Regions in evolution. Transitions, renewal and emerging forms of regionalisation
Régions en évolution. Transitions, renouvellement et formes émergentes de régionalisation
Published on Monday, October 09, 2023
Abstract
The aim of this special issue is to update the analysis of the region in geography and spatial planning, with regard to current socio-territorial dynamics in a time of environmental transition. Reflecting the plasticity and polysemy of the concept of the region, the approach is deliberately broad. We are interested not only in the changes in existing regions – in spatial, territorial, socio-political terms among others –, but also in the forms and modes of regionalisation that emerge at different scales, more or less informal or formalised, and in different territorial or maritime contexts. The underlying question being how these -“neo-regions” respond to certain social needs or specific political challenges, or how they interact with the more institutional or formalised regions and territorial authorities.
Announcement
Coordinators
- Thomas Perrin (ENSA de Montpellier-LIFAM, Université de Lille-TVES)
- Rafael Gimenez-Capdevila (Societat catalana de geografia)
Argument
The region is a founding concept for geography, and several works have confirmed that it remains a fundamental scale and an essential instrument to organise territories and develop societies.
The aim of this special issue is to update the analysis of the region in geography and spatial planning, with regard to current socio-territorial dynamics in a time of environmental transition. Reflecting the plasticity and polysemy of the concept of the region, the approach is deliberately broad. We are interested not only in the changes in existing regions – in spatial, territorial, socio-political terms among others –, but also in the forms and modes of regionalisation that emerge at different scales, more or less informal or formalised, and in different territorial or maritime contexts, such as: metropolitan regions, planning regions, cross-border regions, macro-regions, etc. The underlying question being how these -“neo-regions” respond to certain social needs or specific political challenges, or how they interact with the more institutional or formalised regions and territorial authorities.
The aim of this issue is to contribute to the debate on the evolving link between geography, spatial planning and the development of societies. It also aims to open up perspectives on the importance of territorial cooperation, at different scales, for contemporary socio-territorial development.
The issue is open to different approaches and methodologies in the field of geography and spatial planning, without neglecting contributions and insights from other disciplines : political science, economics, sociology, architecture, cultural studies, among others.
Submission guidelines
Proposals for articles, in English or in French, must follow the Belgeo journal’s editorial standards for manuscripts available at: https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/7117
Proposals should be sent in electronic format to thomas.perrin@univ-lille.fr and christian.vandermotten@ulb.be
They are due by 31 March 2024.
Redaction committee
Éditeurs
Christian Vandermotten, Christian Kesteloot, Maarten Loopmans, Benjamin Wayens
Comité éditorial
Trudo Dejonghe (KUL), Frédéric Dobruszkes (ULB), Jean-Marie Halleux (ULg), Matthieu Kervyn (VUB), Christian Kesteloot (KUL), Maarten Loopmans (KUL), Serge Schmitz (ULg), Christian Vandermotten (ULB), Veerle Van Eetvelde (UGent), Etienne Vanhecke (KUL), Mathias Vanmaercke (KUL), Thomas Vanoutrive (Uantwerpen), Sophie Vanwambeke (UCL), Yola Verhasselt (VUB), Benjamin Wayens (ULB).
Comité éditorial d’avis
Membres belges
Manuel Aalbers (KUL), David Bassens (VUB), Joris Beckers (Uantwerpen), Wouter Bracke (KBR), Vincent Calay (IWEPS), Pierre Cornut (Umons), Tatiana Debroux (ULB), Jean-Michel Decroly (ULB), Florence de Longueville (Unamur), Geoffroy Houbrechts (Uliège), Bernadette Mérenne (Uliège), Ate Poorthuis (KUL), Mathieu Strale (ULB), Isabelle Thomas (UCL), Mathieu Van Criekingen (ULB), Dominique Vanneste (KUL), Ann Verhetsel (Uantwerpen), Eleonore Wolff (ULB), Edwin Zaccaï (ULB).
