The call for papers for the issue associated with the recent conference in Cambridge: academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/... This issue is seeking submissions on *Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry*

The annual CJRES 2026 Conference is underway... We have two themes, St Catharine's College and glorious sunshine... - Urban Agglomeration: Who Gains and Who Loses from Density-Driven Development? - Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry

@cjres.bsky.social 2026 Conference starts today. Up first keynote speaker Professor Graham Haughton on "The Power and Politics of Agglomerationism" www.cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2026

📃 We have a new topic page on urbanization! It brings together our writing and dozens of new charts on where and how people live. Here is a selection of charts and data highlights from the new page. 🧵 3.5 billion people live in cities

Last day to register for the @cjres.bsky.social 2026 Conference, 16-17 July. The 2 main conference themes are: - Urban Agglomeration: Who Gains and Who Loses from Density-Driven Development? - Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry Info here: www.cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2026

The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Conference

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Interested in contributing? The Call for Papers is available here: academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/... and still accepting abstracts! @harrygarretsen.bsky.social, @dfkogler.bsky.social, Ron Martin, Davide Luca, Janka Stoker and Michael Stuetzer

New editorial on how places are contesting the privatisation of local public services — and what remunicipalisation means for regional development. The debate on what works, where and why is far from over. Read the full editorial here: doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

The Brexit vote is ten today. #Brexit was the revenge of voters tired of being told they had no future in the places they live in. Future Brexits can be preventing by not to scolding voters as "deplorables" and reviving their regions through #development. doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

🔥The 2025 Impact Factors have been released. The Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society achieved an Impact Factor of 6.4, which represents a 36% increase on the previous year’s score.

📢 Another article for our SI on the Reprivatisation of local public services... Remunicipalisation and the prospects for more equitable place-based development Andrew Cumbers, Franziska Paul, Bethia Pearson and Lavinia Steinfort doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 🔥 OPEN ACCESS

Remunicipalisation and the prospects for more equitable place-based development

Abstract. The last two and a half decades have witnessed a remarkable process of global de-privatisation locally: leading to the term remunicipalisation. T

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🪧New OPEN ACCESS article for our SI on the Reprivatisation of local public services... Mobilising for local energy democracy in the United States: confronting political lock-in and private capture in the campaign for public power Grace Brown and Andrew Cumbers doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Mobilising for local energy democracy in the United States: confronting political lock-in and private capture in the campaign for public power

Abstract. This article theorises remunicipalisation as a political and spatial project of resistance to neoliberal governance and corporate capture. Drawin

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@cjres.bsky.social‬ 2026 Conference, 16-17 July The 2 main conference themes are: - Urban Agglomeration: Who Gains and Who Loses from Density-Driven Development? - Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry To see the programme & register: www.cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2026

🔥 New content for the Reprivatisation issue: The tensions in Bolivia’s remunicipalised public management of water and sanitation: from the protagonism of social movements to state management Julián Pérez Barriga doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

The tensions in Bolivia’s remunicipalised public management of water and sanitation: from the protagonism of social movements to state management

Abstract. In 1990, Bolivia implemented structural adjustment policies, including the privatisation of water and sanitation companies. Years later, the priv

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Register now for the CJRES summer conference! 2 themes are explored: 1. Urban Agglomeration: Who Gains and Who Loses from Density-Driven Development? 2. Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry Programme & registration: cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Conference

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The 2025 CJRES Best Paper Award has been jointly awarded to 2 excellent papers: Congratulations to these very worthy winners!

What if regions are shaped as much by minds as by maps? 🧠🌎 The latest call for papers from @cjres.bsky.social seeks research on the interface between geography and psychology. Submit your proposal and join the conversation 👉 oxford.ly/4qO11un

🔥 March issue of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society published now online academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/... Rethinking Path Dependence and Lock-Ins in Regions, Economy and Society Edited by: Han Chu, @roberthassink.bsky.social, Ron Martin, Peter Sunley and Gregory C. Unruh

Volume 19 Issue 1 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic

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The Introduction to our themed issue "Rethinking Path Dependence and Lock-Ins in Regions, Economy and Society" is online... doi.org/10.1093/cjre... Han Chu Robert Hassink Ron Martin Peter Sunley Gregory Unruh

Rethinking path dependence and lock-ins in regions, economy and society | Robert Hassink

We as co-editors (Han Chu 楚晗, Robert Hassink, Ron Martin, Peter Sunley and Dr. Gregory C. Unruh) are very proud of the special issue on Rethinking Path Dependence and Lock-Ins in Regions, Economy and ...

