9th NoRSA Conference
Regional Outcomes of Global Challenges in the Nordic Countries
May 2-3, 2024 | Vilnius, Lithuania
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Wednesday, 01/May/2024 | |
6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Pre-conference meeting (not funded) Location: Baltasis Tiltas Food Hall |
Date: Thursday, 02/May/2024 | ||
9:30am - 4:00pm |
Registration Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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10:00am - 10:45am |
Opening ceremony Location: Castle Yard Welcome and RSA presentation: Donatas Burneika, Daniela Carl, Alan Kinder |
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10:45am - 11:30am |
Keynote session I Location: Castle Yard The Role Of System-level Agency And Regional Governance Modes In Evolutionary Pathways Of Regional Industries Charles University, Czech Republic |
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11:30am - 12:00pm |
Coffee break Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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12:00pm - 12:45pm |
Keynote session II Location: Castle Yard Innovation Networks and Green TransitionMARIA TSOURI |
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12:45pm - 1:30pm |
Keynote session III Location: Castle Yard How Widespread is Counter-urbanization Amidst Digital Transition and Challenges in Urban Housing Affordability? University of Tartu, Estonia |
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1:30pm - 2:30pm |
Lunch break Location: Restaurant “Solt dining" |1st floor of the hotel |
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2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Parallel session 1: Politics and Governance Location: Castle Yard Chair: Laura James Discussing Place-based Urban Engagement: Local Councillors' Perceptions of Participatory Practices Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania 2:45pm - 3:00pm The Geographical Aspects of the Lithuanian and Hungarian Electoral Systems 1: Department of Economic and Social Geography, University of Szeged, Hungary; 2: Department of Regional and Urban Studies, Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania 3:00pm - 3:15pm How Sick is European Democracy and What Remedies Can the Nordic Countries Offer? 1: Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania; 2: Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania 3:15pm - 3:30pm Interactive Governance of Whale Ecosystem Services: Governability Assessment of Three Case Studies in the Arctic University of Iceland, Iceland 3:30pm - 3:45pm Dilemmas of Non-mandatory Planning for Tourism Development – the Case of Denmark Aalborg University, Denmark |
Parallel session 2: Housing and Residence Location: Plaza Yard Chair: Rūta Ubarevičienė An Insight Into Lithuania’s Housing Needs and Issues Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania 2:50pm - 3:10pm Residential Integration of the New Immigrants: Exploring the Role of Occupation on Housing and Neighbourhood Outcomes University of Tartu, Estonia 3:10pm - 3:30pm Development of Residential Construction in the Post-socialist Decades: Case of Vilnius and Budapest 1: Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungary; 2: Institute of Sociology, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences 3:30pm - 3:50pm Multilocal’ Warsaw Residents: Spatial and Temporal Arrangements, Motives, Modes of Residence, Use of Public Services and Local Engagement University of Warsaw, Poland |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Coffee break Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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4:30pm - 6:00pm |
Parallel session 3: Cities and Higher Education Location: Castle Yard Chair: Roman Martin Riga and Vilnius: Socio-spatial Dimensions of Rivalry of the Biggest Baltic Cities 1: University of Latvia, Latvia; 2: Department of Regional and Urban Studies, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences 4:50pm - 5:10pm Lithuanian Cities: Decades of Decline and Glimmers of Stability Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania 5:10pm - 5:30pm Steering Universities for Sustainability Transitions: the Role of Isomorphic Pressures and Institutional Carriers Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway 5:30pm - 5:50pm Social and Economic Impact of International Students in the Baltic Region 1: University of Latvia, Latvia; 2: Study in Estonia, Estonia |
Parallel session 4: Digitization and Innovations Location: Plaza Yard Chair: Bianka Plüschke-Altof When Innovation Policies Go Inclusive: Overcoming Digital Divides in Nordic and Baltic Countries Through Innovation Policies and Civic Society Engagement Nordregio Research Institute, Sweden 4:50pm - 5:10pm Do Geography and Market Conditions Matter for Retail Crypto Adoption? Vilnius University, Lithuania 5:10pm - 5:30pm Quantitative Assessment of Cultural Environment in Regions: The Case of Lithuanian Municipalities Vilnius University, Lithuania |
6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Conference dinner Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Location: Restaurant “Solt dining" |1st floor of the hotel |
Date: Friday, 03/May/2024 | ||
8:30am - 1:00pm |
Registration Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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9:00am - 11:00am |
