Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRegional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 22/06/2026We are delighted to share that the @regionalstudies.bsky.social 2025 Impact Factor has risen to 5.9, up from 4.2 last year. Thank you to the authors, reviewers, and editorial team for this outstanding result. 053
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRegional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 05/08/2026New in @regionalstudies.bsky.social Towards an evolutionary perspective on institutions in economic geography Ron Boschma doi.org/10.1080/0034... 023
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRegional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Recently 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... 022
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalMichael Christl @chrimic1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026New paper out in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. Pandemic effects on regional job matching in Austria. #labour #Austria #matching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPandemic effects on regional job matching in AustriaThis paper examines labour market matching in Austria from 2008 to 2024, focusing on the regional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using monthly administrative data, we estimate Beveridge curves an... 033
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalProf David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 12/01/2026New @regionalstudies.bsky.social: A critical review of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy: lessons for ‘place-based’ policy + @lisadepropris.bsky.social Chris Dimos, Felicia Fai, @sallyhardy.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comA critical review of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy: lessons for ‘place-based’ policyThe paper explores the implications for regional development contained within the UK’s recently launched Modern Industrial Strategy White Paper (2025). We critically examine the industrial strategy... 097
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalPhil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Our new paper in @regionalstudies.bsky.social critically evaluating the UK #ModernIndustrialStrategy has a 📹 abstract. @dgbailey.bsky.social @sallyhardy.bsky.social @fmfai.bsky.social @uniofbathsom.bsky.social @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social #openaccess Paper: tinyurl.com/42b3892k 176
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalJennifer Clark @jclarkcrp.bsky.social · 22/12/2025“Landmark publishing agreements for UK universities” See article: www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...jisc.ac.ukLandmark publishing agreements for UK universities - Jisc 143
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 30/12/2025The creative economy is less a series of spontaneous eruptions and more a matter of historical plumbing. Büyükyazıcı & @evacoll8.bsky.social show in @regionalstudies.bsky.social that hubs are built on latent skills, not conjured from thin air. #Culture by habit, not miracle. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 063
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalGSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025🆕 paper 📚 by @giubreglia.bsky.social & @mrmodica.bsky.social out in @regionalstudies.bsky.social “A world of shocks: mapping multi-shock and multilayer resilience, assessing resilience markers and drivers”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...tandfonline.comA world of shocks: mapping multi-shock and multilayer resilience, assessing resilience markers and drivers: Regional Studies: Vol 59 , No 1 - Get Access 063
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalJerome Vicente @jeromevicente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025📢 Just out in @regionalstudies.bsky.social , with Joan Crespo: "Not only big techs matter: digital platformisation and regional structural changes" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comNot only big techs matter: digital platformisation and regional structural changesThe paper provides a framework to understand the observed and expected regional structural changes caused by the increasing trend towards digital platformisation in our economies. It suggests going... 073
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalMax Roessler @max-roessler.bsky.social · 01/12/2025𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁-𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’ in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. We’re exploring how #emotions, #imaginaries & #narratives shaping regional futures. ✨ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👇 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...think.taylorandfrancis.comSpatial inequalities and feelings of left-behindness: perceptions, imaginaries, and policy responsesThis special issue explores the intersection of the feelings and material conditions influencing 'left-behindness' and the policies designed to address it. 175
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Reports of the death of #industrial #policy have been greatly exaggerated. In #Ireland, as Clifford, @frankgcrowley.bsky.social, Doran & Jordan show in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, targeted state investment in tech parks has delivered sustained #employment #growth. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 073
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalUrban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 28/11/2025🚨 Hot off the press! New article on urban leadership & climate change from our own @davidwglasgow.bsky.social & @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk-based @gjallan.bsky.social & @graemeroy.bsky.social 🤓 Read #OpenAccess in @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 053
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalNordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 19/11/2025🏙️ How can Nordic cities foster #social #inclusion & address challenges of urban #segregation? Our report takes stock of: - the Nordic policy landscape - indicators & data - public participation & citizen involvement - the role of architecture & design 📙Read more: nordregio.org/publications... 031
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalPhil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 19/11/2025theconversation.com/uk-plans-for...theconversation.comUK plans for pay-per-mile electric vehicle tax could make the system fairer – or provoke a fierce backlashNew fees could stall the transition to more environmentally friendly vehicles. 244
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Check out our video abstract for the recent paper entitled, 'Coworking spaces and regional development: a role for policy' by Felicia M. Fai, Philip R. Tomlinson & Mariachiara Barzotto www.linkedin.com/posts/region...linkedin.comCheck out our video abstract for the recent paper entitled, 'Coworking spaces and regional development: a role for policy' by Felicia M. Fai, Philip R. Tomlinson & Mariachiara Barzotto W...Check out our video abstract for the recent paper entitled, 'Coworking spaces and regional development: a role for policy' by Felicia M. Fai, Philip R. Tomlinson & Mariachiara Barzotto We explore ho... 034
