The RSA 2014 Global Conference in Brazil will focus on thinking about paths, policies and ideas to strengthen vulnerable places and to develop cohesive and resilient territories. We acknowledge that only adaptive and flexible regions can succeed in an ever-changing world. This conference offers...

Contributions are therefore invited which fit with the following themes and which are based on an original piece of research and are potentially publishable. - Urban/Territorial Politics - State Centrism and Territorial Politics - Institutions and Economic Development/Growth - Regional Policy in...

Contributions are therefore invited which focus primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, on one or more of the following themes: - New sites and forms of territorial cooperation and/or conflict at the scale of regions and localities - Cooperation, disputes and resistance around...

Papers on governance, city-regions, spatial planning and analysis which may look at the position in China but which may focus elsewhere are most welcome. Gateway Themes: - Environmental sustainability - Migration and labour markets - Social justice and civil society - Rural challenges -...

Papers that consider these issues in relation to the development of smart, sustainable and inclusive places (the three dimensions of the Europe 2020 Strategy) are particularly encouraged. Gateway Themes A. Climate change, energy and sustainability B. Migration, housing and labour markets C....

Contributions are invited which focus primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, on one or more of the following themes: - Remapping of regions and localities and the implications of this for multilevel governance, policy success or policy failure; - Global comparative perspectives on...

Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: - The Politics and Governance of Territorial Development under Localism - Sub-National Economic Development and Localism - Planning, Regeneration and Localism - Localism and the Environment [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according...

We welcome papers from all – academics, students and those working in policy and practice. The event is inclusive and offers networking opportunities for all in our field.

The Conference will provide a forum for the first international academic debate on the Fifth Cohesion Report between regional studies researchers and senior officials from the European institutions. The key topics of the conference will be: the contribution of cohesion policy to Europe 2020, the...

Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: • Climate change as a driver of regional policy • The challenges of low carbon economies • Developing and evaluating sub-national policies for adaptation and mitigation • Post-Copenhagen challenges for taking forward international and...