The Festival will address themes related to the re-emergence of regions and cities from the pandemic. It includes longer-standing challenges to society of climate change, geopolitical manoeuvrings, the rise of populism, the financial implications of these shifts, migration crises, new challenges...

Researchers who are specialized in regional/urban economics and international trade come together in order to share their ideas and comment on each other’s research papers. The meetings encourage interaction and discussion between the researchers, so that new ideas and joint projects can be...

The ERSA congress will host sessions dealing with the following general themes and special session topics. General Themes: - New frontiers in Regional science - Regional economic growth and development - Urban sprawl and shrinkage - Regional and urban labor markets - Regional and urban policy,...

We welcome submissions from researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in all areas of regional analysis on the following themes: - Austerity (Risk and Resilience) - Urban and Regional Sustainability - Leadership and Governance - Geo Economy and Geo Politics - City Region Building and...