Regional Insights: A selection of articles providing a fresh take on regional studies

Climate Risks and Subjective Well-being: Insights from Human Flourishing Geographic Index (USA, 2013-2023)

By Stefano M. Iacus, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Haodong Qi (e-mail), Stockholm University Demography Unit, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Global Political Studies, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden and Devika Jain, Centre for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Abstract This article investigates the structural mechanisms through which regional climate hazards […]

Anchor entrepreneurs as microfoundational agents of regional industry emergence:  the genesis of Scotland’s space industry

By Samantha Archard, Felicia Fai, Mariachiara Barzotto & Phil Tomlinson (e-mail) Archard, S., Fai, F., Barzotto, M., & Tomlinson, P. R. (2026). Anchor entrepreneurs as microfoundational agents of regional industry emergence: The case of Scotland’s space industry. Regional Studies, 60(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2026.2618707 How do new-to-the-region sectors emerge? Most regions have a regional innovation system (RIS) — a network of organisations and […]

Madrid’s Metropolitan Turn: Governing Urban Harmony in Contemporary Europe

By Efthymios Georgiou (e-mail) Introduction Madrid is one of the largest cities in Europe, with its municipality and metropolitan area functioning as major political, economic, and cultural centres for both Spain and the wider European continent. In recent decades, European urban policies and Madrid’s strategic position vis-à-vis global cities such as Paris and London have […]

Is the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy really Place-Based?

Is the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy really Place-Based? By David Bailey, Lisa De Propris, Chris Dimos, Felicia Fai, Sally Hardy, and Philip R Tomlinson The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy has been presented as a bold plan for economic renewal: a promise to boost productivity, spread opportunity across regions, support innovation, and rebalance an economy long […]