RSA Research Network on Peripheries and Peripherality (EdgeNet)

Online policy series: Green Dreams in Peripheral Development.

From time immemorial, people have used peripheries to extract different types of resources.  Some peripheries became valuable because of particular structural conditions, whereas others were rich in desirable and valuable ecologies and geologies. Green Dreams in Peripheral Development explores these issues, convening policy-makers, practitioners and academics. We seek to collectively ask questions about the lived experiences, migrations, planning and development challenges that arise when peripheries are used as a resource, and to co-produce principles and next steps for policy.

Past Webinars

Webinar 2: Green Dreams in Peripheral Development  Series: Securitised Resource Peripheries

Wednesday 4th February 2026

From time immemorial, people have used peripheries to extract different types of resources.  Some peripheries became valuable because of particular structural conditions, whereas others were rich in desirable and valuable ecologies and geologies.  In this Green Dreams in Peripheral Development webinar, we consider how resource peripheries have become securitised in the changing geopolitical climate, and ask if this could see peripheries become de-peripheralised.

Progamme:*

Welcome and Introductions
Harry Pitts – Geopolitics and Securitisation
Madeliene Eriksson – Northern Sweden and the Arctic
Al Rainnie
Darryn Snell
Joanie Willett – Rethinking Cornwall UK
Panel Discussion – Can securitisation de-peripheralise our peripheries?

Speakers: Joanie Willett (University of Exeter); Madeliene Eriksson (University of Umea); Al Rainnie (University of South Australia); Darryn Snell (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology); Harry Pitts (University of Exeter).

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Green Dreams Policy Huddle.

The Policy Huddle is designed to enable networking and knowledge exchange between academics and policy practitioners with an interest in green infrastructure projects and their impacts on peripheral places. Invited speakers will give short talks and provocations about their work, needs, challenges and opportunities, and we will facilitate group discussions about how to collectively address these issues.

Speakers:
Carrie Childs, Careers Lead, Cornwall Council, UK
Stephen Roberts, Enterprise Coordinator, Cornwall Council, UK
Owen King, Green and Healthy Future for Frome, UK
Michael Howcroft, University of Glasgow, UK
Joannie Willett, University of Exeter, UK
Chair: Madeleine Eriksson, Umeå University, Sweden

The outcomes of these conversations will set the agenda for our Green Dreams in Peripheral Development Webinar.

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