Secretary, Treasurer, and Councilor at ERSA

Period for the submission for applications: 1 April – 31 May 2025.

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One of the most distinguished regional scientists, Jean Paelinck, passed away on 18 April 2025, at the age of 94.

Jean Henri Paul Paelinck was born on July 4, 1930, in Antwerp, Belgium. He began his long standing academic journey at the University of Liège, where he first studied law; he earned his Doctor of Law degree maxima cum laude in 1953, and later received additional master’s degrees from the same university.

Jean Paelinck has over many years been an original thinker in quantitative regional science. contributed also his expertise to international organizations. He served in advisory roles for the United Nations, the European Union, and other international bodies concerned with economic and regional development.

ERSA extends its deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones during this difficult time. Our thoughts are with them.

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Check out the latest paper: Place-based policies – How to do them and why

Author: Jens Suedekum, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and CEPR, Germany more

Call for Papers | RSPP Special Issue: Remote Working as a Driver for Rural Transformation?

Guest Editors: Hans Westlund & Nino Javakhishvili-Larsen

Submissions deadline: 15 December 2025

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Papers in Regional Science (PiRS)

Volume 104, Issue 3

Latest Article: Polycentricity and regional economic resilience: A ridge regression approach

Authors: Burcu Değerli Çifçi, Hasan Engin Duran, Izmir Institute of Technology, Hasan Engin Duran, Turkiye more

REGION

Just published in REGION: «Spatial Network Analysis» by Carmen Cabrera.

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15-17 May 2025 in Mersin, Türkiye

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Artificial Intelligence, Globalisation and New Territorial Divides. Theories and applications

9 – 13 June 2025, Milan, Italy

Application is till open! more

XLVI AISRe Annual Scientific Conference

Territorial Inequalities: Prospects for Regions and Cities

10-12 September 2025, Pescara, Italy

Deadline for application to AISRe Award “Young Author Best Paper”: 19 May 2025

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Italian Section: Post-Doctoral Scholarship “Roberto Camagni” – 2nd Edition

Value: up to 15,000 €.

Applications Deadline: 15 May 2025. more

Sustainable Transformation and Spatial Interaction of People and Places: Urban and Rural Landscapes for mobility, migration and tourism

8-11 July 2025, Porto, Portugal

Abstract submissions: 30 April 2025

Academy applications: 15 May 2025 more 

Regional Economic Development (RED): In search of improving the Economic, Political and Social Welfare of each Region

15-17 October 2025, School of Business & Economics of the University of Navarra, Spain.

Plenary Lectures – Mark Your Calendar!

We’re excited to announce the distinguished plenary speakers for 16–17 October 2025:

Prof. Katarzyna Kopczewska, University of Warsaw & Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Call for Special Sessions deadline: 16 May 2025

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Regional science – concepts, theories and practices in SouthEast Europe

14-15 November 2025, Sofia, Bulgaria

Registration is OPEN!

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Resilience X-Factor of a City

16-20 June 2025, Košice, Slovakia

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