👀ICYMI | "Changing the meridian is merely a symbolic gesture for reclaiming the past, but closing the learning gap is a quieter, harder statement of where we must aim to go" #AcademicSky #Decolonization @lavanyag.bsky.social

Changing the clocks won’t address inequalities in Indian education

A recent declaration to establish an Indian global timescale based on Mahakal Standard Time has re-opened debates around decolonisation.

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Changing the clocks won’t address inequalities in Indian education. @lavanyag.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

Changing the clocks won’t address inequalities in Indian education - LSE Impact

A recent declaration to establish an Indian global timescale based on Mahakal Standard Time, has re-opened debates around decolonisation and the ongoing legacy of the “Macaulay mindset” in Indian…

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Wrote article critiquing both past & present on education blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... Jingoism & Rhetorical statement have always been issued by different governments but to what avail. Where are we on ground when we it comes to education outcomes Sharing in hopes seeking changes in the present!

Changing the clocks won’t address inequalities in Indian education

A recent declaration to establish an Indian global timescale based on Mahakal Standard Time has re-opened debates around decolonisation.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💥New | Changing the clocks won’t address inequalities in Indian education ✍️ @lavanyag.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Geography #IndianStandardTime

🌟We are livestreaming the Keynote from the TRAKR Workshop taking place next month 🌟 📌 Matters Beyond Knowledge – The Role of Valuation in Transition Studies and Potential Lessons for Regional Policy 📣 Bernhard Truffer 🗓️ 16 April 12.30 BST / 13.30 CEST Info & register: bit.ly/3EzQn69

Hi everyone, I would like to invite you all for a special series blog call on "Mobile Regions: Immigration, Infrastructure and Policy Making" Amid recent tensions & shifting geopolitics,'mobility' has emerged as a multilayered & complex issue that continuously challenges (1/4) @rsablog.bsky.social

Hi everyone, I am inviting new blogs submissions on Mobile Regions. Please feel free to reach out and share the call if you find it insightful. I look forward to your submissions.

RSA Blog@rsablog.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sharing call for contributions to @regstud.bsky.social blog on Mobile Regions: Immigration, Infrastructure, & Policy Making We’re looking for short reflections on mobility: movement, migration, public space, rural decline, infrastructure, everyday access, & more. Read More about it below👇: (1/3)

Read the open access article 'Facilitative strategies of special economic zones in Zambia and Ethiopia: impacts on labour' by Carolina Kiesel & Peter Dannenberg at doi.org/10.1080/2379...

New RSA Historical Regions blog by Jason F. Bell: Uneven Geographies of Industrialisation: Race, Space, and Path Dependence on Gauteng’s Periphery 🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Uneven Geographies of Industrialisation: Race, Space, and Path Dependence on Gauteng’s Periphery - RSA Main

South Africa’s post-apartheid development landscape remains profoundly shaped by its inherited spatial and institutional architecture. Derived from my PhD study, Bell (2025) argues that underdevelopme...

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The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (due out this month) is part of a wider reconsideration of industrial strategy. Get up to speed with our bumper recent @cssjournal.bsky.social special issue on ‘Industrial strategy reborn’ @acadsocsciences.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Is the UK’s industrial strategy really place based? New @rsablog.bsky.social blog on our recent @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper. Blog here: regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl... paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @regstud.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social

New RSA Historical Regions blog by Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen: A Short-Lived Union: Lessons from the Troms–Finnmark Merger 🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

A Short-Lived Union: Lessons from the Troms-Finnmark Merger - RSA Main

In 2020, a merger of the counties of Troms and Finnmark in northern Norway was implemented as part of a nationwide regional reform. Unlike some mergers that took place at the time, this merger was not...

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Call for Abstracts Open: 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference, 17-18 Sept, 2026 Birmingham, UK #RegInnoPol26 @regstud.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @lisadepropris.bsky.social @fmfai.bsky.social @regionalwhispers.bsky.social ow.ly/8C6O50XSVAL

My afterword "The Material Politics of Labour in Africa" to the SI "Under construction – towards critical perspectives on infrastructuring and infrastructured labour in Africa" edited is now freely available. @rsa-tpg.bsky.social @rsablog.bsky.social #geosky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DFDSB...

💬 What should RSABlog explore next? Share your ideas! 📣 Our poll is live on LinkedIn 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Eager to hear from you: @regstud.bsky.social @rsa-regions.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsa-adp.bsky.social @rsa-tpg.bsky.social

Over the past year, we’ve journeyed through vernacular and historical regions across continents. As we wrap up this month’s blogs, we’re looking ahead — and we’d love your early input on where the RSA Blog should go in 2026. 🔍✨

📢 A LinkedIn poll will be launching soon, but we’re opening a head-start listening session here. What themes, perspectives, or kinds of contributions do you think the RSA Blog should prioritise in the year ahead? We’re eager to hear from you and look forward to shaping the upcoming cycle together 🚀

Different regions have different development pathways & industrial strategies need to be tailored to local conditions. Found this insightful? 💬 We welcome your thoughts. And we are looking for new topics or calls that RSA should explore next?

