June 21–23, 2010 Seinäjoki, Finland
New interest on the regional issues is rising due to the changing economic, social and environmental landscapes. The world economy will not be the same after the current financial crisis that is speeding up the structural change of western economies. Accordingly, the climate change calls for new pathways of economic development. Regional development policies need to be more intelligent than ever in order to trigger positive development cycles in the complex and inter-connected world. These notions call for new academic insights into the future dynamics of regional development.
University consortium of Seinäjoki, Ruralia Institute / University of Helsinki and Research Unit for Urban and Regional Development Studies Sente / University of Tampere would like to invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the third conference of Norsa, the Nordic section of the Regional Studies Association.
We are inviting papers from various academic fields concerned with the processes and practices of regional development. Themes of the sessions include, but are not limited to,
We welcome papers from academics and other people with academic interest from Nordic countries, Europe and beyond. Additionally, participation is possible for those who are not interested in presenting a paper of their own. This conference is also an exceptional opportunity for the regional policy-makers to tap into leading-edge scientific knowledge and policy development resources.
To encourage conversation and mutual learning, we prefer substantial abstracts of approximately 1000 words/2 pages that present the main ideas, methods and arguments of the presentation. No full papers are expected. Abstracts should be submitted by March 22nd 2010 via the submission form on the conference website. Abstracts will be refereed. You will be notified of the acceptance by April 30th 2010. Deadline for speaker registration is May 21st 2010.
An additional programme for accompanying persons is available. The conference language is English. Further information on the conference programme and excursions, venue, registration fees etc. is available on this conference website or by e-mail norsa2010 (at) uta.fi.