Regional Studies Association Annual International
Conference 2010

Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th May, Pécs, Southern Hungary
Regional Responses and Global Shifts: Actors, Institutions and Organisations

Films

Plenary 1 - European Cohesion Policy: Going in which direction?

• Welcome & Chair: David Bailey, Chair Regional Studies Association and University of Coventry, UK
  
• Opening words from: Gyula Horváth, Director of the Centre for Regional Studies, HAS, Professor of the University of Pécs, Faculty of Economics
  
• David Bailey
  
• Dirk Ahner, Director-General, Regional Policy Directorate-General of the European Commission, Belgium "Cohesion Policy"
  
• John Bachtler, University of Strathclyde, UK "The Future of Cohesion Policy: Lessons from evaluation"
  
• Peter Heil, Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary "Cohesion policy in the practice - the case of Hungary"

Plenary 2 - International Perspectives on Regional Studies

• David Bailey, Chair Regional Studies Association and University of Coventry, UK
  
• RSA 2010 Best International Paper Award: Prize Giving
  
• Andrew Beer, Flinders University, Australia "Australian Regions and Regionalism in a Resource Based Economy: Australian Perspectives on Regional Studies"
  
• Henry Yeung, University of Singapore "East Asian Capitalisms and Geographies of Regional Economies"
  
• Mark Partridge, Ohio University, USA "Regional Studies - A perspective from the USA"
  
• Ivan Turok, Human Sciences Research Council Cape Town, South Africa "Regional Studies - The African Perspective"

Plenary 3- Regional Studies Association Annual Lecture

• Arnoud Lagendijk, University of Radboud, The Netherlands
  
• Grzegorz Gorzelak, University of Warsaw
  
• Jonathan Potter, OECD
  
• Kevin Richardson, Newcastle City Council - Presentation of the Newcastle Conference 2011

Plenary 4 - Place, Cities and Regions

• Gyula Horváth, Director of the Centre for Regional Studies, HAS, Professor of the University of Pécs, Faculty of Economics
  
• Erik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester, United Kingdom "Cities, Regions and Environments"
  
• John Gibney, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom "Place based leadership"
  
• Csaba Ruzsa - Head of the Capital of Culture Programme "Place and Culture"

Plenary 1 - European Cohesion Policy: Going in which direction?

Welcome & Chair: David Bailey, Chair Regional Studies Association and University of Coventry, UK

Opening words from: Gyula Horváth, Director of the Centre for Regional Studies, HAS, Professor of the University of Pécs, Faculty of Economics

David Bailey

Dirk Ahner, Director-General, Regional Policy Directorate-General of the European Commission, Belgium "Cohesion Policy"

John Bachtler, University of Strathclyde, UK "The Future of Cohesion Policy: Lessons from evaluation"

Peter Heil, Office of the Prime Minister, Hungary "Cohesion policy in the practice - the case of Hungary"

Plenary 2 - International Perspectives on Regional Studies

RSA 2010 Best International Paper Award: Prize Giving

Andrew Beer, Flinders University, Australia "Australian Regions and Regionalism in a Resource Based Economy: Australian Perspectives on Regional Studies"

Henry Yeung, University of Singapore "East Asian Capitalisms and Geographies of Regional Economies"

Mark Partridge, Ohio University, USA "Regional Studies - A perspective from the USA"

Ivan Turok, Human Sciences Research Council Cape Town, South Africa "Regional Studies - The African Perspective"

Plenary 3- Regional Studies Association Annual Lecture

Arnoud Lagendijk, University of Radboud, The Netherlands

Grzegorz Gorzelak, University of Warsaw

Jonathan Potter, OECD

Kevin Richardson, Newcastle City Council - Presentation of the Newcastle Conference 2011

Plenary 4 - Place, Cities and Regions

Erik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester, United Kingdom "Cities, Regions and Environments"

Part 2 - John Gibney, "Place based leadership"

Csaba Ruzsa - Head of the Capital of Culture Programme "Place and Culture"