[cid:image003.jpg@01CEA021.342555B0] Regional Studies Association [cid:image002.png@01CDF4CB.D50F71B0] E-Bulletin – August 2013 RSA Global Conference 2013|RSA Winter and Early Career Conferences 2013|OPEN DAYS 2013 University | RSA Awards 2013 | Funding Opportunities |Publishing| Research Networks||Event Support Scheme| International Networks| Job Opportunities | Non-RSA Events and News [cid:image028.jpg@01CDDA15.A06E8B60][cid:image029.jpg@01CDDA15.A06E8B60][cid:image030.jpg@01CDDA15.A06E8B60][cid:image032.jpg@01CDDA15.A06E8B60] [cid:image006.png@01CEA021.342555B0] Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects Regional Studies Association International Conference Monday 16th – Wednesday 18th December 2013 The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA CALL FOR PAPERS Submit abstracts for review to: [log in to unmask] Abstract submission deadline: Monday 19th August 2013 Global economic integration, technological change, and rapid development in the emerging world economies are reshaping the world’s urban landscapes. Rapid urbanisation is underway in many parts of the world, with new types of metropolitan areas emerging there; at the same time, existing major metropolitan areas are expanding their borders, changing their internal organisation, and being more deeply integrated into wider metropolitan regions. These processes are bringing prosperity to many urban regions, but such prosperity is selective, with other areas finding it difficult to find new roles in the contemporary economy and hence suffering from outmigration and lower incomes. The global urban world has thus opened up new forms of polarization and divergence in growth and incomes. Added to these diverse processes are pressures from such forces as climate change and citizen demands for participation and equity. In this light, city-regions around the world are in need of innovations in infrastructure, urban governance, economic development strategies, and finance. At the same time, the obstacles to such innovations, from existing political arrangements, entrenched interests, segregation, and poorly adapted theories and models, are also very powerful. The Regional Studies Association International Conference 2013 on Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects presents a timely opportunity to discuss these important issues, to establish the need and nature of future research imperatives, and to address the concerns and challenges confronting policymakers and practitioners. Contributions are therefore invited which fit with the following themes and which are based on an original piece of research and are potentially publishable. Selection of abstracts will be based on originality and interest, subject balance and geographical spread. The conference seeks published outcomes in RSA journals and book series. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words. · Urban/Territorial Politics · Governance of City Regions · State Centrism and Territorial Politics · The Geography of the Global Finance Sector · Institutions and Economic Development/Growth · New Digital Technologies and the City · Regional Policy in a Global World · Production and Employment in Modern Cities · Technology, Innovation and Networks · Ethnic Diversity and Segregation · Inequality · Neighbourhood Effects · Adapting Cities to Global Climate Change · International/Inter-regional Migration Plenary Speakers Territory, Politics, Governance Social and Economic Stratification and Urban Space Patrick Le Gales, Science Po, FRANCE Professor John Agnew, UCLA, USA Professor Ananya Roy, UCL Berkeley, USA Professor Danny Dorling, Oxford University, UK Urbanisation, Urban Growth and Urban Economic Development Professor Michael Storper, UCLA, USA Professor Richard Florida – Confirmed Attendance Fee: £235.00 / $365.00 The fee includes all conference refreshments, drinks reception and gala dinner. The RSA Early Career Conference, Friday 1st November 2013, Manchester University, Manchester, UK RSA Winter Conference, Friday 22nd November 2013, Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury, London, UK. We have now extended the deadlines for submission of abstracts for the above RSA conferences until Sunday 25th August! To register and submit your abstract for either conference, click here. Both conferences are shaping up to be very successful yet again and we would love you to be part of another great RSA event: To see a list of the sessions and plenary speakers, and to ensure that you are part of the debate, click here for the Early Career conference, and click here for the Winter Conference. If you have any specific queries, contact [log in to unmask] for the Early Career conference Lesa Reynolds at [log in to unmask] for the Winter conference, they will be happy to look after you. Regional Studies Association [cid:image010.png@01CE94FD.39E02270] OPEN DAYS 2013 Registrations Now Open Monday 7th – Wednesday 10th October 2013 General rules •Participation in the OPEN DAYS is free of charge. •Registration for OPEN DAYS 2013 Brussels-based seminars occurs online only. •Registration