The RSA Global E-Festival, Regions in Recovery (#RinR21) was a huge success and the RSA was delighted to welcome over 1250 delegates from a total of 71 countries. During 2.5 weeks, 458 papers were presented in 124 sessions, which included 10 well-being sessions featuring yoga, painting and informal networking sessions. Regions in Recovery Global E-Festival […]
By Stephanie Francis Grimbert (email), Deusto Business School, University of Deusto, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain and CIRCLE, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. As a first-time attendant and presenter in a conference, and although the virtual/hybrid formats will undoubtedly become the “new normal”, describing the atmosphere and the “take away message” of an online event does not come […]
By Ana Gutiérrez Sanchis (Twitter; email) Comillas Pontifical University, Spain and Lab2PT at University of Minho, Portugal. I am glad to have become an RSA member last year because it was a determinant of my participation in the RinR21 Conference. I really enjoyed attending several sessions related to, for example, demographic change; left behind places; […]
Regions in Recovery Festival. Takeaways for Citizenship and Democracy by Dr. Silvia Gugu Democracy in times of pandemics has proved a tough balancing act for politicians and citizens alike. From exposing the vulnerability of those left behind to attacks on free speech, from data privacy and artificial intelligence dangers to the perils of corruption and […]
