Regional Studies Association Annual Conference - June 14th -17th 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Special Session on Contemporary Issues in Place Management and Leadership,
Session Organisers:
Steve Millington, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Nikos Ntounis, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Gareth Roberts, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Chloe Steadman, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Session Description:
The aim of this session is to share contemporary research about place management and leadership. Despite the place based turn in regional and local governance, there remains concern about how well place management and leadership is understood in policy and practice. Although the growing commitment to deliver better place based outcomes is welcomed, attempts to reinvent existing and traditional institutions of local governance as place-facing should be treated with suspicion. Too often strategies for local and regional revitalisation remain determined by centralised or regional bodies, in systems where a top-down approach has systematically failed to address spatial economies, social and environmental imbalances, and where the ecosystem to support appropriate place-based outcomes and delivery remains poorly developed and hampered by a lack of capacity and knowledge to support effective collaborative placemaking. However, good practice and new research is beginning to emerge which might help develop understanding of what makes for good and viable place-based development. Consequently, this session calls for papers which analyses all facets of place management and leadership, including but not limited to:
– the tools, data and methods of enquiry underpinning research into place-based development policy and practice
– analysis of collaborative place marketing and branding
– evidence and case studies of inclusive placemaking and activation
– evaluation of innovations in place based governance and policy instruments
– experiments and innovations to empower local communities and businesses
– thematic areas including local economic development, social and cultural placemaking, green and sustainable communities.
The RSA Abstract Submission Deadline is 28th Feb. If you want to discuss a potential contribution to this special session, then please email [log in to unmask]
More details about the conference and abstract submission process can be found here:
https://www.regionalstudies.org/events/2023rsaannualconf/
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