🚨 CfA – PhD & Early Career Workshop 2026 Regional Inequalities & Perceived Left-Behindness (w @regstud.bsky.social, Young Scholar Initiative & Edgenet) 📅 11–13/05 2026 | 📍 L’Aquila, Italy Keynote speakers: @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social @simonaiammarino.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social

The true happiness divide isn't the chasm between the city & rural areas, but the gulf within #city gates. @crhistianjoel.bsky.social, @pfaggy.bsky.social & Veneri argue in @urbanstudiesjournal.com we are consumed by losing the race against our neighbours, not a rival city. doi.org/10.1177/0042...

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁-𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’ in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. We’re exploring how #emotions, #imaginaries & #narratives shaping regional futures. ✨ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👇 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

When voters turn to populist or anti-establishment parties, what are they really saying? Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind. @regstud.bsky.social

🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨 🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST ▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse bit.ly/47hnppY Free to attend. 😁🔄

We're super excited to be supporting #YSI @max-roessler.bsky.social and @crhistianjoel.bsky.social on this fantastic webinar series. Some great speakers confirmed. To find out more and register, starts 16 July: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...

New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025. Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...