Welcome to the on Regional Studies Association Research Network on Creative Regions in Europe: challenges and opportunities.

Based on the successful work undertaken for the first seminar series focusing on Creative Regions in UK, the research network aims to develop further issues and research questions which have emerged from the discussions and presentations therein. The website includes the activities and outcomes of the previous network (under Archive) and will offer new opportunities for interaction and knowledge exchange.
 
The network has been initiated by Dr Roberta Comunian from the School Geography of the University of Southampton, Dr Caroline Chapain from the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies of the University of Birmingham and Nick Clifton from the Cardiff School of Management of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Topics for this Research Network have emerged for research that the three organisers have been doing in the field in UK and internationally. The network and its seminar activities are supported by the Regional Studies Association.

In order to engage with the research undertaken in Europe on 'Creative Regions', we have developed partnerships with other academic and policy organisation to bring the RSA Creative Regions events to four different European cities. Consequently, the new seminar series of the network will be articulated as follows (although dates are still provisional at this stage)

 

1. First Seminar: Bronnbach Monastery, Wertheim, Germany ( 20-21 October 2010) CANCELLED

We are sorry to communicate that unfortunately, due to unforeseen organisational difficulties the seminar planned for the 20-21 of October in Bronnbach has been cancelled. We invite you to keep in contact both with Dr. Karin Drda-Kühn (info@kultur-und-arbeit.de) at the Association Culture and Work), Sabrina Rota (sabrina.rota@isc.fraunhofer.de) at International Convention Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation, in reference to future activities taking place in Germany. We also invite you to keep in contact through our mailing-list to keep update about our next seminars and activities for the Regional Studies Association Research Network: Creative Regions in Europe. We are sorry about any inconvenience this might have caused.
Wishing you an enjoyable summer break,
Best wishes,
Roberta Comunian, Caroline Chapain & Nick Clifton

2. Second Seminar: Barcelona - Spain (May 2011)

The seminar will be hosted and developed in collaboration with Dr. Montserrat Pareja Eastaway, at the Escola d’Empresarials, Departament de Teoria Econòmica, Universitat de Barcelona

Themes to be explored:

• Creative workers in creative cities
• Creative Regions in Southern Europe: challenge and opportunities

3. Third Seminar: Poznan - Poland (September 2011)

Local organisers: Prof. Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz, Poland Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management

Themes to be explored:

• Creative industries in the periphery. Exploring creativity in rural areas
• Creative Regions in Eastern Europe: challenges and opportunities

4. Fourth Seminar: Lund - Sweden (March 2012)

Local organisers: Dr. Høgni Kalsø Hansen, Sweden CIRCLE Centre for Innovation, Research
and Competence in the Learning Economy

Themes to be explored:

• Creative Regions in Northern Europe: challenges and opportunities
• Creative regions and policy from arts to innovation