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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · 26d

Help! Seeking a short documentary style film for undergrad class showcasing communing, community economies, diverse economies, or other alt-capitalist forms in action at the local level. Any suggestions?? #communityeconomies #altcapitalism

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 27

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WyoFile @wyofile.com · Jul 9

Incarcerated people in Wyoming can't vote, but are counted as residents of the legislative district where they're incarcerated, not where they actually call home, a new report finds.

Reform advocates say Wyoming's "miscounted districts" are among the worst in the nation.

Is Wyoming's 'prison gerrymandering' overrepresenting some districts while depriving prisoners of political representation? - WyoFile

Incarcerated people can’t vote, but are counted as residents of the legislative district where they're incarcerated, not where they actually call home, a new report finds.

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RSA Blog @rsablog.bsky.social · Jul 7

🔥 What are the biggest pressures facing regional researchers today?
Find out in this new RSA blog by @rsachiefexec.bsky.social & @gretegans.bsky.social, based on RSA’s 2024–25 focus groups.
Read: bit.ly/406UEb9
Also✨ Rolling call for blogs = OPEN!
🌍 Summer blog series lands soon—watch this space.

Researching regions: The Professional Challenges Experienced By Regional Researchers - RSA Main

In 2024 and early 2025, a large number of Regional Studies Association (RSA) members participated in a series of focus group sessions convened by the RSA to understand the priorities of the regional s...

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Alan Kinder @rsachiefexec.bsky.social · Jul 7

This @regstud.bsky.social blog summarises the challenges facing regional researchers. Thanks to all those who contributed their experiences and to @gretegans.bsky.social for working with me to put this together www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Researching regions: The Professional Challenges Experienced By Regional Researchers - RSA Main

In 2024 and early 2025, a large number of Regional Studies Association (RSA) members participated in a series of focus group sessions convened by the RSA to understand the priorities of the regional s...

www.regionalstudies.org

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Alistair Kitchen @alistairkitchen.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hi everyone

I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests

I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · Jun 12

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency took a wrecking ball to the public sector.

DOGE didn’t “save money.” It weakened science, consumer protections, and tax enforcement—while enriching billionaires. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...

What Musk's DOGE Really Cut: Trust, Safety, and Democracy - Roosevelt Institute

The American public deserves a government that is fit for purpose and delivers on its promises. But Elon Musk never intended to create that. DOGE was built on the fiction of Musk’s mastery of all things, one of the many myths attributed to the ultra-wealthy. What it concealed was a public sector novice who failed to understand the basic mechanics of the institutions he railed against incessantly.

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · Jun 7

Look it’s me, feeling inspired from heaps of fascinating & high quality presentations at #GCEG2025. My thanks & congratulations to the organizers!

For those interested in industrial strategy, consider our open special issue call w details below 😉

ed. w @prt1969.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social

Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · Jun 7

Engaging special session on #industrialstrategy co-hosted with @gretegans.bsky.social at
#GCEG25 at Clark University.
The call for our special issue of @cssjournal.bsky.social (co-edited with Lisa De Propris & @dgbailey.bsky.social) is still open at think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · Jun 6

DOGE in the real world: direct job cuts in a program for low income adults which would be catalytic for their upward mobility, and ability to transition into “skilled” labor fields. Unbelievable.

WyoFile @wyofile.com · Jun 5

More than 300 students and staff prepare for plug to be pulled on Wind River Job Corps, severing path to certifications, high school diplomas and driver's licenses.

Wyoming students ‘devastated’ after federal decree upends Riverton trade school - WyoFile

More than 300 students and staff prepare for plug to be pulled on Wind River Job Corps, severing path to certifications, high school diplomas and driver’s licenses.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · Jun 5

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Best of Dying Twitter @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · Jun 5

“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”

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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · Jun 4

Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees?

Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments

Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.

📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj

Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · Jun 6

I cycled there - fascinating and beautiful ! …but would probably recommend driving 😂 yes, the drive would be worth it ;)

Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 23

Elon Musk’s net worth is double the total wages for the executive branch workforce according to DOGE.

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you @rural-reconcile.bsky.social ! TL;DR = The taxonomy identifies growth-oriented “booster” policies vs. equity-oriented “builder” policies, and means of intervention + types of regions which stand to benefit *differ* based on policy aims.

Now you want to read? Check out the summary!

Rural Reconciliation Project @rural-reconcile.bsky.social · May 19

How might we understand the place-based policy efforts of the Biden administration? Our digest on
@gretegans.bsky.social‬'s taxonomy of ‘Bidenomics’ classifies 4 major policy types targeting regional inequality and is a great place to start:

Gansauer: A Taxonomy of ‘Bidenomics’ — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In For Growth or Equity: A Taxonomy of ‘Bidenomics’ Place-Based Policies and Implications for US Regional Inequality , Gret e Gansauer (Earth Sciences, Montana State University) develops a new taxo...

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 9

Thanks to everyone who came out! Always energizing to connect with fellow peripheries enthusiasts. Learn more and sign up for our email list at edgenet-rsa.weebly.com

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · May 8

@gretegans.bsky.social kicks off the afternoon session on present priorities/future directions @regstud.bsky.social #RSA2025

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 7

Got to be in the running for best photo with the banner !

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 7

For those at #RSA25 - join EdgeNet for a happy hour with fellow peripheries researchers : 7 pm at Bar Aduela in Porto City centre. 🥂 raise a glass to ‘the rest’ with us!
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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · May 6

happy to kick off my fave conference @regstud.bsky.social with friends old and new in Porto 🇵🇹! #RSA25 is a big deal, and this banner is here to prove it (pictured with me & @mia-gray.bsky.social for scale)

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · Apr 11

As @andywestwood.bsky.social can confirm , this is actually happening!

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Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · Apr 2

this is so stupid.

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 1

Leaders from rural communities in eight states traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that's threatened by the Trump administration.

Rural leaders push Congress to unfreeze climate and environmental funds

Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that's threatened by the Trump administration.

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · Mar 31

So excited to share the weekend w @riaadams.bsky.social checking out rural communities in eastern #Wyoming. Statistics would call these places #LeftBehind, and their built environment might look like that too. But we found many local initiatives *building* community. More to come 🤎💛

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Mar 26

Are you at #AAG2025 @geographers.bsky.social ? Join the panel discussion with @rsachiefexec.bsky.social ‘Publishing Regional Studies Research: from Blogs to Books’ tomorrow (27/03) morning. Full info at www.regionalstudies.org/news/rsa-at-...

Eight front covers of RSA journal and publications

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Max Roessler @max-roessler.bsky.social · Mar 26

Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭
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Shaping opportunity spaces: the role of narratives in place leadership

This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives surrounding regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to examine how place leaders engage in shaping nar...

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