Regional Studies Association

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Recently published #openaccess: Institutional overlap and informal authority: governing land in the shadow of the state by Tapiwa Nyamukapa, Abraham R. Matamanda & Lochner Marais Read it at doi.org/10.1080/23792949.20...

Recently published #openaccess: "Misrecognition and resistance in Brazil's renewable energy transition" by Mariana Galvão Lyra. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

Recently published #openaccess “Moving beyond the common ground in normative theories of territory” by Alejandra Mancilla. Read it at doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

Recently published #openaccess: Institutional overlap and informal authority: governing land in the shadow of the state by Tapiwa Nyamukapa, Abraham R. Matamanda & Lochner Marais Read it at  https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2026.2723279

Forthcoming Deadline: RSA Research Network Grants. Apply for up to £11,000 for new networks and £8250 for renewals. Open to RSA members, including PhD students and ECRs. Build your international research network - more at www.regionalstudies.org/new... Apply by 12 October 2026.

Deadline soon: RSA Research Network Grants. Up to £11,000 for new networks and £8250 for renewals. Open to RSA members across all country bands, including PhD students and ECRs. Find out more at www.regionalstudies.org/new... Apply by 12 October 2026.

Deadline approaching: RSA Research Network Grants. Up to £11,000 for new networks and £8250 for renewals. Open to RSA members in all country bands, including students and ECRs. Find out more: www.regionalstudies.org/news/2026-re... Apply by 12 October 26.

Recently published #openaccess: Misrecognition and resistance in Brazil's renewable energy transition by Mariana Galvão Lyra. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/2162...

Building an international research network focused on regional studies? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme offers up to £11,000 in funding. Apply by 12 October 2026. Full info www.regionalstudies.org/fun...

Editors needed: Regional Studies Journal We are looking for Editors to join the Regional Studies team, a leading international journal in the field. Find full details and how to apply at www.regionalstudies.org/new... Deadline for applications: 25 September 2026

Call for an Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science The RSA is seeking an Editor for the open-access RSRS. Visit www.regionalstudies.org/new... for full details and to apply. Deadline for applications: 25 Sept 2026

Editors needed: Regional Studies Journal We are looking for Editors to join the Regional Studies team, a leading international journal in the field. Find full details and how to apply at www.regionalstudies.org/new... Deadline for applications: 25 September 2026

Call for an Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science The RSA is seeking an Editor for the open-access RSRS. Visit www.regionalstudies.org/new... for full details and to apply. Deadline for applications: 25 Sept 2026

RSA KPEG: up to £2,500 to support knowledge exchange between researchers and non-academic organisations. Applications open in October 2026. regionalstudies.org/funding... #RegionalStudies #KPEG

Building an international research network focused on regional studies? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme offers up to £11,000 in funding. Apply by 12 October 2026. Full info www.regionalstudies.org/fun...

Newly published #openaccess 'Cities at war: donors, hubs and brokers in urban responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine' by Natalia Matiaszczyk & Tomasz Kamiński. Find the article at  https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2026.2704935

Recently published #openaccess 'Rural-urban migration in China: from poverty alleviation to sons’ marriage' by C. Cindy Fan & Yu Wang Find the article doi.org/10.1080/23792949.20...

Editors needed: Regional Studies Journal We are looking for Editors to join the Regional Studies team, a leading international journal in the field. Find full details and how to apply at www.regionalstudies.org/new... Deadline for applications: 25 September 2026

Building an international research network focused on regional studies? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme offers up to £11,000 in funding. Apply by 12 October 2026. Full info www.regionalstudies.org/fun...

Regional Studies Association is seeking an Editor for @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social(RSRS). For full details and to apply, please visit www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-rs... The deadline for applications is 25 Sept 2026

Almost everything we know about basic income comes from studying individuals, not communities. This book tries to remedy this and puts regions in the centre of their analysis and looks at basic income as a regional policy. Free access rsa.tandfonline.com/toc/rpim20/7/2

We are delighted to award Miriam Gonçalves the 2026 Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award for the paper 'Examining local action groups as territorial development polities: CLLD in Lisbon Metropolitan Area'. Watch the award ceremony with @mia-gray.bsky.social at www.regionalstudies.org/news/2026-pa....

