Apply for the role by filling in our form Deadline: 25 September 2026 The Regional Studies Association (RSA) seeks to appoint Editors for the international journal Regional Studies (RS) published by R...

Apply for the role by filling in our form Deadline: 25 September 2026 The Regional Studies Association (RSA) seeks to appoint Editors for the international journal Regional Studies (RS) published by R...

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Published in Regional Studies (Vol. 58, No. 9, 2024)

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...

New fees could stall the transition to more environmentally friendly vehicles.

This special issue explores the intersection of the feelings and material conditions influencing 'left-behindness' and the policies designed to address it.

The 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...

The 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...

This 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...

Proposed changes to EU policy spark concerns over budget cuts and local influence. Regions demand protection for funding transparency and multilevel collaboration.

Europe's regions are in danger of being squeezed as the EU considers sweeping changes to the way its 27 member states spend their money, warns the European official tasked with reducing inequalities…

The EU’s largest economies are clubbing together — Dublin says that’s a problem.

The European Commission's proposal for the new National and Regional Partnership Plans envisaged in the 2028-2034 EU budget is dividing Parliament and Member States, amid fears of centralization and d...

Published in Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences (Vol. 20, No. 2-3, 2025)

Brexit, marked by the UK’s 2021 exit from the Single European Market and Customs Union under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, offers a unique case of reversing deep economic integration. The re...

All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.

The 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...

The European Union should not go down the path of local-content requirements to protect industry but should remain open to international cooperation

Some EU regions saw double-digit GDP growth in 2024, but others experienced stark declines. A 12.7% fall in Bulgaria contrasts with rapid Irish and Bulgarian gains. The continent's economic gaps deepe...