2019 RSA Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Conference

Metropolises and Peripheries of CEE Countries:

New Challenges for EU, National and Regional Policies

11^th-13^th September 2019, Lublin, Poland

https://www.regionalstudies.org/events/cee2019/

 

Organised by the Regional Studies Association in partnership with the Marie Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland

 

Dear List members,

 

Happy New Year!

 

The following forthcoming conference might be of interest to list members working on urban and regional development, policy or research with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe.

 

The conference will showcase challenges, determinants and perspectives of development of different kinds of metropolises and peripheries in CEE. The emphasis is on the economic performance, social, and political issues with respect to regional, national and European dimensions.

 

The 2019 RSA CEE Conference will also feature a Policy Day that will present plenary presentations, panels and paper sessions on issues and inputs concerned with CEE place-based policies.

 

Conference themes include:

 

• Development challenges of metropolises and peripheries
• Cohesion Policy
• Spatial inequalities, Spatial planning policy
• Urban functional areas
• Future of cities
• Urban theory and strategy
• Suburbanization, re-urbanization, and re-vitalization
• Local resources
• Technical and social infrastructure
• Labour markets, commuting, distant work
• Dominant/prime city
• Economic growth
• Inclusive growth
• Spatial distribution and effects of FDI
• Integrated territorial investments
• Smart specialization, industrial strategy
• Innovation and competitiveness
• Cross-border regions and transnational cooperation
• Climate change and sustainability
• Socio-economic exclusion
• Quality of life and wellbeing
• Education, culture, tourism

Call for Abstracts

Please submit your abstract (up to 250-words and text only) through the RSA conference portal. More details at https://bit.ly/2RrMdpK

Abstract submission deadline 21^st May 2019

 

Special Sessions

We welcome submissions for Special Sessions (open or closed).

More details at https://bit.ly/2RrMdpK

Special Session submission deadline 26^th March 2019

 

Early Career Speaker Competition

The RSA has a deep-seated commitment to furthering and supporting the career development of Early Career Researchers (within 5 years after finishing their PhD).

More details on the competition at https://bit.ly/2RrMdpK

Application deadline: 31^st March 2019

 

Conference Bursaries

Conference bursaries take the form of a free conference place.

More details at https://bit.ly/2RrMdpK

Application deadline: 21^st April 2019

 

If you have any questions concerning the application process, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Please forward to your colleagues which may find this of interest and distribute widely in your networks.

 

With thanks and best wishes

Katharina

 

Katharina Bürger

Conference and Events Officer

 

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