Sessions’ Summary and Presentations now available!
We are pleased to give access to the reports and the presentations of the two very successful sessions coordinated by ERSA during the EURegionsWeek held from 8-11 October 2018, in Brussels.
October 10, 2018 : Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and regional economic development
Moderator: Dimitris Ballas (co-organiser)
Speakers: Roger Casale , Nicholas Wise , Alessandra Faggian (co-organiser), Andrés Rodriguez-Pose
Organisers: European Commission – DG REGIO, Eropean Regional Science Association, Regional Studies Association
Session Summary
Europe is currently affected by the worst global refugee crisis in recent history. This session considered ways in which European cities and regions can successfully address the challenge of hosting and integrating asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants, highlighting both the humanitarian imperatives as well as relevant socio-economic issues. more
Keywords: Refugees, Migrants, Integration, Opportunity, Diversity, Regional and local economy
Presentations
- Assimilating and enabling refugees : achieving a sense of community through local enterprises and social entrepreuneurship
- Refugee Migration in Europe: National and Regional Strategies
- The long-term economic impact of migration-induced population diversity: Evidence from the US
- What makes a #refugeesWelcome region? Reflections from the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea
- Humans of Europe – securing consent for a workable, evidence-based, values-driven asylum and immigration policy in Europe
October 11, 2018: Thirty years of EU Cohesion Policy: What works? Where? for Whom?
Moderator: Riccardo Crescenzi (co-organiser)
Speakers: Lewis Dijkstra, Enrique Garcilazo, Thomas Farole , Ugo Fratesi (co-organiser), Dosso Mafini, Vassilis Monastiriotis (co-organiser), Laura Polverani
Thematic cluster: Future of cohesion policy, EU budget
Organisers: European Commission – DG REGIO , European Regional Science Association, AESOP
Session Summary
The workshop brought together academics and policy makers to discuss the conditions that shape the heterogeneous impacts of Cohesion Policy across regions and policy areas: What works? Where? For Whom?. more
Keywords: Cohesion policy, Regional development, Smart specialisation, Policy evaluation
- Panel discussion
- What is the future of cohesion policy
- Achievements of Cohesion Policy, factors conditioning success, and effects at the intensive and extensive margins
- 30 Years of Cohesion Policy– Farole
- Draft Ugo Fratesi
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