Topic: “Rethinking Clusters: place-based initiatives for inclusive, Innovative and reflective societies”. The organisers encourage submissions from scholars in the social and scientific sciences, who are forging ahead with innovation strategies to shift towards digitization and...

A final virtual seminar on “22 years of Uddevalla Symposium – summing up and important contributions” was arranged by the University West on November 24th 2020 due to that there will be no more Uddevalla Symposia arranged. The background was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision to...

This week-long event will include a series of panels and keynote speeches from over 35 high-profile international, regional, and local, thought leaders. Experts suggest the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated over 10 years of disruption within just 6 months this year. Despite the uncertainty...

This year’s conference will focus on the findings of the fi-compass study on the financing needs in the agriculture and the agri-food sectors in the EU Member States. The 24 country reports and their results will be shared with the fi-compass community allowing experts and practitioners to...

Strukturpolitik wird oft erst ergriffen, wenn „das Kind schon in den Brunnen gefallen“ ist. Oftmals versucht sie, sich gegen den Strukturwandel zu stellen, meist mit wenig Erfolg. Eine präventive Strukturpolitik wäre hilfreich, doch ist sie auch möglich? Vielfach wird die Fähigkeit der...

Tagungsthema: "Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Herausforderungen für die ländliche Entwicklung". Mit Blick auf die Entwicklung und Förderung der Lebensqualität der Menschen in den ländlichen Räumen ergibt sich eine Vielzahl von Themen, die einer eingehenden...

Conference theme: Regional Economic Disparities: How Can We Make a Difference? With a widening economic opportunity gap between urban and rural America, those who provide regional economic data and analysis are extremely well positioned to make a real difference in our areas. How do we best...

Der 40. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie findet vom 14.-25. September 2020 digital statt.DGS-Kongress goes digital. Kongressthema "Gesellschaft unter Spannung" Der 40. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie will derzeitige gesellschaftliche Spannungen, Diagnosen...

For this year, the Board has decided to organize a virtual online conference. Theme: Causes and consequences of inequality in the labour market and beyond. Topics: - inequality in the labour market and discrimination across various dimensions: gender, age, geographical residence, ethnicity,...

Participants will have the opportunity to discuss conceptual, methodological, and empirical contributions that explore Smart Cities with a critical perspective, focusing on the relations between two major subjects of study: ‘smart-ness’, high-tech, Internet of Things, big data developments,...