The International PhD course on Economic Geography will take place at Utrecht University from the 22nd to the 31st of May. The course aims to provide an introduction to contemporary research perspectives and approaches in economic geography. The core questions of this discipline have in recent years attracted interest not just from geographers but also from economists and other social scientists. This course will debate recent theoretical developments (with special attention to evolutionary economic geography, institutional economic geography, geography of transitions and complexity thinking in economic geography) and will discuss recent advancements in methodology and empirical analysis in economic geography.
Elisa Giuliani, Professor of Management at the University of Pisa, and coordinator of the Horizon Europe project Rebalance “Rebalancing capitalism and democracy” will hold a lecture on “Geography, misconduct and populism” drawing on recent research she has conducted with colleagues from the project, investigating how the harmful impacts of industrial plants on human health and workers’ conditions affect political vote at the local level – with a focus on abstention from vote and populist vote.
The lecture is on the 28th May (9 am) and it is held in room BBG-169 (Buys Ballot building, Princetonplein 5, Utrecht). More information at the following link .