New @rsablog.bsky.social ‘Beyond Agglomeration.’ Time to go beyond agglomeration as an organising principle in industrial strategy & take place seriously. @regionalstudies.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Beyond Agglomeration. Towards A Rethinking of Industrial Strategy? - RSA Main

In recent years, industrial strategy has returned to the centre of political and economic debate. Governments across advanced economies are once again asking how they can shape growth, support innovat...

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🚀 New RSA blog by @dgbailey.bsky.social Beyond Agglomeration: Towards a Rethinking of Industrial Strategy? It’s time to move beyond agglomeration as an organising principle in industrial strategy & take place seriously. www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Beyond Agglomeration. Towards A Rethinking of Industrial Strategy? - RSA Main

In recent years, industrial strategy has returned to the centre of political and economic debate. Governments across advanced economies are once again asking how they can shape growth, support innovat...

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🌟 New RSA blog: The Human Flourishing Geographic Index (HFGI) offers a new way to study regions—tracking happiness, belonging, purpose, and well-being at fine spatial and temporal scales across the U.S. By Stefano Iacus & Devika Jain 🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Human Flourishing Geographic Index (HFGI): A County-level Dataset for Measuring Regional Flourishing in the United States - RSA Main

Policymakers often rely on familiar indicators such as GDP, employment rates, and education levels to assess regional well-being. Yet these metrics tell only part of the story. Human flourishing, enco...

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⏳ Today is the final day for Historical Regions submissions. The rolling call for Feb–March contributions remains open—ideas welcome. www.regionalstudies.org/wp-content/u...

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁-𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’ in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. We’re exploring how #emotions, #imaginaries & #narratives shaping regional futures. ✨ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👇 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

🎉 Announcing the 2025 RSA Best Blog Award! Congrats to Ayush Srivastava & Asma Sayyad (TISS, India) for: Tide and Territory: Vernacular Regionality in Maharashtra’s Koli Fishing Communities. Read: www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... 🎥 Award: youtu.be/XRwmi2AzUU0?...

Hi everyone, so this is happening & I would be really glad to have you all join me in this conversation. Academic writing is tough & publishing tougher. However there are avenues that are a middle grounds of academic publishing where all ideas are open for discussion & writing is flexible.

Our latest @safety-nets.bsky.social project blog is out. We reflect on spatial inequalities and disability benefit reforms. And the pickle UK gov changes might create for subnational and devolved authorities.

RSA Blog@rsablog.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New RSA Blog 📉 “The Growth Gamble” explores how UK welfare reform, deindustrialisation & regional divides intersect. By Sioned Pearce, @haylesben.bsky.social, Mhairi Ross & @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social. 👉 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Many thanks to @regstud.bsky.social and @rsablog.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on designing better maps in academia. And to @cchlebna.bsky.social for encouragement and feedback.

RSA Blog@rsablog.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New RSA Blog 🗺️ Maps are powerful tools — but do we use their full potential? @jakobeder.bsky.social reflects on why visual literacy matters in geography & shares 5 simple tips for designing clearer, more engaging maps. 👉 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

For centuries, Mumbai’s Koli fishing communities shaped life by the tides 🌊🐟. Their Koliwadas are more than hamlets, they’re vernacular regions of caste, craft & ecology. Read Ayush Srivastava & Asma Sayyad’s RSA Summer Series blog 👇 👉 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... Found this interesting?

How do regions drive change? 🇬🇧 UK → bottom-up, market-led 🇨🇳 China → quyu (区域), state-shaped governance In our latest RSA Summer Series blog, Qinying Sun unpacks innovation directionality across two models. 🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... @regstud.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social

Quyu and Regional Directionality: Innovation Intermediaries in China and the UK's Non-Core Regions - RSA Main

The concept of Quyu (区域) in China Across policy and academic debates, regions are increasingly recognised as key arenas for addressing climate change, demographic shifts, and economic transitions. In ...

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New RSA blog 📰 by @jacknewman.bsky.social & @sarahayres.bsky.social speaks on why combining mayoral devolution + mission-led policy could transform the UK. Link: www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... What’s your take — could empowered mayors guided by national missions be the UK’s game-changer?

How Mayors and Missions Can Make the UK a Better Place to Live - RSA Main

The UK government can meet some of its biggest challenges by combining mayoral devolution with its mission-led approach. Empowering local leaders to deliver on national missions will mean giving them ...

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Why haven’t EU candidate countries caught up economically? 📉 Dženita Šiljak explores the role of institutions in convergence—or the lack of it. 📖 🔗 Read Here: bit.ly/3FtBogV @regstud.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social @rsa-adp.bsky.social

Institutions and Convergence: Why Have EU Candidates Lagged Behind? - RSA Main

The “advantage of backwardness”—the notion that low-income countries can grow faster by borrowing and adapting existing technology—has long been central to the theory of economic convergence. However,...

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