Upcoming @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars: 18 Feb - Dr Ilias Alami - Green industrialisation in the Global South 4 Mar - Prof. Sarah Hall - title tbc 18 Mar - Dr James Wood - States of Innovation www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

I am honoured to be one of the Top Thinkers by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) Local Governments work to meet our everyday needs while navigating the local implications of global challenges Local policies influence the quality of our lives far more than we realise. 🔗 lnkd.in/dMW84JcK

My book on American innovation policy is out! 'States of Innovation' shows how state and federal governments are active catalysts driving innovation-led growth, challenging the idea that US capitalism is uniquely market-driven. www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...

The paradox of ‘on-path’ development: what are the structure–agency dynamics of avoiding negative lock-in? Jack L. Harris doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 📣Open access #PathDependence #LockIns

📢 One for your calendars: The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (academic.oup.com/cjres) annual conference, will be held in St Catharine’s College, Cambridge UK on *16-17 July 2026*.

🗓️ One for your calendar 🔥 The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (academic.oup.com/cjres) annual conference , will be held in St Catharine’s College, Cambridge UK on 16-17 July 2026.

🔥The full issue: Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and regional Development #MissionOrientedPolicy academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...

Breaking out of old paths? Towards a research agenda on path decline Michaela Trippl, Maximilian Benner and Jannik Kastrup Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, rsaf045, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #PathDependence #LockIns

Policy #reform should renew, not just replicate. My new @cjres.bsky.social paper with Han Wang uncovers that reforms lead to sharp rises in new #firm registrations, with the biggest gains accruing in #cities with weaker starting conditions. doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

#Europe’s prosperity hinges less on shiny sectors than on building on its #skills & potential base. As Tessarin, @ronboschma.bsky.social, @lideyu.bsky.social & Petralia show in @cjres.bsky.social, #regions thrive when dense, high-skill ecosystems reinforce themselves. doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

🔥 New issue online. The November issue "Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and Regional Development" is now published online! academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/... Maryann Feldman, @michaelkitson.bsky.social, Johan P Larsson, Peter Tyler and @elvirauyarra.bsky.social

TODAY, 17 Nov, Cambridge Realist Workshop. Yannick Slade-Caffarel & Steve Pratten -'Social Positioning Theory and the Corporation'. www.csog.econ.cam.ac.uk

TODAY, 12 Nov- 'The political economy of regional planning: challenges and opportunities' with Adam Yousef. @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Wednesday, 12 Nov- 'The political economy of regional planning: challenges and opportunities' with Adam Yousef. @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

12 Nov- 'The political economy of regional planning: challenges and opportunities' with Adam Yousef. @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

TONIGHT, 22 Oct- 'The demolition of British Regional Policy' with Steve Fothergill @stcatharines.bsky.social Cambridge Political Economy Seminar: politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

🔥 Read Mariana @mazzucatom.bsky.social Mazzucato's excellent commentary for the upcoming CJRES issue on Mission-oriented policy... Mission-oriented policy: from fixing markets to shaping markets and debunking myths about the state doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

TONIGHT, 20 Oct, the Cambridge Realist Workshop with Tony Lawson on 'What is wrong with modern economics? And what should we do about it?' www.csog.econ.cam.ac.uk

22 Oct- 'The demolition of British Regional Policy' with Steve Fothergill @stcatharines.bsky.social Cambridge Political Economy Seminar: politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Mission-oriented innovation: from a new vocabulary to a new grammar for regional innovation policy Iris Wanzenböck Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2025;, rsaf026, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #MissionOrientedPolicy

Evolving scales and spaces of mission-oriented innovation policy in the digital age: digital transition of makerspace innovation in Shenzhen, China Chun Yang and Rui Hu Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2025;, rsaf028, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #MissionOrientedPolicy

It features a lot of fascinating content and commentaries from Iris Wanzenböck and Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social

The November issue of CJRES will be on the theme of Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and Regional Development This issue has been edited by Maryann Feldman, Michael Kitson, Johan Larsson, Peter Tyler and Elvira Uyarra academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc... #MissionOrientedPolicy

