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 […]
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the bursaries awarded to support participation in the 2026 RSA Annual Conference in Gothenburg. These bursaries recognise the excellent work and promising contributions of scholars from across the global regional studies community. The awards will support recipients in attending the conference, sharing their research, and engaging with […]
We have a number of conference tours at the 2026 RSA Annual Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Most of these tours are free, but booking in advance is required. Pre-conference tours – Monday 15th June 2026 – the following tours can be booked during conference registration. Option 1: Guided City Walk: The Economic History of […]
As part of the 2026 RSA Annual Conference, a number of closed sessions selected through submission will take place throughout the academic programme. While abstracts cannot be submitted to these sessions, all delegates are warmly encouraged to attend and contribute to the discussions.
The FAQs page provides attendees with quick answers to the most common questions about the 2026 RSA Annual Conference, including details on registration, programme scheduling, venue logistics, travel and accommodation, accessibility, and submission guidelines. This resource is designed to help you prepare for a smooth and engaging conference experience. If you don’t find the information […]
As part of the 2026 RSA Annual Conference, a range of submitted open Sessions will be held throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract. When submitting, please ensure you select the appropriate gateway theme; each general theme and submitted session has its own designated gateway.
For all information on the Spotlight Sessions for the RSA 2025 Annual Conference, please see below or in the main program. To return to the main conference website click here.
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Following the feedback from our 2024 Annual Conference survey, we’ve made some fantastic changes to enhance your experience at the 2025 event. Here’s what’s new: Tiered Pricing for the Conference Dinner – We want to make this a more inclusive event for everyone, so we’ve introduced flexible pricing options. Conference Streams in the App – […]
At the RSA, we are dedicated to ensuring that first-time attendees and presenters have a rewarding and successful experience at our upcoming conferences. To help you prepare and feel confident, we’ve introduced several supportive initiatives tailored to your needs, you can find more information below.
We were pleased to support several researchers with a 2025 Annual Conference Bursary. This year’s bursary winners are: Cláudia Affonso, University of São Paulo, Brazil Louis-Caleb Remanda, ISG International Business School, France Juliana Pertusi, Flacso – Facultad Latinoamericana de ciencias Sociales, Argentina Melek Karahasan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Viktor Koval, Izmail State University of Humanities, […]
As in previous years, the RSA will again have a strong presence at this year’s AAG, which will take place from March 24-28 2025 in Detroit,USA. Publishing Regional Studies Research will focus on publishing, where RSA members and editors will unravel the mysteries in an engaging session around this topic. Publishing Regional Studies Research: from […]
The Regional Studies Association (RSA) are delighted The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) are bringing their SMARTER sessions to the RSA Annual Conference 2025 in Porto. The overall focus of the SMARTER stream is on challenges and opportunities of place-based transformations towards sustainability and resilience. They have proposed three JRC SMARTER sessions one in […]
For all information on the Plenary Session and Speakers for the 2025 RSA Annual Conference, please see below.
The Regional Studies Association (RSA) has a deep-seated commitment to furthering and supporting the career development of early career researchers (within 5 years after finishing their PhD). Part of this commitment is to offer the opportunity to present in a Plenary session at the RSA’s major Annual Conference. Other initiatives include the Early Career Grant […]
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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.
The 2025 RSA Annual Conference is supported by a number of organisations and partners which are listed below:
For all information on the Plenary Sessions and Speakers for the RSA 2024 Winter Conference, please see below. To return to the main conference website click here.
As part of the 2024 RSA Winter Conference, there will be a number of closed Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. For more information please see below.
The RSA CEE Conference in Dubrovnik provides an opportunity for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and students working in all areas related to regional policy, regional development and regional studies to come together and discuss the changing internal and external dynamics of CEE. For all information on the Plenary Sessions and Speakers for the RSA 2024 Central and Eastern […]
The 2024 RSA Central and Eastern Europe Conference is supported by a number of organisations and partners which are listed below:
As part of the 2024 RSA Central and Eastern Europe Conference, there will be a number of Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. If you would like to submit an abstract to one of the sessions, submit your abstract in the normal way and you will find each session listed in the gateway themes on the […]
2024 Annual Conference Bursary Winners We were pleased to support a number of researchers with a 2024 Annual Conference Bursary. This year’s bursary winners are: Laura Sariego-Kluge, Universidade de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Anwar Hossian, The University of Melbourne, Australia Ozge Yenigun, University of Illinois, USA Diana Prelorenzo, Université Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, France Adela […]