Regions in Recovery Global E-Festival Programme Friday, June 18 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM GMT+1 Zoom (join the session) Chair: Johannes Glückler, Heidelberg University, Germany Geography is central to understanding the antecedents and consequences of Brexit, as demonstrated in both quantitative and qualitative studies. Extant research has analyzed the factors that explain leave votes and has shown the significance […]

Friday, June 18 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM GMT+1 Zoom (join the session) Chair: Dariusz Wójcik, Oxford University, UKGeography is central to understanding the antecedents and consequences of Brexit, as demonstrated in both quantitative and qualitative studies. Extant research has analyzed the factors that explain leave votes and has shown the significance of age, education, individual attitudes and […]

The four-day FinGeo Summer School is intended for early career scholars, e.g. advanced PhD students, Postdocs and early career faculty members. The Summer School is designed to prepare researchers for academic advancement and to build a community of scholars researching the intricate relations between finance and space. The Summer School hosts keynote sessions by preeminent […]

• SS34 I FINGEO. Financial PoliciesThursday, 17 June 2021, 9:00 – 11:00 BST• SS34 II FINGEO. Financial NetworksThursday, 17 June 2021, 12:00 – 14:00 BST • SS34 III FINGEO. Urban and Regional DimensionThursday, 17 June 2021, 15:00 – 17:00 BST Registration for the conference is free for non-presenting participants. Here are the session details. Session organisers:  Dariusz Wójcik, […]

Register for free here (Regional Studies Association) Care and financial fragility  Care for ageing populations has been seen as a major economic burden, but also as a promising venue for financial investment – attracting a range of private equity firms, hedge funds and real estate investment trusts. This talk draws on empirical research in the […]

Register for free here (Regional Studies Association) Loft-living under state-led financialisation: Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings for long-term rental apartments in Beijing, China    The conversion of industrial properties into trendy urban spaces for culture and creative industries and residential uses, known as loft-living, has transformed the urban landscapes and socioeconomic configurations of North American and European postindustrial cities since the […]

The Prize Ethics and Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future asks people under the age of 35 working in or studying finance to reimagine how financial institutions can provide a meaningful response to the changing needs of the communities in which they operate. How together with their stakeholders, they can balance the desire for […]