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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Sep 8

New 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.social

Place-based leadership: advancing feminist, intersectional and anti-racist approaches

Leadership 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...

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Mark Tewdwr-Jones @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social · Aug 1

Announcing a forthcoming book, “Regions in Evolution - A History of Regional Planning”, a critical and deep analytical look at the ebbs & flows of regional planning globally over 100 years, with @drjwharrison.bsky.social & Daniel Galland, due to be published early in 2026

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Globalization and World Cities @gawc.bsky.social · Jun 14

The Department of Geography and Environment @lborouniversity.bsky.social is launching the MSc Climate Change, Energy and Humanitarian Action, a brand-new distance learning programme co-designed and delivered with @unitar.bsky.social.

💻 Register for an open webinar at unitar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Webinar 'Where do Climate Leaders Begin? 19 June 2025, 5-6pm (CET)

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jun 13

If you have an idea for an Urban and Regional Horizons paper, do get in touch. URH is effectively a 'Debates & Discussion' section where we are looking for contributions that challenge our ways of thinking and propose step-changes in how we do regional studies

John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jun 13

It was an absolute delight earlier this week to award Lance Newey with this years Urban and Regional Horizons Best Paper Award for his @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper | Absorptive Capacity, Complexity & Regional Renewal: A Developmental Psychology Perspective doi.org/10.1080/0034...

Video below

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · May 1

Heike Jöns introducing @lborouniversity.bsky.social first Geography and Environment hologram lecture as part of our Yr 2 Globaliztion module. Johanna Hautala from the University of Vaasa is talking to our students about "Geographies of knowledge in the era of AI" #lovegeography @rgsibg.bsky.social

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 21

Climate Compatible Growth is led by Mark Howells and the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment, Resilience (STEER) based in the Department of Geography & Environment in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 21

Brilliant to see this new Climate Compatible Growth brochure showcasing the positive impact this @lborouniversity.bsky.social led programme has had on achieving the transition to clean energy + sustainable economic growth in the Global South.

climatecompatiblegrowth.com#flipbook-df_...

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Mar 12

This #Editorial forms part of the recently published 'Territorial development: new challenges in a fragmented world' collection of articles. Territorial development can be seen as a form of 'safe haven', allowing people to steer individual and collective projects www.tandfonline.com/journals/cre...

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Mar 18

New in #OpenAccess: Highways and local development: insights from two decades of investments by Adelheid Holl www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Mar 18

New and in #OpenAccess: 'Trading borders: the importance of interregional integration and economy size for the impact of secession' by Gioele Figus, Peter McGregor, Stuart McIntyre & Graeme Roy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Regional Studies Journal @regionalstudies.bsky.social · Mar 21

New #OpenAccess paper: 'The use and misuse of regional data: perspectives, challenges and policy implications from across the UK' by
James Black, Kevin Connolly, Sharada Nia Davidson & Mairi Spowage www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 20

Looking forward to reading this new article by Yi Li in @rsa-adp.bsky.social

Four phases of city-regionalism in China: the state, geopolitics and business of mega city-region development

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Four phases of city-regionalism in China: the state, geopolitics and business of mega city-region development

Recent studies suggest that city-regionalism is mixed with, and overlaps with, geo-economic, political-administrative and geopolitical dimensions. However, these studies tend to focus on the comple...

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 18

Oh no, doing some training and the video said 'if you don't watch the full video it will not record the activity as complete'. They are on to me 😱 😂

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 6

Excited to read 'Spatial imaginaries and the construction of regions: a cultural political economy approach' by Philip O’Brien in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2162...

Spatial imaginaries and the construction of regions: a cultural political economy approach

Spatial imaginaries are central in the construction of spaces of governance, as alternative conceptualisations of the region compete and combine with existing regional forms. This paper analyticall...

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Mar 3

A beautiful day at @lborouniversity.bsky.social for the first day of our Geographies of Education Virtual Fieldcourse! All those days in New York and in the UK when I prayed to wake up to nice weather and the one day I don't need it 😎🌞Today it's VR to visit to Hunan and Kassel Universities

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pmcguirk.bsky.social @pmcguirk.bsky.social · Feb 19

Check out our new paper in IJURR on philanthropy and urban governance: BLOOMBERG’S GLOBAL MAYORALTY:
Philanthropy and the ‘Crisis of Capacity’ in City Government.
Wiley tells me there's a link here:

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Allan Watson @allanwatson1.bsky.social · Feb 10

Today we launch our new report "CreaTech: How the fusion of emerging technologies and the Creative Industries can transform the UK's approach to skills, innovation and business", commissioned by The Royal Anniversary Trust and DCMS.

royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Feb 7

Things you 💚💜 to see. Well done @charnwoodforest.bsky.social and @lborouniversity.bsky.social 👏 Great to see this initiative

Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · Jan 29

🚶 We're working with our friends at @lborouniversity.bsky.social to create a new interactive and accessible trail connecting Loughborough Town with Charnwood Forest Geopark.

📢 Which sites do you think we should include? Join us for our upcoming community consultation: https://buff.ly/4jAx6DC

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Feb 5

📘 Coming soon: "Critical Planning Futures - New Directions in Planning" (May 2025)

📖 Includes chapter with Miriam Jensen, Daniel Galland on "The mistreatment of time in planning theory: Towards planning beyond the clock in a world increasingly out-of-sync"

www.routledge.com/Critical-Pla...

Critical Planning Futures: New Directions in Planning Theory

Planning lies at the heart of successful and sustainable places, yet planning scholarship often appears stuck in routinised patterns of thought. Critical Planning Futures brings together an internatio...

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · Jan 31

For my non-university followers, there’s a real crisis in UK universities at the moment.

If you have children at university, or you want them to go in the next few years, or even if you just care about education and our regional economies, you might want to pay attention to what’s happening.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jan 31

Universities announcing job losses and/ or course closures in just the last two weeks:
*Cardiff
*University of the Creative Arts
*Dundee
*Durham
*Kent
*Lancaster
*Newcastle
*Open University
*Reading
*University of the West of England

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ALT: a cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a laptop with a speech bubble that says it 's fine me

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jan 23

Brilliant to see @lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues in the Centre for Research is Social Policy (CRSP) secure 4 more years funding from @jrf-uk.bsky.social to conduct essential policy facing research into living standards www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Loughborough’s research into living standards secures four more years of funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Loughborough’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) has secured a further four-year partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to continue its work defining socially acceptable stand...

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jan 17

Highlight of my week: Sarah at work, who helps manage my diary, sending this screenshot saying it made her chuckle 😂 Although I’m northern I promised her I’m not that tight that I 'break up' with my wife every year to avoid Valentine’s...but it might mean break up if I don't remember 😬

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jan 7

Exciting opportunity to be Editor-in-Chief of the @regstud.bsky.social Regions and Cities Book Series. It is a great series with lots of fantastic contributions to advancing the field of regional studies. Do check out all the details about applying 👇

Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jan 3

We are looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for the Regions and Cities Book Series. These popular multi-disciplinary books are of interest to anyone involved in regional and urban development.

More details at www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-fo...

⏰Deadline for applications 31 Jan 2025

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John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social · Jan 7

Exciting opportunity to become the new @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief. It is a great journal serving a very important role in the @regstud.bsky.social portfolio. Do take a look 👇

Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Jan 3

We are looking for a new @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief. This interdisciplinary open access journal explores a variety of social science topics at a variety of spatial scales.

More info here www.regionalstudies.org/news/for-edi...

Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025

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