The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and UNESCO – through its programme unit, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has launched a call to fund up to 20 PosDoc Fellowships in Brazil for up to 2 years. FAPESP has selected around 100 supervisors eligible to submit proposals: https://fapesp.br/16684/fapesp-announces-supervisors-for-call-with-unescotwas Now, each supervisor has until the end […]
Call for applications for the Summer Institute in Inclusive Economies for a Just and Sustainable Planet, co-organized by the University of Toronto and the University of the Andes, and scheduled to take place from June 5-8, 2024, in Bogotá, Colombia. The Summer lnstitute is a four-day program that will bring together 42 participants from the […]
In the last two decades, there has been a considerable shift in the patterns of global growth in terms of trade and investment from the “Global North” towards the “Global South” economies particularly Brazil, China and India. However, as a flip side, these upsurged developments and growth are imposing the environmental cost across the globe […]
Igor Tupy is an Associate (tenured) Professor at the Federal University of Viçosa, UFV (Department of Economics), Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics at the Centre for Development and Regional Planning (CEDEPLAR) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Igor’s main research interests include Urban and Regional Economics with a […]
Fernanda Faria Silva is a Permanent Professor (Departament of Economics) and Postgraduate Program in Applied Economics at Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP). She did her Doctoral Degree in Economics at the Center for Development and Regional Planning, CEDEPLAR/UFMG between 2007- 2011), and was a Visiting Fellow at Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies […]
International Migration, Climate Change and Network Effects: A Worldwide Study The goal of this project is twofold. First, develop a comprehensive database of international mobility among countries. Second, at a macro level, investigate the determinants of this mobility, focusing on the interlinkages among the environmental, socio-economic, and political factors characterizing countries. To do this, I […]
Small Grant Scheme on Pandemics, Cities, Regions & Industry: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Implementation of Digital Public Policy in Six Local Administrations in the Colombian Meta Department This exploratory research project seeks to furnish academics in regional studies and broader audiences with crucial insights into the Covid-19 pandemic and how this has impacted […]
Research Network summary This research network aims to promote research on regional development in South America, focused on knowledge flows and innovation capabilities. Knowledge capabilities are unevenly distributed within national and subnational territories in South America, a region characterized by a peripheral but significant role in the global production of knowledge. These countries have a […]
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 […]
Este blog forma parte de la serie “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en Estudios Regionales” y fue publicado en inglés y español. English version. Al igual que durante el período colonial, la incorporación más reciente de América Latina a los flujos comerciales de la economía mundial se ha centrado principalmente en los recursos naturales. El superciclo de […]
This blog is part of the “Latin American Perspectives in Regional Studies” series and was published in both Spanish and English. La version en español. Much like during the colonial period, Latin America’s more recent incorporation into the trade flows of the global economy has been primarily focused on natural resources. The super cycle […]
Este blog forma parte de la serie “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en Estudios Regionales” y fue publicado en inglés y español. English version. Las ciudades tienen enormes ventajas en cuanto al acceso a los servicios, las oportunidades de empleo, los insumos de producción y la difusión de conocimientos. La influencia de las ciudades en el desarrollo […]
This blog is part of the “Latin American Perspectives in Regional Studies” series and was published in both Spanish and English. La version en español. Cities have tremendous advantages in terms of access to services, job opportunities, production inputs and knowledge diffusion. The influence of cities on people development should take into account two […]
This blog is part of the “Latin American Perspectives in Regional Studies” series and was published in both Spanish and English. La version en español. The subject of fiscal, political and administrative decentralisation remains a part of the discussion about the regional economy since it is hoped distinct decentralisation processes will contribute to a […]
Este blog forma parte de la serie “Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en Estudios Regionales” y fue publicado en inglés y español. English version. El tema de la descentralización fiscal, política, y administrativa permanece dentro del debate de la economía regional ya que se espera que los distintos procesos de descentralización contribuyan a una distribución de la […]
(English below) De la editora invitada, Dra. Alejandra Trejo-Nieto Como parte de los esfuerzos de la Asociación de Estudios Regionales para diversificar su contenido y publicaciones, como el Blog RSA, e incluir diferentes perspectivas para llegar a una audiencia más amplia, se lanzó una convocatoria especial para este blog titulada “Perspectivas latinoamericanas en estudios regionales”. […]
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 […]
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. Mexico has vast cultural, geographical, and economic features across its regions. Since the NAFTA was signed by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, foreign investment and industry have […]
In many countries, significant regional inequalities of income and wealth remain or have reemerged. The problem is so acute that several studies on the geography of discontent, especially looking at Western European Countries and North America, have been published lately. In this article I call attention to the fact that in the Global South as […]
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. Our relationship with food is complex. Food consumption may be one of the few experiences that involves all of our senses at the same time. Add to that […]
Rapid population growth and expansion beyond municipality limits has drawn attention to governance and development issues faced by the Bogotá Metropolitan Region (MR), Colombia, South America. These issues are made clearer by the obvious lack of a metropolitan authority, which would ideally coordinate and integrate municipal, provincial, and private actors for effective future planning purposes. […]
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 […]
We would like to welcome Tanya Chandra as our new RSA Student Representative Board Member. Tanya is a PhD candidate at the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich. She is part of the Urban-Rural Systems team at Future Cities Laboratory, focused on capturing the different territorial transformation taking place across Monsoon Asia. Her doctoral work focuses […]