Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Resilience in #Nepal is not the child of #decentralisation alone; it flourishes where #devolution takes the form of targeted, well-designed investment. Raj Kharel & I on the limits of local autonomy in an emerging country in our new World Development paper. doi.org/10.1016/j.wo... 032
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025På tide med en ny innsjekk her, nå som de fleste seriene nærmer seg slutten. Blir Viking seedet i Conference League? Det korte svaret er at det meste tyder på det. Totalt er det 44 klubber som seedes og 44 som er useedet. Det er allerede er klart at 43 klubber vil ha lavere seedingspoeng enn Viking: 120
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Joe Bell var på morgensendingen til NRK Rogaland i dag og lærte lokale fotballuttrykk, blant annet «skyd di lerja, blekk an inn». Ser ut som det hadde en positiv virking. 0130
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs. 518154783404
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarGina C. Pieters, PhD @ginapieters.bsky.social · 01/02/2025As someone trained as a trade economist, it is my duty to share the 1929-1933 Kindleberger Spiral, showing the month-month decline in global trade due to the combined factors of the (global) Great Depression and retaliatory tariffs. Smooth Hawley is implemented mid-June 1930. 511511578
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Innovation is worshipped as progress, but its rewards are seldom shared equally. High-tech #clusters thrive while others wither; green tech demands raw materials extracted at human cost. Check the intro to the @regionalstudies.bsky.social issue on the dark side of #innovation doi.org/10.1080/0034... 0115
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 29/01/2025New paper out today: In this editorial for a @regionalstudies.bsky.social special issue, @ronboschma.bsky.social, @elisagiuliani.bsky.social, @simonaiammarino.bsky.social and I discuss recent research on the Dark Side of Innovation and its Geography: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comUnseen costs: the inequities of the geography of innovationPublished in Regional Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025) 0228
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Political trust powers economic #growth. Research with Muringani & @fitjar.bsky.social shows that regions with strong #trust convert good governance and social cohesion into lasting prosperity. Trust is more than a social good; it's a driver of progress. doi.org/10.1007/s001... 044
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 23/01/2025PhD job opportunity: We are hiring two PhD candidates to work on a project on the Nordic battery value chain and its impacts on host regions. Full details on the position and how to apply at this link: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPhD Fellowships in Innovation and Regional Studies (272234) | University of StavangerJob title: PhD Fellowships in Innovation and Regional Studies (272234), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025 011
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I EU sees FoU som avgjørende for konkurranseevnen. I Norge gjør visstnok veksten i BNP det vanskelig å nå målet om mer FoU. Jeg ser litt nærmere på Draghi-rapporten opp mot den norske strategien for FoU i næringslivet: www.naeringsforeningen.no/nyheter/fors...naeringsforeningen.noForskning og utvikling i næringslivet: En fortelling om to rapporter 010
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Economic #growth is built on political trust. Research with @JMuringani & @fitjar shows that political #trust is a key engine of #progress. Without it, even great policies falter. Building trust is how economies can break stagnation and makea significant economic leap. doi.org/10.1007/s001... 043
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarJason Deegan @jay-deegan.bsky.social · 08/01/20251/ I seem to recall that new research threads were all the rage on that 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦, so lets try one for Bluesky! 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (just published in 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴). Curious why regions copy each other? Let’s dig in. 🧵 197
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Regional #development strategies should identify a place's unique assets & potential—not merely echo its neighbours, say Pylak, @jay-deegan.bsky.social & @tbroekel.bsky.social in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. Innovation thrives on place-sensitive strategies, not on imitation. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 0115
Reposted by Rune Dahl Fitjarrobertarabellotti.bsky.social @robertarabellotti.bsky.social · 05/01/2025‼️‼️Submit your paper‼️‼️Special issue of the Journal of Economic Geography on Rethinking the Economic Geography of Global Value Chains edited with Riccardo Crescenzi academic.oup.com/joeg/pages/g...academic.oup.comCall for Papers - Special IssueRethinking the Economic Geography of Global Value Chains: theory, methods, data and policy Guest Editors: Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE), UK Roberta Rabellott 023
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Non-metropolitan regions can be hotspots of #progress. Research in @economyandspace by Grillitsch, @fitjar.bsky.social et al. shows that bold, local agency—entrepreneurs, reformers, visionaries—creates opportunities. Growth lies in people’s ambitions, not the map’s margins 🌍 doi.org/10.1177/0308... 072
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Blir Viking seedet i e-cupen neste år? Ser flere lurer på det, bl.a. i Aftenblad-chaten. Seeding er utfra UEFAs klubbranking for 2025, som bl.a. avhenger av resultatene i årets e-cup. Svaret får vi derfor først til våren, men jeg har prøvd å lage en oversikt. 🧵 140
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarTom Broekel @tbroekel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Spinning Stories: Wind Turbines & Narratives in Germany Our new study dives into the interplay between #wind #turbines and #narratives in #Germany. Using #news data, we study how wind turbines are reflected in #local #narrative #landscapes (new concept!!!!). doi.org/10.1016/j.te... 45820
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Looking for accounts from @unistavanger.bsky.social on Bluesky? Here is a starter pack: go.bsky.app/UVBaSLE Let me know if you are affiliated with UiS and want to be added. 010
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 03/12/2024xG-tabell for @eliteserien.bsky.social 2024. Data fra @fotmob.com Uavgjort hvis forskjellen i xG er < 0,5 Runde 30: 020
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024xG-tabell for @eliteserien.bsky.social 2024 Data fra @fotmob.com Uavgjort hvis forskjellen i xG er < 0,5 Runde 29: 070
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Universities are expected to engage in their regions but are increasingly also merging into multi-regional institutions. How do universities negotiate these seemingly opposing trends? We examine this in a new paper out today in Studies in Higher Education: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe regional mission in a merged multi-campus university college: a case study from Western NorwayRecent years have seen an increasing institutionalisation of the regional mission of universities, coinciding with mergers of institutions from different regions to form large multi-campus universi... 081
Reposted by Rune Dahl FitjarJakob Eder @jakobeder.bsky.social · 14/11/2023Lykkeland (State of Happiness) really is a great TV show for Economic Geographers. How did Norway create a new path with its oil industry? Which forms of agency were important to transform Stavanger from a peripheral town to the country's oil capital? 152
Rune Dahl Fitjar @fitjar.bsky.social · 08/11/2023Tomorrow, I will be at Lytring to debate whether green growth is possible. What is your take on the degrowth agenda? Livestream here:site.nord.noSe for deg et samfunn med mindre penger – Lytring 140