Israeli, British and Irish Workshops

These workshops have been running successfully for more than a decade, drawing together members of the Israeli Section and the British and Irish Section of the RSAI. They represent a forum for the exchange of ideas in the field of regional science, whether these are concerned with theoretical issues, applied studies or policy analyses. They also provide the opportunity for the enhancement and consolidation of existing links between Israeli and British/Irish researchers.

Previous workshops have been held at Tel-Aviv University (1991), Lancaster University (1995), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2000), the University of Edinburgh (2003) and Tel-Aviv University (2007).

The next meeting will take place in the UK, probably in May 2010. Keep visiting this page or contact John Parr at J.B.Parr@socsci.gla.ac.uk for further information.

Proceedings from previous workshops

Fifth Israeli / British and Irish Workshop (2007)
The fifth workshop, was held in Tel-Aviv, Israel in May 2007 under the general theme Regional Science: Extending the Frontiers. A good selection of papers were presented and participant enjoyed lively discussions on and off the sessions of the workshop. The overall responsibility for the joint meeting was again with Prof John Parr, while the primary organisation was undertaken by the Israeli Section of RSAI, coordinated by Danny Felsenstein and Amnon Frankel. For more details about the workshop please contact the local organisers.

Fourth Israeli / British & Irish Workshop (2003)
The fourth workshop, held in Edinburgh in May 2003 under the general theme Regional Science: Structure, Development and Policy, gave rise to a special issue of Annals of Regional Science (Vol.40, No.2), entitled “Linking Supply and Demand in Local Labour Market Research”. Click here for the workshop abstracts!

Third Israeli / British and Irish Workshop (2000)
A collection of revised papers, initially presented at the 2000 meeting, was published in October 2001 in memory of Moss Madden, a co-organiser of previous workshops and past Chairman of the British & Irish Section, who tragically died in 2000. The book is entitled Public Investment and Regional Economic Development (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001: ISBN 1 84064 715 9) and has been edited by Danny Felsenstein, Ron McQuaid, Phil McCann and Danny Shefer.