is compulsory for everybody who wishes to attend the OPEN DAYS 2013. •Group registrations are not possible. •It is not possible to register several persons with the same e-mail address. To see the programme, register and access further information about OPEN DAYS 2013, please click here RSA AWARDS 2013 The following RSA awards have been announced: Sir Peter Hall Contribution to the Field Award 2013 Allen Scott, UCLA, USA Routledge Award for Early Career Excellence 2013 Thilo Lang, Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Germany ‘How Do Cities and Regions Adapt to Socio Economic Crisis? Towards an Institutionalist Approach to Urban and Regional Resilience’ Nathaniel Lichfield Award 2013 Janne Kaiser, University of Kiel, Germany ‘Why Do Companies Practice Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? A Case Study of International Natural Resource Companies in Liberia’ Best Referees Regional Studies 2013 Voted for by the editors of Regional Studies Sarah Drakopoulou-Dodd, ALBA Graduate School of Business, Greece Victor Venhorst, University of Groningen, Netherlands Leon Oerlemans, Tilburg University, Netherlands Best Referee Spatial Economic Analysis 2013 Voted for by the editors of Spatial Economic Analysis Luisa Corrado, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy & University of Cambridge, UK Best Paper Regional Studies 2013 Voted for by the editors of Regional Studies ‘Environmental Innovation and Sustainability Transitions in Regional Studies’ (Regional Studies, Volume 46, Issue 1, 2012) Bernhard Truffer, Eawag (Aquatic Research Institute), Switzerland Lars Coenen, CIRCLE Lund University, Sweden Best Paper Spatial Economic Analysis 2013 Voted for by the editors of Spatial Economic Analysis Nicolas Debarsy, Université d'Orléans, France and Université de Namur, Belgium ‘The Mundlak Approach in the Spatial Durbin Panel Data Model’ Best Book Award 2013 Voted for by the Regional Studies Association membership from a list of titles published in 2012 Nicola Bellini, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Michael Danson, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, Denmark ‘Regional Development Agencies: The Next Generation? Networking, Knowledge and Regional Policies’ Best International Conference Paper European Conference 2013, Tampere, Finland Martina Fuchs, University of Cologne, Germany ‘Knowledge and Patterns of Interpretation: Two Complementary Approaches for a Better Understanding of Mental Constructions in Economic Geography’ Best International Conference Paper - Early Career category European Conference 2013, Tampere, Finland Viktorija Šipilova, The Institute of Social Research, Daugavpils University, Latvia ‘Aspect of Structural Changes in Manufacturing: Search of New Approaches for Classifying the European Union Member Countries’ Congratulations to all the winners and further announcements will be announced on the RSA website shortly. JOIN THE RSA An RSA membership opens up a variety of benefits ranging from free publications (Regional Studies, Spatial Economic Analysis, Territory, Politics, Governance, Regions and Regional Insights), funding opportunities, open networks and discounts on conferences and publications. For more details on benefits, membership rates etc, please go to www.regionalstudies.org/membership FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES RSA Early Career Grant Scheme Apply now for £10,000 to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. Next deadline is 30th November 2013 PUBLISHING Territory, Politics, Governance The RSA is proud to announce the publication of its new interdisciplinary journal Territory, Politics, Governance Issue 1 contains a collection of papers ranging from Stuart Elden’s conceptual history of territory and Kevin Cox’s pointed intervention on territory, scale and ‘why capitalism matters’, through to Chris Strunk and Helga Leitner’s grounded exploration of the internationalisation of immigration control away from the national-state level in the implementation of the Secure Communities program in contemporary USA. The journal is included in RSA bundle for all members. Further information about the journal can be viewed here. Call for Papers Regional Studies Visit our new Regional Studies Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/RegionalStudiesAssociation Regional Insights: Call for Papers The next deadline for Calls for Papers for Regional Insights for 2013 is 15th November The editors are currently very busy with integrating their new editors and showing them the ropes. One of the newly recruited editor will soon send me the full Calls for Papers and as soon as I have them, they will posted on our website and the e-bulletin. New RSA Open Access Journal In 2013, the new open access only journal Regional Studies and Regional Science will be launched. Regions and Cities See the Times Higher Education review for The University and the City (John Goddard, Paul Vallance- 2013) RESEARCH NETWORKS Forthcoming events Understanding regional innovation policy dynamics: actors, agency and learning 23rd September, 