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A fully funded PhD position at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) Vienna: https://www.ihs.ac.at/fileadmin/public/2016_Files/Documents/2026/PhD_Job_Ad_Doctoral_Researcher_SST_final.pdf Candidates with a background in energy social science research are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will also be enrolled in the Oskar Morgenstern Doctoral School (OMDS) PhD program in Economics at the University of Vienna: https://oskar-morgenstern-doctoral-school.univie.ac.at/admission-registration-for-omds/ The application deadline is May […]

Michael Steiner Institute of Economics, University of Graz, Austria Local Organizer of the 2016 RSA Annual Conference, Graz Editorial Board member, Regional Science Regional Studies (since 2015); RSA Territorial Ambassador to Austria (ca. 2007-2018)   Further information 2025 ACN (Academic Conference Network) Excellent Paper Award, Category Best Presentation/Best Content for “Buying, Selling and Annexing Regions”, […]

This article first appeared on ROBUST’s website and has been re-blogged with permission from the authors. Modern lives are increasingly multilocal – but rural-urban policies are often yet to catch up. ROBUST’s Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins, Ulla Ovaska and Theresia Oedl-Wieser reflect on what we know about multilocality, and what we should rethink as rural regions look ahead to futures beyond recovery. […]

Michaela Trippl is Full Professor of Economic Geography at the Department of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna, Austria. The main focus of her research is on regional innovation dynamics, regional industrial development and structural change and innovation policies. She has widely published in leading international journals such as Economic Geography, Regional […]

Verena  is trained as a spatial and regional planner and holds a PhD in the field of regional planning and regional economics, investigating the impact of a decentralized location pattern of universities on the development of their (rural) location region. Her recent research interests cover regional path development, especially regional sustainability transitions, strategic agency, institutional and […]