To better serve the strategic goals and demands of the high-quality regional development and promote innovative development in the area of regional research, the Regional Studies Association China Division and Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University will hold the 2023 RSA China Division Annual Conference from December 1st to December 3rd 2023, at the […]
Call for Chapter Proposals (abstracts): Futures of Asia book series After a series of global transformative events in recent years (the US-China trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, the 5th industrial revolution, the Russia-Ukraine war/rise of Eurasia, and the rise of Artificial Intelligence/AI), the 2020s appear to be a critical turning point leading into a new phase […]
Job #: req24080 Organization: World Bank Sector: Economics Grade: GF Term Duration: 2 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 9/19/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides […]
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) is seeking to hire a scholar for its Foreign Policy and Security Studies vertical. The candidate is expected to be able to frame and conduct policy-relevant research on India’s evolving role in a dynamic regional and global landscape. The scholar is expected to be able to develop […]
Department: Department of Urban Planning and Design (01300) Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow Research Assistant Professor/Post-doctoral Fellow in Urban Systems Modelling and Simulation Applications are invited for appointment as Research Assistant Professor/Post-doctoral Fellow in Urban Systems Modelling and Simulation at the University of Hong Kong (Ref.: 522945). Duties and Responsibilities The appointee will pursue both theoretical and […]
Work type: Full-time Department: Department of Geography (30900) Categories: Professoriate Staff Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Transport Geography in the Department of Geography (Ref.: 521092) Department of Geography Founded in 1931, the Department of Geography at HKU has consistently ranked among the leading geography departments worldwide. According to the 2023 QS World University Ranking, the Department is ranked 13th among […]
Work type: Full-time Department: Department of Urban Planning and Design (01300) Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow Post-doctoral Fellow in Quantitative Social Science in the Department of Urban Planning and Design (Ref.: 522534) Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in Quantitative Social Science in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Hong Kong, to commence as […]
Michael Dunford is a Visiting Professor, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Emeritus Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, and Managing Editor of Area Development and Policy. He graduated with B.Sc in Geography and M.Sc in Quantitative Economics from the University of Bristol. His interests are […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. In the era of globalization, innovative development and the artificial intelligence revolution have transformed the global economy. Economists have long viewed technological progress and innovation as dominant economic […]
In India, the 1993-94 constitutional amendments extended the state’s and local government’s role in the investment-related decision-making powers to improve their economic performance. A significant reason behind such an unprecedented rise of decentralization reforms is associated with the long-term outcome of regional economic growth. This transition towards market-oriented resource allocation from centralized planning has enhanced […]
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The Regional Studies Association (RSA) provides a range of research funding opportunities to suit different career stages and we are pleased to share with you details on forthcoming application deadlines. We encourage non-members to apply for a grant and join the RSA at the same time. Deadlines for the 2023 RSA Awards and Funding are as […]
This study captures the twin process of urbanisation and real estate growth in India as inextricably linked process affecting the urban development and management of resources and spatial planning. The aim here is to examine the possible implications of COVID-19 pandemic and the process of recovery and revival of real estate sector in India. […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house ~Audre Lorde From colonialism to market-based economy, capitalism has wreaked havoc of unimaginable scale. Largely driven by a quest […]
The RSA is pleased to announce that its Research Network Grant Scheme is open once more. The scheme was placed on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic and has now been reinstated with a deadline of 29 November 2022. The maximum funding for a Research Network is: £10,000 (c. $13,300; c. €11,800) for newly established networks; £7,500 (c. $10,000; […]
Sign up for an RSA membership* before midnight on the 21st August 2022 and you can participate in our Free Book Offer, where you can get a free book from our Regions and Cities Series. See below for a full list of the books available. Please be aware that there are a limited number of […]
Earlier this month, the IPCC released the Working Group III contribution of its 6th Assessment Report, Mitigation of Climate Change. This report concludes, in unambiguous terms, that far-reaching climate action is needed now: “without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach.” The scientific community agrees that […]
Traditionally, eco-feminist theories hold that women are custodians of traditional knowledge. But there is a gap in this theory by not fully exploring the questions of: (1) What is this “knowledge”?; and (2) What is the scope of identifying gender-based knowledge? I work towards answering the latter question throughout this article, but for the first […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted our daily lives and lead to the disruption of global value chains and cross-border mobility. International higher education has also been profoundly affected by these shifts, as international students have been unable to travel to their overseas campus locations and university campuses in many countries have shifted to online […]
When thinking of China’s primary economic prowess, the country is often thought of as ‘the factory of the world’ – global products such as clothes and electronics have labels of ‘made in China’. What is perhaps much less known is that China has produced numerous world-leading infrastructure projects, including the world’s fastest passenger trains, longest […]
This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures – Little did I know what influence the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic would have on my plans of conducting a case study to […]
The Government of Canada claims that existing Canadian mining practices are global models for responsible and sustainable mining. But is this the reality in local mining communities in underdeveloped nations? Canadian Mining Companies and Corporate Negligence Canada is commonly known for its diplomacy. Yet not many know that Canada is the world’s global mining […]
Anyone with teaching responsibilities will know how difficult it has been to carve out time and space for research during the past year. For early career researchers that has been even more difficult to achieve. However working collaboratively can be one way to keep your research alive, create new connections and the power of networks […]
Sign up for an RSA membership before midnight on the 12th February 2021 and you can participate in our Free Book Offer, where you can get a free book worth up to £90. See below for a full list of the books available. Please be aware that there are a limited number of free books […]