2013 - 24th September, 2013 Regional Innovation Policy Dynamics: Actors, Agency and Learning Ecological regional Development 9th October, 2013 - 10th October, 2013 Transformation Processes and their Meaning for the Sustainability Transition Peripheral and Marginal Regions in Northern Europe 28th October, 2013 - 30th October, 2013 New Peripherality: Scaled, Contested, and Relational Leadership and Urban and Regional Development 5th February, 2014 - 6th February, 2014 Leadership in Urban and Regional Development: Debates and New Directions Two new research Networks have been approved for funding since May 2013: EU Cohesion Policy Tourism and Regional Development . EVENT SUPPORT SCHEME Forthcoming Events Cities regeneration processes: the role of entrepreneurs, residents and tourists, September 2013, Le Havre, France For more information on this event, please go to http://www.isbe.org.uk/Cities-and-Regeneration-Processes-The-role-of-Entrepreneurs-Residents-and-Tourists INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS South West Branch and Wales Branch joint event 12th November, 2013 Growing Regional Economies: Wales and the South West of England in Relative Context North West Branch Chair currently available and open to applications. Please apply with a current CV and a paragraph outlining future projects for the branch. If you wish to open an RSA Division, become an Ambassador and/or work in partnership with an existing English Sub-National Branch, please contact us now. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Research Associate Position at CURDS The Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) invites applications for a Research Associate for 24 months (full-time) or 48 months (50% part-time) to work on the EPSRC and ESRC-funded research centre for Infrastructure BUsiness models, valuation and Innovation for Local Delivery (i-BUILD). You will be working with Professor Andy Pike, Director of the Centre of Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) and Deputy Director of the i-BUILD centre. In addressing interdependencies and the renewal of infrastructure systems, i-BUILD aims to identify and develop valuation systems and innovative new business models for local delivery. The post-holder will be contributing to the identification and understanding of innovative new financing practices and their regulation and governance. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Andy Pike, Director of CURDS and Deputy Director of the i-BUILD centre on tel: +44 191 222 8011 or by email: [log in to unmask] Ref B628R (GPS) Faculty/Services Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Department School of Geography, Politics & Sociology Job Type Research Hours of Work Full time Salary: £27,854 - £29,541, rising to £36,298 per annum (pro rata if part-time) Closing Date: 31 August 2013 *************** Open Call for Doctoral Fellowships Applications of the Dresden Leibniz Graduate School - Fourth cohort 2014-2016 Research topic: "Urban and Regional Resilience - Managing Change for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development" http://www.dlgs-dresden.de/call-for-dlgs-2014-2016/ Deadline for applications is September 15, 2013 If you hear or see a job opportunity that may be of interest to Regional Studies colleagues, please let me know about it. NON RSA EVENTS Regional competitiveness: governance, knowledge, changes (25-26. October 2013. – Miercurea Ciuc, Romania) Launch for the call for papers for the first international conference on regional studies in rural Romania. The website is under construction, but is already accessible here: http://www.governance-knowledge-changes.net The title of the conference is. In the region there are five university departments, faculties or extensions in four different small towns, where regional studies are present. The number of academic staff with PhD in regional sciences and in related fields reached a dozen during the last ten years in our region of only 500.000 inhabitant. So we set up a partnership to organize the conference, offering a good opportunity for networking with Romanian researchers and also with future friends from abroad. the call for papers in English is available now at http://www.governance-knowledge-changes.net/p/registration.html ********* Call for Sections The Call for Sections has now been announced. Individuals can find out further information by reading the Guidelines. The Section proposal form can be found here, once you have read the Guidelines. The deadline for Section proposals is 27 September 2013. Funding available for this conference Graduate students affiliated with ECPR member institutions (subject to meeting the required criteria) can apply for a grant, for up to €250. The application process will open next year and details will be available in due course. Further details about funding can be found here. ****** The Urban Affairs Association Announces a Special Conference Track for 2014: Urban Issues in Central & South America and the Caribbean Call for Participation March 19-23, 2014 San Antonio, Texas Track