Dear all,
a joint call
for paper for the next year ERSA Congress (European Regional Science
Association) taking place in August (19-23) 2010 in Jönköping,
Sweden.
The theme of the
conference this year is “Sustainable Regional Growth and Development in the
Creative Knowledge Economy”.
We would like to
draw your attention to two special sessions that are organized around the
theme of creativity and creative industries. We would like to
invite you to participate in this special session (s) by submitting a paper. The
deadline for the abstracts is 15th of January 2010 and for finished papers June
1st 2010.
Acceptance for the special session is based on a review process.
Full papers will be refereed at the conference. Please note that in order to be
considered for these special sessions, your abstract should be submitted both at
the official ERSA conference website and by e-mail to sessions’ organisers.
We hope to see as many of you as possible in
Jönköping next year!
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Special
session:
“Location and migration of creativity”
Organisers:
Dr Charlotta Mellander, Jönköping International Business School,
Sweden
Dr Alessandra Faggian, School
of Geography, University of Southampton
Today, there is a general consensus on the
importance of human capital to regional development, but there is still a debate
around two key issues. The first involves the role of education /and or
creativity, while the second revolves around the factors that affect its
distribution. Since we know talent, associated with economic development, is
spread unevenly, it is important to understand the factors that account for
their varied geography. Most economists conceptualize talent as a stock or
endowment, which belongs to a place in the same way that a natural resource
might. But the reality is that talent is a flow, a highly mobile factor that can
and does relocate. The key question then becomes: What factors shape this flow
and determine the divergent levels of human capital and the creative class -
education and skill - across regions?
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Special session:
“Creative Regions:
Cultural and Creative Industries & Regional
Development”
Organisers:
Dr Roberta Comunian, School of
Geography, University of Southampton
Dr Nick Clifton, Cardiff School of
Management of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Dr Caroline Chapain,
Centre for Urban and Regional Studies of the University of Birmingham
The special session aims to explore the role of
cultural and creative industries in regional development. It aims to
address trends, challenges and issues around the development of the creative and
cultural industries at the local and regional level, fostering a
multi-disciplinary debate among researchers.
Some of the key themes that will
be addressed by the session are:
- The
role of creative industries in urban regeneration and regional
economies;
- Local dynamics of
interactions among creative industries and practitioners;
- The role of policy frameworks and initiatives
to support the sector.
Case studies are welcome as well as papers addressing
methodological issues in measuring and evaluating the impact of the sector.