Left behind places and what can be done about them – Presentations
The Left behind places and what can be done about them conference took place on 16 September 2022 and was hosted by The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society This was a free one day online conference.
Below are the presentations from the conference from the presenters who have given their permission for them to be made available for wider viewing. However please note that presentation content should not be quoted or copied without the express permission of the authors.
Friday, 16 September 2022
Welcoming Remarks from Professor Ron Martin
Session 1
Theme: Left Behind Places: A European Perspective Chair
Chair: Professor Judith Clifton
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper |
| ‘Swept away by globalisation and discontented. An exit-voice exploration of the Italian left-behind and electoral geographies in light of economic challenges’ | Alessandra de Renzis | |
| ‘Distance from Agglomerations: Are Left Behind, Non-Core Areas Destined to Shrink?’ | Josh O’Driscoll | |
| ‘Left behind places and politic discontent in Italy’ | Nicola Pontarollo | |
Session 2
Theme: Left Behind Places: A United Kingdom & Ireland Perspective
Chair: Professor Peter Tyler
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper |
| Social Disadvantage and levels of Urbanisation: Does it matter where you live’ | Adele Whelan | |
| “The long shadow of local decline: Birthplace economic conditions, political attitudes, and long-term individual economic outcomes in the UK” | Davide Luca | |
| ‘More than Just (a) Transition: navigating the post-carbon economy in left-behind regions’ | David Hearne | |
| “We are a forgotten people up here”: Obstacles to Levelling Up in a ‘left behind’ Northern locality” |
Dr Luke Telford |
Session 3
Theme: Plenary One
Chair: Professor Ron Martin
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper |
| ‘Left behind places: Unheard voices, uncertain futures or unrealistic expectations’ | Lewis Dijkstra | |
| ‘Social isolation and the geography of discontent’ | Lawrence McKay | |
Session 4
Theme: Plenary Two
Chair: Professor Peter Sunley
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper |
| ‘Productivity policy for left-behind places’ | Alexandra Tsvetkova | |
| “The European Green Deal and the Geography of Discontent” | Andrés Rodríguez-Pose | |
Session 5
Theme: The view from North and South America
Chair: Professor Peter Sunley
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper | |
| “Gathering round Big Tech: how the market for acquisitions helps hold regions back in the US” | Maryann Feldman | ||
| “Impacts of Changing Discourse and Measurement of Left Behind Places in U.S. Federal Policy” | Tracey Farrigan | ||
| “Social mobility, migration and left-behind places” | Dylan Connor | ||
Session 6
Theme: The view from North and South America
Chair: Professor Peter Tyler
| Title | Presenter (s) | Presentation & Paper |
| “Uneven geographies of public investment: Infrastructure and the regional inequality problem in the Global North” | Grete Gansauer | |
| Left behind places in Brazil: The Dynamics of Regional Inequalities and Public Policies in the Early 21st Century | Humberto Martins | |
| “Have Major U.S. Cities Disconnected from their “Hinterlands”? Evidence from 25 Years of Interurban Firm Network Dynamics” | Maximilian Buchholz | |
Closing Remarks from Professor Pete Tyler
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