Co-Chairs: Cecilia Giusti (Texas A&M University, US), Janina Leon (Catholic University, Lima, Peru), Liliana Meza (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico), Heywood Sanders (University of Texas at San Antonio, US), Flavio de Souza (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brasil), Dr. Mercedes Di Virgilio, (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina) Central and South America, along with the Caribbean Islands, face unique urban challenges. From being the center of “economic miracles” in the 1950’s through the so-called “lost decade” in the 1980s, this global region is now showing signs of economic recovery. Politically, it has faced challenges, from mainly dictator regimes mid last century to more democratic regimes at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Severe poverty has been a persistent concern as well as unequal income distribution. Urbanization patterns have exacerbated these problems. As primate, mega cities grow, low income settlements multiply on the urban fringe, making evident the divided lives that modernization has fostered among urban populations. To address these issues, several policies have been implemented with mixed results, from a “quasi” formalization of the informal sector, like incremental construction, to microbusiness development, and strategies for active political participation. At the same time, in the last decades, there has been a proliferation of NGOs working with local communities in need, with diverse results within countries in the region. Government officials, policy makers, planners, and NGOs have encountered political, fiscal, social and cultural barriers in the struggle to improve living conditions for the majority within urban areas. In response to these challenges, innovative policies and experiments have been launched in metropolitan governance, coordinated urban-rural development, regional planning, new town development, sustainable and carbon-neutral urbanization, and other proposed solutions to urban problems. The lessons and outcomes of these initiatives are of critical importance to the people and leaders of these regions, but equally of interest and concern to the rest of the global policy community. The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is North America’s leading urban policy research association engaged in understanding emerging issues and looking for feasible solutions from a multidisciplinary perspective. For more than forty years the UAA has brought together social scientists, public administrators, planners, and others interested in urban affairs to exchange information, experiences, and ideas on the most important urban issues. In light of the growing importance of Central/South America and the Caribbean Islands, and the proximity of the conference location in San Antonio, the 2014 UAA conference will include a Special Track on Urban Issues in Central/South America & the Caribbean Islands. ABSTRACT/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SITE OPENS: JUNE 1, 2013 http://tinyurl.com/uaa2014 Please read all submission and conference policy guidelines before submitting your proposal or abstract. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: OCTOBER 1, 2013 WEBSITE OF THE EVENT: www.urbanaffairsassociation.org UAA OFFICE CONTACT: [log in to unmask] ******** 2014 UAA Annual Conference San Antonio, Texas - March 19-22, 2014 Call for Participation: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization (With a special track on Urban Issues in Central & South America and the Caribbean) Abstract/Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2013 Submit a proposal http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/conference2014/calls-for-participation-policies-submission-instructions/ ********** We are pleased to announce the third edition of the PhD Winter school. The general topic is ‘place based approaches in regional development’. In attach you can find a flyer, with the highlights of the PhD school, and a link to the website. The Winter school is organized by the Social Sciences Unit of the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), the department of Agricultural Economics of Ghent University (Belgium), the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy of the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and MTT Agrifood Research (Finland), with the support of COST IS1007 ‘Investigating Cultural Sustainability’. Joost Dessein, PhD Scientific coordinator Social Sciences Unit Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be ******* The Department of Social and Economic Geography and Regional Studies of the School of Geology and Geography of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine) (a corporate member of the Regional Studies Association in 2013) invites you to take part at the scientific and practical conference with international participation «Region 2013: optimal development strategy» and to publish your articles in the scientific journal «Journal of human geography». 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