New #openaccess article: 'Creativity and AI skill demand in the post-ChatGPT labour market: evidence from UK job vacancies' by Zihan Wang, Aniket Baksy, Hasan Bakhshi and Josh Siepel. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Call for an Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science The RSA is seeking an Editor for the open-access RSRS. Visit www.regionalstudies.org/new... for full details and to apply. Deadline for applications: 25 Sept 2026

Recently published #openaccess: 'Towards an evolutionary perspective on institutions in economic geography' by Ron Boschma. Find the article at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Recently published #openaccess 'From kilometres to detachment: examining electoral accountability in amalgamated municipalities' by Jakub Jusko and Petr Voda. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

Recently published #openaccess 'Promoting entrepreneurship socio-ecosystems: the confluence of STI, IRS3 and culture in regional development' by Hassan Jafariani,Sina Ataee &Mohammad Vahidi Borji. FInd it at doi.org/10.1080/23792949.20...

New #openaccess article: 'Creativity and AI skill demand in the post-ChatGPT labour market: evidence from UK job vacancies' by Zihan Wang, Aniket Baksy, Hasan Bakhshi and Josh Siepel. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Regional Studies Association is seeking an Editor for @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social(RSRS). For full details and to apply, please visit www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-rs... The deadline for applications is 25 Sept 2026

Published #openaccess: 'Community-based social capital, neighbourhood characteristics and SME resilience: a configurational analysis' by Arash Sadeghi, Taimaz Larimian and John Harrison. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Recently published #openaccess 'Assembling transnationalism in orbit: off-Earth atmospheric politics and the International Space Station' by William Stewart. Read the full article at https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2026.2704929

New #openaccess article: 'Creativity and AI skill demand in the post-ChatGPT labour market: evidence from UK job vacancies' by Zihan Wang, Aniket Baksy, Hasan Bakhshi and Josh Siepel. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Building an international research network focused on regional studies? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme offers up to £11,000 in funding. Apply by 12 October 2026. Full info www.regionalstudies.org/fun...

From kilometres to detachment: examining electoral accountability in amalgamated municipalities Jakub Jusko and Petr Voda doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

Newly published #openaccess 'Cities at war: donors, hubs and brokers in urban responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine' by Natalia Matiaszczyk & Tomasz Kamiński. Find the article at  https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2026.2704935

Recently published #openaccess: 'Towards an evolutionary perspective on institutions in economic geography' by Ron Boschma. Find the article at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Relive the energy of #RSA26 in Gothenburg. Plenaries, the Welcome Reception, the Conference Dinner and many moments that made this year's conference special. Thank you to all who joined us. See you in Madrid next year! More at regionalstudies.org/news/rsa26-highlights/

Recently published #openaccess 'Rural-urban migration in China: from poverty alleviation to sons’ marriage' by C. Cindy Fan & Yu Wang Find the article doi.org/10.1080/23792949.20...

Published #openaccess: 'Community-based social capital, neighbourhood characteristics and SME resilience: a configurational analysis' by Arash Sadeghi, Taimaz Larimian and John Harrison. Find it at doi.org/10.1080/00343404.20...

Newly published #openaccess 'Energy normalisation and the additive transition: renewables and fossil integration after the Abraham accords' by Rafeef Ziadah. Find the article at doi.org/10.1080/21622671.20...

Recently published #openaccess 'Assembling transnationalism in orbit: off-Earth atmospheric politics and the International Space Station' by William Stewart. Read the full article at https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2026.2704929

Recently published #openaccess 'Promoting entrepreneurship socio-ecosystems: the confluence of STI, IRS3 and culture in regional development' by Hassan Jafariani,Sina Ataee &Mohammad Vahidi Borji. FInd it at doi.org/10.1080/23792949.20...

We are pleased to announce the publication of the 14th Policy Impact book, Cash in hand: basic income as regional policy, by Marc Doussard, Jurgen De Wispelaere and Joe Chrisp. Read more at www.regionalstudies.org/news/14-pi-c.... Link to the book: rsa.tandfonline.com/toc/rpim20/7/2

Recently published in @regionalstudies.bsky.social Community-based social capital, neighbourhood characteristics and SME resilience: a configurational analysis by Arash Sadeghi, Taimaz Larimian and John Harrison doi.org/10.1080/0034...

New in @regionalstudies.bsky.social Towards an evolutionary perspective on institutions in economic geography Ron Boschma doi.org/10.1080/0034...

RSA grant: the Knowledge & Policy Exchange Grant (KPEG) funds collaboration between RSA members & non-academic organisations. Up to £2,500 | 3–12 months | Global | Applications open October 2026. regionalstudies.org/funding/kpeg #KPEG

Spatial Economic Analysis celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special issue: "20 Years of Spatial Economic Analysis: Evolution, Achievements and Perspectives on the Field." Free to download until the end of August 2026. www.regionalstudies.org/news/sea-20t... @sallyhardy.bsky.social