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Is it really #30DayMapChallenge if there's no geography challenge? Day 14 (OpenStreetMap) comes with a question: given an idiosyncratic city and several key identifying features, how hard is it to guess the city? 1103
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 13/11/2025What can I say, I have a terminal fear of being boring. (There's actual research content in there, I swear!) 2121
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · 21/10/2025🕰️ Extending warm invitations to our RSA Community for contributions☺️ @regstud.bsky.social @rsa-regions.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @regstud-brazil.bsky.social @rsa-adp.bsky.social @rsa-tpg.bsky.social @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social @rsachiefexec.bsky.social 024
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 13/11/2025And now, @rsfrankl.bsky.social takes on old marriage adage to describe the coming together of different approaches to Spatial Economic Analysis 082
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalProf David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Beyond print: @RegionalStudies in the digital age. Exciting new era as the journal shift to Build content online (BiO) and drops print. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comBeyond print: Regional Studies in the digital agePublished in Regional Studies (Vol. 58, No. 9, 2024) 043
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Professor @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social highlights the complexity of density, size and agglomeration in influencing economic success. 030
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Things about to begin for 2025 @regstud.bsky.social #RegionalFutures Conference… 041
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalSimón Sánchez-Moral @ssanchezmoral.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Thank you very much, @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social, for the inaugural lecture of the @ucm.es Geography PhD program. A highly relevant topic and a fantastic presentation! #Europe #Euroscepticism #growth @gge-age.bsky.social @age-geografia.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social 092
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalNordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 21/10/2025How well do you know the Nordic Region? Which country has: 👥 the highest relative population growth 👶 the lowest fertility rate 💶 the highest GDP per capita ❤️ the highest life expectancy Test your knowledge in our short quiz 👇 nordregio.org/news/world-s... #WorldStatisticsDay #NordicStatistics 041
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Have you seen our @researchgate.bsky.social account: lots of papers to engage with and further information about the Regional Studies journal: www.researchgate.net/journal/Regi...researchgate.netRegional StudiesAccess 135+ million publications and connect with 20+ million researchers. Join for free and gain visibility by uploading your research. 032
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalCarolin Ioramashvili @ioramashvili.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Please join us for the next Regional Studies Women’s Network workshop! Participation is free, and we have online and in person (including free lunch!) options. A great opportunity to catch up with friends and meet new faces ahead of the Winter Conference ☺️ 055
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRegional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 13/10/2025On the 12th of November, the @regstud.bsky.social will host the RSA Women's Network Workshop. It will be a hybrid event, with topics covered including that of careers and CV's, academia in the #GlobalSouth, and grant application: For more and to register, see: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-w...regionalstudies.orgRSA Women's Network Events - RSA Main 043
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 13/10/2025On the 12th of November, the @regstud.bsky.social will host the RSA Women's Network Workshop. It will be a hybrid event, with topics covered including that of careers and CV's, academia in the #GlobalSouth, and grant application: For more and to register, see: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-w...regionalstudies.orgRSA Women's Network Events - RSA Main 043
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 04/10/2025To hollow out #cohesion is to erode the #EU’s credibility from within. In my brand new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, I argue that #Europe’s competitiveness and very viability depends less on emulating competitors and more on exploiting our latent potential. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/0034... 073
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Competitiveness thrives on cohesion, not concentration. My brand new article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social makes the case for unlocking #Europe’s full potential, wherever it can be found, as #cohesion is the foundation of #competitivenes, not its antithesis. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 064
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 12/10/2025#Europe faces not a choice between #efficiency and #equity but the need to reconcile both if it wants to become more competitive. As I argue in my new @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, a more centralised #EU will thin its own strength by silencing its citizens' voices. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 053
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 17/09/2025New #OpenAccess paper: 'Role of universities in early graduate entrepreneurship: enablers or constrainers of ‘missing’ entrepreneurs?' by @mariaabreu.bsky.social & Vadim Grinevich www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 011
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Have you seen our #Trending paper: 'Does a 180-day cap on short-term rentals affect housing markets? Evidence from regional New South Wales' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 001
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 08/09/2025New in our #UrbanAndRegionalHorizons section: 'Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches' by @emmao.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @drjwharrison.bsky.socialtandfonline.comPlace-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approachesLeadership is often hailed as an antidote to a range of place-based problems. Yet it continues to be a slippery, highly political and deeply uneven practice, and area of study. At a time of authori... 053
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 05/09/2025#EU Cohesion Policy: a bulwark for regional equity, is becoming, according to @fmolica.bsky.social, De Renzis. @bourdinseb.bsky.social in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, a stabiliser for national crises. For them, #Cohesion Policy slips from development to national expedience. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 031
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalSarah Ayres @sarahayres.bsky.social · 01/09/2025In our @rsablog.bsky.social blog we explore how mayors can enact change in complex policy spaces when they don't have control over the policy levers. www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... Evidence is drawn from our article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comHow democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent timesThis article explores how democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent times. Drawing on 132 interviews with decision-makers in England, it uses the case of heal... 053
