{"508961":{"#nid":"508961","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Regional Studies Association 2016 North American Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the wake of the global financial crisis, cities have searched for new policies and practices capable of addressing major shifts in socio-economic relations at the\u0026nbsp;urban and regional scale. These divergent and differentiated efforts have led to the intensification of underlying problems in some cities and a return to growth in\u0026nbsp;others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegional policies, particularly in the North American context, responded to economic challenges by adopting new technologies\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Enew institutional and\u0026nbsp;organizational forms to manage growth and change at the city scale. The result is a complex and uneven landscape of public and private actors delivering financial\u0026nbsp;services, scaling-up supply chains, coordinating firm networks, diffusing process and material innovations, and organizing new forms of civic representation and\u0026nbsp;participation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;This conference provides a platform for researchers to address the effects of these policy, organizational, and institutional innovations and their impact on work,\u0026nbsp;identity, governance, production networks, infrastructure investments, technology diffusion, and ultimately place. The conference will focus on the policy implications of emerging forms of governance and policy delivery relative to uneven development and inequality in a post-crisis era of ongoing market\u0026nbsp;liberalization, financialization, and global competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe inter-related processes of industrialization, urbanization, and regional and local development are complex. These processes pose a major challenge for regional policy, firstly for our conceptualizations of regional and urban development and, secondly, for specifying appropriate policy-fixes to provide the conditions\u0026nbsp;for sustainable, smart, and equitable economic growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2016 RSA North America Conference, in the 51st Year of the Regional Studies Association, is an opportunity to discuss these issues, to chart future research\u0026nbsp;imperatives, and to address concerns and challenges confronting policymakers and practitioners. The conference organizers are keen to attract papers and sessions\u0026nbsp;addressing a broad research and policy agenda, including contributions from disciplines that offer relevant insights associated with recasting our cities and regions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlenary Speakers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp;Susan Christopherson, Cornell University, USA\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp;Matthew Zook, University of Kentucky\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EDr.\u0026nbsp;Dieter Kogler,\u0026nbsp;University College Dublin, Ireland\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp;Robin Leichenko, Rutgers School of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences, USA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp;Karen Chapple,\u0026nbsp;University of California, Berkeley, USA\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp;David Rigby,\u0026nbsp;UCLA, USA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe organisers welcome proposals for special sessions, themed workshops and innovative forms of networking and collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to\u0026nbsp;organize\u0026nbsp;or offer a session to the conference please contact Professor Jennifer Clark at:\u0026nbsp;jennifer.clark@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, April 21, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConference Web site and Registration:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.regionalstudies.org\/conferences\/conference\/rsa-north-american-conf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.regionalstudies.org\/conferences\/conference\/rsa-north-american-conf\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe conference will focus on the policy implications of emerging forms of governance and policy delivery relative to uneven development and inequality in an era of liberalization, financialization, and global competition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The conference will focus on the policy implications of emerging forms of governance and policy delivery relative to uneven development and inequality in an era of liberalization, financialization, and global competition."}],"uid":"27869","created_gmt":"2016-03-03 14:38:51","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:16:24","author":"Allison Caughey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-06-15T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-06-15T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-06-15T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-06-15 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-06-15 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-06-15 05:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20160618T035959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1351","name":"City and Regional Planning"},{"id":"810","name":"governance"},{"id":"3177","name":"politics"},{"id":"168437","name":"Production Networks"},{"id":"168438","name":"SMEs"},{"id":"167052","name":"sustainable"},{"id":"168439","name":"territory"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic Organiser:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EProfessor Jennifer Clark\u003Cbr \/\u003Ejennifer.clark@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSA Organiser\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003ELesa Reynolds\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lesa.reynolds@regionalstudies.org\u0022\u003Elesa.reynolds@regionalstudies.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}