WP1

WP1. Regional development and policy in Europe (M1-15)

Coordinator: University of Bari

Focus and objectives

The focus of this WP is on the effects of macroeconomic changes and public policies on the geography of development in selected European countries (Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, Greece). The analysis will make use of quantitative techniques. The aim is to gain a comparative understanding of how exogenous, endogenous and policy factors have conditioned regional development trajectories since the 1990s, with particular attention to: a) the effects of the reorganisation of global production chains among and within different countries; b) the territorial polarisation of high-value added activities and employment in few (metropolitan) regions. The analysis (in close relation with WP2) will help position the Southern Italian trajectory in the broader context of Europe.

Activities and milestones

Kick-off workshop (WS0; M1)
Comparison of international investment and reorganisation of production chains ‘among’ selected EU countries (M1-7) - Analysis of spatial polarisation trends ‘within’ selected countries and identification of main driving factors (M1-7)
Intermediate workshop to discuss and fine-tune analyses (WS1; M7)
Writing of intermediate reports (M7-13)
Final workshop (WS2; M13)
Writing of final WP1 report (D1), posted ‘open access’ on the project website (M13-15)
Writing of articles for international journals (D2) to be published ‘open access’ (M13-15)

NEWS & EVENTS

2024-04-30

Final Project Conference

On June 20 and 21 2024, at the Aula Magna 'Ludovico Quaroni' of the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, the Final Project Conference 'Policies for Southern Italy in the 21st Century. Lessons learned and future scenarios' was held.

NMP 2024 International Symposium

On May 22, 23 and 24 2024, at the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, PRIN research units participated in the International Symposium 'Networks, Markets & People. Communities, Institutions and Enterprises towards post-humanism epistemologies and AI challenges' with the Thematic Session 'European Cohesion Policy and Regional Operational Programs in Calabria from 2000 to 2020 between Learning Processes and Structural Constraints'.

Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2023

On 9 and 10 November 2023, the Winter Conference 2023 of the Regional Studies Association was held at the Great Cumberland Place Hotel in London. PRIN research units participated in the Special Session 'The evolution, implementation, and impact of community-led, place-based and territorially integrated local development programmes in the context of the European Cohesion Policy for less developed regions'.