RSA Central and Eastern European Conference 2017

Description

REGIONAL POLARISATIONAND UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CEE: CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATIVE PLACE-BASED POLICIES

Over the last decades, new patterns of regional disparities and polarisation have developed in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries, drawing the attention of both researchers and policy-makers. Cohesion Policy responded to this challenge by focusing on balanced spatial development of the European regions. However, although achieving significant progress in developing towards the EU-average, CEE still faces serious internal spatial imbalances between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, between core regions and peripheries. These and other issues will be addressed in a number of paper sessions and by the following plenary speakers:

•   Iskra Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), European Parliament, Belgium
•   Peter Berkowitz, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission, Belgium
•   Prof. John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
•   Prof. Dominique Foray, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
•   Prof. Michael Keating, School of Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK
•   Assoc. Prof. Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
•   Prof. Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
•   Prof. Zoltán Kovács, University of Szeged, Hungary Academy of Science, Hungary
•   Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Meusburger, Heidelberg University, Germany
•   Dr. Lech Suwala, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
•   Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca and former Prime Minister of Romania (2008-2012), Romania

In addition, the conference has a strong focus on smart specialisation and offers a number of special sessions.

For more information on the conference, including the list of themes covered, please go to www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/rsa-cee-cluj2017 or contact Wanda Miczorek at wanda.miczorek [at] regionalstudies.org, +44 (0) 1323 899 698

Conference fee

The conference is open to RSA members and non-members. RSA members benefit from a lower registration fee. Non-members may wish to join the RSA to benefit from the reduced conference fee and RSA membership benefits. To find out more about an RSA membership please click here. 

* The Early Career rate is for those within 5 years of the date of their PhD certificate or equivalent. ** Members who have retired from full-time work.