Digitization is an influential megatrend that is quickly and comprehensively transforming
economic spaces worldwide. Its disruptive power has not yet been fully developed but …

This paper introduces and discusses regional opportunity structures as a concept for
analysing the interlinkages between structural conditions in space, social inequalities, and …

The concept of regional development trap refers to regions that face significant structural
challenges in retrieving past dynamism or improving prosperity for their residents. This …

European Union (EU) innovation policies have for long remained mostly research driven.
The fundamental goal has been to achieve a rate of R&D investment of 3% of GDP. Small …

Support for parties opposed to European Union (EU) integration has risen rapidly, and a
wave of discontent has taken over the EU. This discontent is purportedly driven by the very …

A burgeoning strand of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) research is addressing
questions of regional path creation, based on the idea that place-specific legacies and …

The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed across territories. Less is known
about the potential effects of climate policies aimed at mitigating the negative consequences …

Economic change over the past 20 years has rendered many individuals and territories
vulnerable, leading to greater interpersonal and interterritorial inequality. This rising …

This paper investigates the impact of regional higher education systems (HESs) on
economic growth, based upon 284 European regions (NUTS 2) over an 18-year period …

Relatively little research has explored whether there is a systemic urban-rural divide in the
political and socioeconomic attitudes of citizens across Europe. Drawing on individual-level …