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Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee members per theme:
- Regional Science epistemology and pedagogy,
Prof. Antoine Bailly , University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Sustainability issues in regional development,
Prof. Henk Folmer , Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Regional aspects of the knowledge economy,
Prof. Philip McCann , Groningen University, The Netherlands
- Regional economic modeling and spatial econometrics,
Dr. Henri de Groot , Amsterdam Free University, The Netherlands;
Dr. Steinar Johansen , NIBR, Oslo, Norway
- Geographical information systems and spatial analysis,
Prof. Manfred Fisher , Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
- CGE-modeling in space,
Prof. Geoffrey Hewings , University of Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Location studies,
Prof. Ian Gordon , London School of Economics, UK
- Gender aspects of regional development,
Prof. Gunnel Forsberg , Stockholm University, Sweden;
Dr. Chris Hudson , Umeå University, Sweden
- Regional health and welfare issues,
Dr. Maria Emmelin and Prof. Lars Dahlgren , Umeå University, Sweden
- Globalization and regional competitiveness,
Prof. Pontus Braunerhjelm , Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
- Infrastructure, transports and communications,
Dr. Andreas Stephan , JIBS, Sweden
- Regional economic growth and development,
Prof. Roberta Capello , Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Problems and prospects of European integration,
Prof. Daniela Constantin , Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
- Cross-border cooperation and development,
Prof. Heikki Eskelinen , University of Eastern Finland, Finland;
Dr. Martin van der Velde , Nijmegen University, The Netherlands
- Urban-rural relationships,
Prof. Paul Cheshire , LSE, UK
- Regional and urban policy, planning and governance,
Prof. Göran Cars , Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
- Land use, real estate and housing markets,
Prof. John Quigley , UC Berkely, USA
- Social capital and regional development,
Dr. Roel Rutten , Tilburg University, Switzerland
- Rural and local development,
Dr. Johan Klaesson , JIBS, Sweden
- Tourism and regional development,
Prof. Dieter Müller , Umeå University, Sweden
- Innovation and regional development,
Prof. Helen Lawton Smith , Oxford University, UK;
Prof. Markku Sotarauta , Tampere University, Finland
- Entrepreneurship and regional development,
Prof. Friedrike Welter , JIBS, Sweden;
Prof. Pontus Braunerhjelm , Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
- Labour markets, migration and demography,
Dr. Mats Johansson , Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden;
Dr. Lasse S Stambøl , Statistics Norway, Oslo, Norway
- Social segregation, poverty and social policy,
Prof. Peter Batey , Liverpool University, UK
- Territorial cohesion and regional development,
Prof. Folke Snickars , Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden;
Prof. Peter Nijkamp , Amsterdam Free University, The Netherlands
- Clusters – actors, processes and performance,
Prof. Andreas Cornett , University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Evolutionary economic geography,
Prof. Ron Boschma , Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Local Organising Committee
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE for ERSA 2010
- Chairman: Prof. Hans Westlund, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) and Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)
- Program Secretary: Ms. Iréne Bernhard, MSc, University West, Trollhättan and Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Sweden
- Organisation Secretary: Ms. Kerstin Ferroukhi, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)
MEMBERS
- Prof. Andreas Cornett, University of Southern Denmark
- Dr. Hild-Marte Björnsen, Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute
- Prof. Knut Ingar Westeren, Nord-Tröndelag University College
- Prof. Hannu Tervo, University of Jyväskylä,
- Prof. Friederike Welter, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)
- Dr. Ossi Pesämaa, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)
- Dr. Lars Pettersson, Swedish Board of Agriculture
- Prof. Lars Westin, CERUM, Umeå University
- Dr. Mats Johansson, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)
- Prof. Börje Johansson, JIBS and KTH
- Prof. Folke Snickars, KTH
- Prof. Anders Malmberg, CIND, Uppsala University
- Dr. Annika Rickne, Gothenburg University
- Prof. Gunnel Forsberg, Stockholm University
- Dr. Andreas Stephan, JIBS
- Prof. Sverker Sörlin, KTH
- Prof. Åke E. Andersson, JIBS
- Dr. Ole Damsgaard, Nordregio
- Prof. Lars-Olof Olander, Lund University
- Prof. Claes-Göran Alvstam, Gothenburg University
ERSA is one of the 3 supra-regional associations of RSAI (Regional Science Association International). Founded in 1954, RSAI is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change.