Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: Regions and Cities
Regional Studies in Postwar Britain and Beyond
Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: Regions and Cities
ISBN: 978-1-138-33964-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
In their modern form, learned societies often play a complementary role to universities, offering networks that operate in the spaces between and beyond universities, connecting specialised academics and knowledge and making it possible for them to have impact outside the academy. In contrast to the geographically tangible and popularly understood role of the university, contemporary learned societies are nebulous networks that transcend barriers and whose contribution is difficult to discern. However, the production and dissemination of knowledge would be stunted were it not for the learned society connecting scholars through a network of publications and events.
This book traces the intellectual history of regional studies and regional science from the 1960s into the 2000s and the impact of the regional concept in public policy through the changing priorities of government in the UK and Europe. By approaching the history through the Regional Studies Association, it interrogates the role and function of the ‘learned society’ model of organisation in contemporary academia and importance as a knowledge exchange vehicle for public policy influence.
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1.Introduction 2. In search of the Learned society 3. Britain and the ‘regional problem’ in the 1960s 4. Establishing the Association, 1965-1979 5. Fundamental change: Neo-liberalism and European expansion, 1980-1996 6. Forty years and more: a member-services association, 1997-2010 7. Forty years and more: a member-services association, 1997-2010 Appendix 1. Membership of the RSA 1966-2005 Appendix 2. Regional Studies Association Conferences, 1965-2005 Appendix 3. List of RSA branches and branch activity Appendix 4. Editors of Regional Studies and Newsletter, and Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the RSA Appendix 5. RSA Income, Expenditure and Assets, 1965-2005 Appendix 6. Revenue from Journal, Conferences and Membership Appendix 7. Geographical and Disciplinary origins of authors in Regional Studies 1967-2005 Appendix 8. Papers published per year in Regional Studies, 1967-2005 Appendix 9. Topic coverage in Regional Studies, 1967-2005 Appendix 10. RSA Study and Working Groups