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Privatisation and remunicipalisation of urban water in Catalonia: between monopolisation, state and the commons Germà Bel and Joël Bühler Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, rsaf048, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #reprivitization #remunicipalization

Privatisation and remunicipalisation of urban water in Catalonia: between monopolisation, state and the commons

Abstract. We study how the privatisation of urban water is being challenged in Catalonia, which has a high proportion of private management and a high degr

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🔥Pragmatic remunicipalisation across diverse geographies in the US Mildred E Warner and Austin M Aldag Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, rsaf051, doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Pragmatic remunicipalisation across diverse geographies in the US

Abstract. How do place characteristics (markets, politics, need and capacity) affect levels of remunicipalisation? Using national surveys (2012–2017) that

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Check out our advance access content for our new issue on How Places are Contesting the Privatisation of Local Public Services Edited by @judithclifton.bsky.social @mia-gray.bsky.social, David MacDonald and Ron Martin academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...

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Accepting abstracts now! cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Conference

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🗓️ One for your calendar 🔥 The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (academic.oup.com/cjres) annual conference , will be held in St Catharine’s College, Cambridge UK on 16-17 July 2026.

🔥New call for papers! Mind and Map: Integrating Psychology into Regional Development Editors: Harry Garretsen, Dieter Kogler, Ron Martin, Davide Luca, Janka Stoker and Michael Stuetzer academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...

Mind and Map: Integrating Psychology into Regional Development

Editors: Harry Garretsen, Dieter Kogler, Ron Martin, Davide Luca, Janka Stoker, and Michael Stuetzer Background It is a well-established fact that economic or

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Why do green transitions succeed in some peripheral regions but stall in others? My new @cjres.bsky.social paper dives into system-level agency, intermediaries, and place-sensitive policy. 🔍 Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Unlocking green transitions: system-level agency in peripheral regions

Abstract. This paper examines the role of system-level agency in shaping green transitions in peripheral regions. The comparative case study analysis of fo

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The paradox of ‘on-path’ development: what are the structure–agency dynamics of avoiding negative lock-in? Jack L. Harris doi.org/10.1093/cjre... 📣Open access #PathDependence #LockIns

The paradox of ‘on-path’ development: what are the structure–agency dynamics of avoiding negative lock-in?

Abstract. A fundamental concern for entrepreneurial ecosystems, industrial districts, clusters, regional innovation systems and other types of industrial p

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🗓️ One for your calendar 🔥 The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (academic.oup.com/cjres) annual conference , will be held in St Catharine’s College, Cambridge UK on 16-17 July 2026.

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📢 One for your calendars: The 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (academic.oup.com/cjres) annual conference, will be held in St Catharine’s College, Cambridge UK on *16-17 July 2026*.

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🔥The full issue: Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and regional Development #MissionOrientedPolicy academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...

Volume 18 Issue 3 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic

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Breaking out of old paths? Towards a research agenda on path decline Michaela Trippl, Maximilian Benner and Jannik Kastrup Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, rsaf045, doi.org/10.1093/cjre... #PathDependence #LockIns

Breaking out of old paths? Towards a research agenda on path decline

Abstract. The climate crisis confronts carbon-intensive industries with profound decarbonisation challenges, which may lead to reductions in production, jo

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🔥 New issue online. The November issue "Mission-Oriented Policy: Innovation and Regional Development" is now published online! academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/... Maryann Feldman, @michaelkitson.bsky.social, Johan P Larsson, Peter Tyler and @elvirauyarra.bsky.social

Volume 18 Issue 3 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic

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