Membres étrangers
Rais Akhtar (Delhi), Xavier Arnauld de Sartre (Pau), Harrison Awuh (Leiden), Federica Bono (Newport, Etats-Unis), Anne Clerval (Paris), Hugh Clout (Londres), Lydia Coudroy de Lille (Lyon), Guillaume Drevon (LISER Luxembourg), Yannan Ding (Fudan, Chine), Liliana Dumitrache (Bucarest), Antoine Fleury (Paris), Jean-Baptiste Frétigny (Paris-Cergy), Maria Dolors Garcia Ramon (Barcelone), Philippe Gerber (Luxembourg LISER), Claude Grasland (Paris), Christian Grataloup (Paris), Martin Haigh (Oxford), Matthieu Kayembe (Lubumbashi), Vladimir Kolosov (Moscou), Markku Loytonen (Helsinki), Jorge Malheiros (Lisbonne), Nora Marei (Paris), Christine Margetic (Nantes), Walter Matznetter (Vienne), Armando Montanari † (Rome), Dulce Pimentel (Lisbonne), Patrick Rérat (Neuchâtel), Mark Rosenberg (Kingston, Canada), Céline Rozenblat (Lausanne), Marcin Solarz (Varsovie), Barbara Staniscia (Rome), Herman Van der Wusten (Amsterdam), Paul White (Sheffield).
References
Abels G., Battke J. (dir.) (2019), Regional Governance in the EU. Regions and the Future of Europe, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Frémont A., Guermond Y. (dir.) (2016), La région de l’identité à la citoyenneté, Paris, Hermann.
Harrison J., Galland D. & Tewdwr-Jones M. (dir.) (2021), Planning regional futures, Regional Studies, 55, 1.
Lingua V., Balz V. (dir.) (2020), Shaping Regional Futures – Designing and Visioning in Governance Rescaling, Berlin, Springer.
Neuman M., Zonneveld W. (dir.) (2021), The Routledge Handbook of Regional Design, Abingdon, Routledge.
Paasi A., Harrison J. & Jones M. (dir.) (2018), Handbook on the Geographies of Regions and Territories, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Perrin T. (dir.) (2017), Thema : L’Europe des régions : quel retour ?, Pôle Sud, 46, 1.
Perrin T. (2022), La région au XXIe siècle, Bruxelles, PIE Peter Lang.
Perrin T. (dir.) (2022b), Regions and regional planning: Experiences from France and Europe, Abingdon, Routledge.
Perrin T., Seys F.-O. (dir.) (2019), La région, vous dîtes ? Le kaléidoscope régional de l’Union européenne, Belgeo, 2, https://doi.org/10.4000/ belgeo.28463
Perrin T., Seys F.-O. (dir.) (2019b), Régions en tension, régions en recomposition. Le Sud-Ouest européen en perspective, Sud-Ouest Européen, 48.
Purkarthofer E., Humer A. & Mäntysalo R. (dir.) (2021), Regional planning: interests, institutions and relations, Regional Studies, 55, 5.
Subjects
- Geography (Main category)
- Society > Sociology
- Society > Economics > Economic development
- Society > Urban studies
- Mind and language > Representation > Cultural identities
- Society > Geography > Geography: society and territory
- Society > Geography > Geography: politics, culture and representation
- Society > Political studies
Date(s)
- Sunday, March 31, 2024
Keywords
- région, transition, aménagement, régionalisation, macro-region, eurorégion, coopération territoriale
Contact(s)
- Thomas Perrin
courriel : thomas [dot] perrin [at] univ-lille [dot] fr
Reference Urls
Information source
- Thomas Perrin
courriel : thomas [dot] perrin [at] univ-lille [dot] fr
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International - CC BY 4.0 .
To cite this announcement
Thomas Perrin, Rafael Gimenez-Capdevila, « Regions in evolution. Transitions, renewal and emerging forms of regionalisation », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, October 09, 2023, https://doi.org/10.58079/1bxw
