Dr Cristina Lincaru National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection (INCSMPS), Bucharest, Romania Fellow of the Regional Studies Association (FeRSA) since 29 January 2020. Research interests include labour market dynamics, regional development, digital transformation, spatial inequalities and evidence-based public policy. I have also benefited from RSA Conference Bursaries supporting my participation in RSA […]
dr. József Benedek Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary RSA Ambassador to Romania
Keynote Speakers Announced – EURINT 2026 The organisers of the 15th EURINT International Conference – “The EU’s future: Cohesion in an age of inequalities” (14–16 May 2026, Iași, Romania) are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for this edition: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics and Political Science Sébastien Bourdin, IESEG School of Management Their […]
The concept of ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ is gaining popularity in regional studies. Under this label, we find various conditions and policies that either support or inhibit local entrepreneurship, especially its most dynamic variety – innovative and growth-oriented new firms. In our ongoing research, we ask if the city ecosystem characteristics that support dynamic entrepreneurship are consistent […]
Dr Adriana Mihaela Soaita is a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. Her research, entitled “Exploring the nexus between trust, corruption and anti-corruption policies in post-communist Romania” won a RSA membership grant in 2019. All my preparations for one-month’s fieldwork in Romania were arranged when the Covid pandemic struck. The UK’s and Romania’s borders […]
Stimati RSA colleagues! In calitatea mea de ambasador al Romaniei la RSA va invit pe aceasta cale sa contribuiti la dezvoltarea studiilor regionale. Va stau la dispozitie cu sfaturi si sugestii, nu ezitati sa ma contactati. Dear RSA colleagues! In my capacity as RSA Ambassador to Romania, I invite you in this way to […]
Hot off the press from the European Commisssion’s Regional Policy unit is a working paper by Nicholas Charron, Lewis Dijkstra and Victor Lapuente Gine on the quality of regional governance in the EU. This is part of the ‘Regional Focus & Working Papers’ series and it contains some fascinating insights into the quality of regional […]