Smart cities as “mission-oriented” innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems—insights from 20 years of experiments in Japan Fumi Kitagawa Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, rsaf019, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #MissionOrientedPolicy

New content for the Mission-oriented Policy Special Issue: Enhancing environmental sustainability: the impact of mission-oriented innovation policies on green innovation and patent trends Felix Kurz doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

@stcatharines.bsky.social Cambridge Political Economy Seminars coming up this term: 22 Oct: Prof Steve Fothergill - 'The demolition of British Regional Policy' 12 Nov: Adam Yousef - 'The political economy of regional planning: challenges and opportunities” 26 Nov: Dr Melissa Sands - 'Talk Title tbc'

New post: The real fiscal concern should be a populist government mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... The idea that the UK under the current government might have to get a loan from the IMF is nonsense. But it is legitimate to ask why our interest rates on debt are relatively high.

Check out the content on our Advance Access pages for our upcoming issue: Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and Regional Development Edited by: Maryann Feldman, Michael Kitson, Johan Larsson, Peter Tyler and Elvira Uyarra academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...

The US’ Polycentric Innovation State @thinkwoodist.bsky.social James D G Wood doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 📣 Open Access

State-owned enterprises as drivers for regional missions in the Global South: insights from INVAP in Patagonia and Agrogenética Riojana in Northwest Argentina Manuel Gonzalo, Leila Mucarsel, Gabriela Starobinsky and Gastón Burlot doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

First-mover alliance: mission-oriented innovation policy implementation in Shenzhen’s low-altitude economy Wangwang Zhou and Jian D Zhang doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 📣 Open Access

Turning the tide: how public R&D investment shapes European regional development Giovanna Ciaffi, Maria Cristina Barbieri Góes , Matteo Deleidi , Antonino Lofaro doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

The impact of innovation policy on the regional economies of Europe Pablo Casas, Tryfonas Christou, Abián García Rodríguez, Nicholas Lazarou, Patrizio Lecca, Philippe Monfort, and Simone Salotti doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 📣 Open Access

Honoured to receive the Sir Peter Hall Award from the RSA (@regstud.bsky.social). To be named alongside scholars who have shaped my field is humbling. More lasting still are the life-long friendships and debates that make research a community, not a solitude. www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...

Forthcoming @stcatharines.bsky.social political economy seminars include: Prof Steve Fothergill (22 Oct); Adam Yousef (12 Nov) and Dr Melissa Sands (26 Nov). Further details: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Very excited to have received the proofs of my forthcoming book "States of Innovation" to be published with @brisunipress.bsky.social towards the end of the year! The book examines the innovation policies of the US federal government, Maine, Michigan, California, and Texas after the 2008 GFC.

How do federal and state governments drive innovation in the US? My new paper @cjres.bsky.social shows how the 'Polycentric Innovation State' with multi-level, place-based policies is reshaping regional growth in places like Michigan and Maine academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...

Spot the academic on the beach lido! PS given I’m in Italy I have decided to blend in by reading #Galbraith in Italian (rare finding from my dad’s library pre-Kindle) #HappyAcademicSummer

Contributions to Political Economy is out now academic.oup.com/cpe/issue?lo...

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility" authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The 2024 Editors' Choice award has been made to Dylan Connor, Aleksander Berg, Tom Kemeny and Peter Kedron for their paper "Who gets left behind by left behind places?" doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Day Two of the @cjres.bsky.social Climate Crisis conference starts with two keynote speakers - Professor William Solecki 'Cities and Environmental Changes: from Crisis to transformation' and Professor Robin Leichenko 'Promoting resilience and transformative climate action'

@cjres.bsky.social Climate Crisis conference has a session of lightning presentations next up.

@cjres.bsky.social Climate Crisis conference continues with the first sessions after lunch are underway, coverage includes: North America, China & Greece

@cjres.bsky.social conference parallel sessions are underway with the choice between 'Political Economy at a geographical level' or 'Local Politics'

The @cjres.bsky.social 2025 Conference- 'The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient' - opens with Keynote Speaker Dame Sharon White - 'Going further and faster on climate action'

Last chance to register - 'The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient' - @cjres.bsky.social 2025 Conference. cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...