, he focuses his primary research on city-region governance, infrastructure, and innovation. He has published in […]
Watch as Dariusz Wojcik, Editor in Chief of Finance and Space presents the award for the Best Paper published in 2025 to Eric Helleiner, (University of Waterloo, Canada) for his paper entitled ‘International Finance and the Global Polycrisis’ Read the paper at https://doi.org/10.1080/2833115X.2025.2514272
Watch as Louis Yi Liu, Editor in Chief of Regional Studies, Regional Science presents the 2026 Award for the Regional Studies, Regional Science Best Referee to Kaixuan Huang, of Peking University in China.
Watch as Dariusz Wojcik, Editor in Chief of Finance and Space, presents the 2026 Award for the Finance and Space Best Referee to Stefanos Ioannou (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
Watch as Dariusz Wojcik, Editor in Chief of Finance and Space presents the award for the Best Paper published in 2025 to Sam Unsworth (Division of Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden and Bartlett School of Energy, Environment and Resources (BSEER), UCL, UK) for his paper entitled We don’t want to be colonialism […]
Watch as Zack Taylor, Editor in Chief of Territory, Politics, Governance, presents the award for the 2026 Best Referee to Sayd Randle (Singapore Management University, Singapore).
We are pleased to announce that the RSA Board have agreed funding for the RSA Research Network on Uneven and Combined Transitions: Energy, Justice and the Global South (UCT-EJGS). The network aims to enrich just transitions scholarship by linking climate justice to questions of political economy, power, and global inequality, pushing the field toward more […]
Watch as John Harrison, Editor of the Urban and Regional Horizons section of the academic journal, Regional Studies, presents the award for the Best Paper published in Urban and Regional Horizons to Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) for her paper entitled: Regional counter-institutionalisation: contestation and propositions for alternative regionalities. Read the open access […]