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2025New #OpenAccess paper: 'Regional counter-institutionalisation: contestation and propositions for alternative regionalities' by Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 011
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalEmanuele Sciuva @esciuva.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Excited to share my paper "(Other) temporary populations and the rise of platform-mediated medium-term rentals" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social! It examines how temporary populations drive Lisbon’s medium-term rental market through platforms & state policies. doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2523977doi.org(Other) temporary populations and the rise of platform-mediated medium-term rentalsThe short-term rental market is evolving as (other) temporary populations such as students and digital nomads increasingly seek medium-term rentals. This paper analyses the rise of medium-term rent... 062
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalAndrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 24/08/2025#EU integration leads to economic #growth, but not evenly. As Petrakos, Sotiriou & Alexiou argue in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, trade in goods hollows out peripheral regions, while services uplift them. The two single market economies: one thrives, the other stalls. doi.org/10.1080/0034...doi.orgThe geography of integration and regional growth in the EUThe paper investigates the unevenness in European Union (EU) trade integration patterns and the resulting growth asymmetries at the regional level. With the use of panel econometric models at the N... 073
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · 25/08/2025How do regions drive change? 🇬🇧 UK → bottom-up, market-led 🇨🇳 China → quyu (区域), state-shaped governance In our latest RSA Summer Series blog, Qinying Sun unpacks innovation directionality across two models. 🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... @regstud.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.socialregionalstudies.orgQuyu and Regional Directionality: Innovation Intermediaries in China and the UK's Non-Core Regions - RSA MainThe concept of Quyu (区域) in China Across policy and academic debates, regions are increasingly recognised as key arenas for addressing climate change, demographic shifts, and economic transitions. In ... 113
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 31/07/2025New #OpenAccess Paper: 'Green to stay? Mechanisms explaining green industrial resilience during an external shock' by Stig-Erik Jakobsen, Nora Geirsdotter Bækkelund, Svein Gunnar Sjøtun & Heidi Wiig www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 012
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 31/07/2025New in #OpenAcces: Entrepreneurial local governments and the development of the decentralised platform economy in China by Jun Sun, Kai Jia & Martin Kenney www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comEntrepreneurial local governments and the development of the decentralised platform economy in ChinaThe platform economy in China is more geographically decentralised than in the United States, where platform firms are highly concentrated on the West Coast. This different spatial pattern is a pro... 000
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · 30/07/2025🔥 Shanghai: A city, a strategy, a regional powerhouse. Yin Dou & Yishuai Zhang unpack how Shanghai’s leadership shaped the Yangtze River Delta over 4 decades. 📖 Dive into the RSA summer blog: bit.ly/4l4dG9J 💬 Will the YRD model shape China’s future? @regstud.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.socialbit.lyRegional Cooperation Centered on Shanghai: Development History, Linkage Measurement, and Future Outlook - RSA MainDevelopment History: A Multi-Dimensional Region Centred on Shanghai In the Chinese context, as urban spatial patterns and governance systems evolve, the concept of “region” increasingly exhibits multi... 113
Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · 29/07/2025New Linkedin Post: 'Shuffling the Deck? Rethinking Workspaces and Regional Development in a Polycrisis Economy' by Mariachiara Barzotto, Carlo Corradini, and Sandrine Labory: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shuffl...linkedin.comShuffling the Deck? Rethinking Workspaces and Regional Development in a Polycrisis EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic has triggered profound shifts in the way work and place intersect within regional economies. In their new article, “Shuffling the deck? Multiple transitions and the new spatialit... 021
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalTasos Kitsos @tasoskitsos.bsky.social · 23/07/20252/3 Quite interesting results. a 6 minute grasp of the paper tasos-kitsos.medium.com/kibs-and-non...tasos-kitsos.medium.comKIBS and Non-KIBS Business Dynamics in Urban Micro-SpacesA Google Notebook Briefing Document of our research: KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban… 123
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalTasos Kitsos @tasoskitsos.bsky.social · 23/07/2025📣 I've got Google Notebook to make a briefing note of our recent #research paper with Korneliusz Pylak and @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social "KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ #business creation and closure: evidence from the #urban micro-space" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/3tandfonline.comKIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban micro-spaceOur study explores the factors influencing the creation and closure of firms in urban micro-spaces, highlighting the relationship between knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and non-KIBS s... 152
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalRSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · 10/07/2025🏛️ New blog Efthimios Georgio explores how Athens’s past and present meet in places like Plaka, Thissio, & Acropolis Museum. Reflection on culture, urban planning & democracy. Read: bit.ly/46yFzTG 👀 & stay tuned, Summer Blog Series launches July 15 with perspectives on place & regional futuresbit.lyA Crossroad Cultures: The Case of Athens’s Historical Centre - RSA MainAthens serves as a vital site of democratic heritage and urban evolution. Over the decades, its society and built environment have undergone a gradual but significant transformation. Like many histori... 122
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalJennifer Clark @jclarkcrp.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Congratulations!!! @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👏 051
Reposted by Regional Studies JournalPhil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Latest with @dgbailey.bsky.social and Paddy Bradley on #supplychains #securonomics and the new #industrialstrategy @uniofbath.bsky.social @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @uresg76.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👇🏼 theconversation.com/new-industri...theconversation.comNew industrial strategy brings Rachel Reeves’ securonomics to life – but will it protect Britain from more supply chain shocks?COVID and Brexit showed how fragile import networks can be. 073
