The latest issue of Regions examines the evolving nature of regional innovation systems and their capacity to respond to systemic change.
Under the thematic banner ‘Regions as Connected Systems’, Issue 24 brings together a set of articles that collectively examine the forces reshaping regional economies. We are pleased to highlight the articles in the Regional Insights section:
Governance and Imaginaries of Sustainable City Regions by Anna Growe and Eva Purkarthofer
Anchor entrepreneurs as microfoundational agents of regional industry emergence: the genesis of Scotlandโs space industry by Samantha Archard, Felicia Fai, Mariachiara Barzotto & Phil Tomlinson
Madridโs Metropolitan Turn: Governing Urban Harmony in Contemporary Europe by Efthymios Georgiou
Directing Scotland’s Space Sector towards Sustainability by Samantha Archard & Felicia Fai
Coworking Spaces as Engines of Skills Development in Left-Behind Regions by Zihan Wang, Felicia M Fai, Philip R Tomlinson, Mariachiara Barzotto & Beate Ehrhardt
Climate Risks and Subjective Well-being: Insights from Human Flourishing Geographic Index (USA, 2013-2023) by Stefano M. Iacus, Haodong Qi and Devika Jain
Is the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy really Place-Based? by David Bailey, Lisa De Propris, Chris Dimos, Felicia Fai, Sally Hardy & Philip R Tomlinson
Regions publishes on a rolling basis, so more articles are forthcoming. Explore the full issue here.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐5 โ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ: Transformations in Work, Skills, and Mobility: Inequality and Regional Competitiveness. This issue will focus on how labour markets, skills ecosystems, and mobility patterns intersect with structural change and uneven regional development. The call will run from May to the end of August 2026, with an indicative submission deadline of the third week of August 2026.