Livestream details below 🚨 Tune in now to the plenary session with John Bachtler discussing the effectiveness of #CohesionPolicy . John will be speaking about the HLG report on the Future of Cohesion Policy - focusing specifically on issues for inter-regional cooperation.

We have a position for a fully funded PhD studentship on the representation and experiences of working class women in politics in the UK & Scotland, supervised by Despina Alexiadou, Christine Sylvester and me in beautiful Glasgow at Strathclyde - Government and Public Policy, in collaboration with Elect Her. (1/2)

Our Regional Studies mini Special Issue on Administrative Capacity & Cohesion Policy is now in print, examining how AC influences implementation & performance of CP using different methods across Member States. Regional Studies: Vol 58, No 4 (tandfonline.com)

Beyond excited to see my amazing co-author Elizabeth Evans's and my book Disability and Political Representation in the flesh!

Thank you to all the disabled politicians and representatives of Disabled People's Orgs who shared their experiences with us over the past 5 years. [1/2]

Important and topical issues coming up in our EPRC Seminar Series - future of the EU budget, role of Cohesion Policy, administrative capacity, and RDA policy coordination. Registration details below.
Iain Begg Sebastien BOURDIN 📈🌍👨‍🎓🇪🇺 Francesco Molica Alessandra de Renzis IRMO Regional Studies Association ERSA

Interesting webinar by Grete Gansauer on Bidenomics & regional inequality discussing which types of regions will benefit from recent US place-based policies. Most are industrial policy 'boosters', far less being spent on building assets in left-behind places. Well worth a listen👇

EPRC represented at incoming Belgian EU Presidency event on future EU Cohesion panel. Carlos Mendez makes the case for democratic innovations to engage citizens

The Editorial of our Regional Studies Special Issue 'Administrative capacity and EU Cohesion Policy: implementation performance and effectiveness' is now online. Look out for the print version in early 2024.

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Happy to share my PhD research on the political and administrative dynamics of #cohesionpolicy implementation in Romanian cities.

🎞 The recording of our EPRC webinar w/ Sebastien BOURDIN 📈🌍👨‍🎓🇪🇺 (@EMNormandie) & colleagues on  #cohesionpolicy impact on  #employment &  #productivity is now on our YouTube channel!

🔗Watch it here: youtu.be/Xqopm1IsXYI?si…

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