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

Back after convivial lunch at the @regstud.bsky.social Northern Branch event, in celebration of the RSA’s 60th anniversary year. Panel 3: the role of universities and FE as anchor institutions

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

Helpful summary here of a session at @regstud.bsky.social annual conference session on civic universities @civicnetwork.bsky.social #RSA25 civicuniversitynetwork.co.uk/reflections-...

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'

Not a bad location for the @cjres.bsky.social annual conference! Looking forward to it.

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...

Music to my ears on a cloudy day: “I am delighted to accept your manuscript entitled The Fourth Italy: a contemporary account of the Italian economic geography. for publication in the Journal of Economic Geography.” 🥳🥳🥳🥳

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

The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient',- @cjres.bsky.social 2025 Conference, 17-18 July. Register at: cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

Excited to share my new article in @cjres.bsky.social’s special issue on megaprojects & symbolic value — exploring how station areas steer urban policy in the era of symbolic capital. Based on fieldwork on the Grand Paris Express. Read: urls.fr/REqMRN #urbanstudies #megaprojects

The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient' - @cjres.bsky.social 2025 Conference - cpes.org.uk/events/cjres... Keynotes: Dame Sharon White, Chair of Frontier Economics & M.D. & Head of Europe for CDPQ Prof. Robin Leichenko, Rutgers University Prof. William Solecki, City University of New York

We are delighted that @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social has won the 2025 @rsa-tpg.bsky.social Best Referee Award. Watch the recording with EiC @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social here www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-tpg-best-referee/

Looking forward to hearing about the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social international strategy at the EURA conference 2025

'The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient' [email protected] 2025 Conference. Register here: cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

Register now for the CJRES summer conference: The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient cpes.org.uk/events/cjres... The full programme is now online!

The July issue of CJRES is titled The symbolic value of megaprojects in urban and regional development It will publish shortly in full - you can read the Editorial Introduction at doi.org/10.1093/cjre... free access. @roberthassink.bsky.social, @dfkogler.bsky.social, Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren

We are now finalising the programme for the CJRES annual conference: The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient Book now! cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

LSE Festival tickets are available NOW I'm hearing rumours that the events you want to attend are almost full, so book up now www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

Great #TimelyCash events last week: beyond grateful to @politicaleconhub.bsky.social ‬@stcatharines.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @gamblingondev.bsky.social & @odi.global for the extraordinary hospitality & opportunity to discuss 2500 years of #cashtransfers! academic.oup.com/book/58850

Huge congratulations to Prof Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social on his well deserved nomination for the Sir Paul Curran Award for academic journalism by @uk.theconversation.com. 38 articles bringing analysis and insight to economic events for over a decade 👏 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

At the PEF Annual Conference, diving into progressive economics in a time that demands bold ideas. The challenges are daunting, but the discussions are vital. #ProgressiveEconomics @soaseconomics.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/5L8x8yj...

TODAY, 12 May - 'What Are We Learning from 2,500 Years of Cash Transfers?’, presenter @ugentilini.bsky.social for a @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminar: politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Regional Studies Association Conference 2025 Porto/Portugal 🇧🇷 #RSA25 @regstud.bsky.social @regstud-brazil.bsky.social

📢 New call for papers Firm strategies and regional development in times of changing geopolitics and geoeconomics Editors: Chun (Charlotte) Yang, @roberthassink.bsky.social, Linus Kalvelage, Petr Pavlínek academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/... Submission of abstracts: 1st November 2025

Monday, 12 May - 'What Are We Learning from 2,500 Years of Cash Transfers?’, presenter @ugentilini.bsky.social for a @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminar: politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk