Jerzy Bański and Michał Konopski are organizing a thematic session devoted to our project at the 35th International Geographical Congress 2024 in Dublin, which will take place between the 24th and 30th August.
The session title is "Consequences of spatial inequalities; the case of left behind regions in East-Central Europe." This 2-day session (28-29 August) is organized by the IGU (Intenational Geographical Union) Commission of Local and Regional Development.
Session Chairmen: Professor Jerzy Bański, Michał Konopski, PhD.
Presentations:
1. Social and political consequences of spatial inequalities: case study of East-Central Europe. Presentation of the assumptions and preliminary results of WEAVE-UNISONO project. Presenting: Michał Konopski, 28 August, 2024
2. Spatial inequalities and voting behaviour - examples from Poland. Presenting: Jerzy Bański, 28 August, 2024
3. Cultural, economic, and infrastructural dimensions of discontent in left-behind places: Results from a case study in eastern Germany. Presenting: Larissa Deppisch, 28 August, 2024
4. Faces of Left-behindness in Central Europe: Exploring Electoral Implications. Presenting: Josef Bernard, 28 August, 2024
5. Exploring Regional Context Effects: Populist Party Support in Post-Socialist Czechia and Eastern Germany. Presenting: Martin Refisch, 29 August, 2024
6. Dimensions and depth of ‘left behindness’ at local level in Poland. Presenting: Anna Grzelak, 29 August, 2024
7. Evidence regarding the chrono-spatial absorbtion of European funds for rural areas and policy efficiency. Presenting: Ana-Maria Opria (NOT FROM THE PROJECT), 29 August, 2024
AND Mapping the European voting landscape: Left-behind regions and the rise of populist parties across EU countries. Presenting: Andreas Klärner, 29 August, 2024,