Parallel session 5: Economy Location: Castle Yard Chair: Giedrė Dzemydaitė Economic Diversification Into New Growth Paths: a Case Study of the Baltic States Vilnius University, Lithuania 9:20am - 9:40am Automation, Structural Change and the Geography of Jobs University of Gothenburg, Sweden 9:40am - 10:00am Examining the Economic Interlinkages Between Russia and Eu Countries: Supply Chains in Context of Economic Sanctions Vilnius University, Lithuania 10:00am - 10:20am Does the Smart Specialisation Strategy Reflect the Concept of Relatedness in the Baltic States? Vilnius University, Lithuania 10:20am - 10:40am Economic Geography Perspectives on Blockchain Adoption in Global Supply Chains Gothenburg University, Sweden 10:40am - 11:00am How News Data Can Reveal the Regional Economic Climate: The RegNeS-Database University of Stavanger, Norway |
Parallel session 6: Rural Regions Location: Plaza Yard Chair: Garri Raagmaa Manors as Rural Development Drivers University of Tartu, Estonia 9:20am - 9:40am Contradictory Demographic Tendencies and Economic Performance in Rural Regions: Latvia’s North East Districts Example University of Latvia, Latvia 9:40am - 10:00am Rural Elderly in the Turmoil of Digital Transition – Designing Digital Service for Elderly in Rural Areas in Estonia 1: University of Tartu, Estonia; 2: Tallinn University, Estonia 10:00am - 10:20am Migration Flows in Peripheral Rural Places of Lithuania: Searching for Sustainable Opportunities 1: Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania; 2: Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania 10:20am - 10:40am Can New Settlers Change the Development Trajectories of Peripheral Territories? The Case of Lithuania: Based on the Opinion of Local Communities 1: Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania; 2: Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania; 3: Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania; 4: Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania 10:40am - 11:00am Rethinking Smartification From the Rural Margins 1: University of Tartu, Estonia; 2: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; 3: Tallinn University, Estonia |
11:00am - 11:30am |
Coffee break Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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11:30am - 1:10pm |
Parallel session 7: Spatial Inequality and Segregation Location: Castle Yard Chair: Zaiga Krisjane Mind the Gap: Exploring the Spatial and Time Dynamics of Income Inequalities in the Nordics Nordregio, Sweden 11:50am - 12:10pm A New Approach to Tackling Income Inequality in Lithuania Vilnius University, Lithuania 12:10pm - 12:30pm Patterns of Socioeconomic Residential Segregation: Exploring the Intersections of Occupation and Ethnicity in Riga University of Latvia, Latvia 12:30pm - 12:50pm Ethnic Segregation and Social Mobility of Tech Sector Workers in Tallinn Urban Region University of Tartu, Estonia 12:50pm - 1:10pm Urban-rural Disparities in Childlessness Among Men in Lithuania Institute of Sociology at the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences |
Parallel session 8: Green Transformation and Sustainability Location: Plaza Yard Chair: Elita Jermolajeva The Role of Green Infrastructure in Residents' Life Satisfaction, Depression Risk and Mental Health Diagnosis - How Important is Green Infrastructure as a Planning Argument? 1: Department of Geography, University of Tartu, Estonia; 2: Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia 11:50am - 12:10pm The Role of Universities in Steering Regional Green Transformation Tampere University, Finland 12:10pm - 12:30pm An Integrated Approach to the Systematic Analysis of Sustainable Development of the Baltic States Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technology, Latvia 12:30pm - 12:50pm Rural Intentional Communities as an Opportunity for Sustainable Development and Creativity University of Tartu, Estonia 12:50pm - 1:10pm Multilevel Policy and Regional Industrial Path Development: on the Differentiated Role of Policy in the Greening of the Automotive Industry in Western Sweden University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch break Location: Restaurant “Solt dining" |1st floor of the hotel |
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2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Parallel session 9: Tourism, Culture and History Location: Castle Yard Chair: Gintarė Pociūtė-Sereikienė Governance of a Film-tourism Destination: Sustainability Perspective 1: University of Tartu, Estonia; 2: University of Oulu 2:20pm - 2:40pm Exploring the Social and Cultural Dimensions of Nordic Rural Tourism Nordregio, Sweden 2:40pm - 3:00pm Institutional Change and Development in a Limited Access Order of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1385-1569) Vilnius University, Lithuania 3:00pm - 3:20pm Attitudes Towards Male Voluntary Childlessness in Scandinavia and Baltic Countries Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania |
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3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee and closing remarks Location: Lobby of the conference center |2nd floor |
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5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Free post conference walking tour Green and post-industrial peripheries of Old Town of Vilnius (tour involves uphill climbing, comfortable shoes recommended). Hotel Marriott (starting point). |
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