Max Roessler

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting findings from our completed DFG project, on the significance of change agency for transformation in peripheral regions, at the 'Jena Talks in Economic Geography' @uni-jena.de. Many thanks for the kind invitation and stimulating discussion. 💬

🚨 CfA – PhD & Early Career Workshop 2026
Regional Inequalities & Perceived Left-Behindness (w @regstud.bsky.social, Young Scholar Initiative & Edgenet)

📅 11–13/05 2026 | 📍 L’Aquila, Italy
Keynote speakers: @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social @simonaiammarino.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social

Unlocking green transitions: system-level agency in peripheral regions Abstract. This paper examines the role of system-level agency in shaping green transitions in peripheral regions. The comparative case study analysis of fo

Why do green transitions succeed in some peripheral regions but stall in others? My new @cjres.bsky.social paper dives into system-level agency, intermediaries, and place-sensitive policy. 🔍
Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

Together with @crhistianjoel.bsky.social, @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social and @gretegans.bsky.social, we are excited to invite you and look forward to submissions! 👀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁-𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’ in @regionalstudies.bsky.social. We’re exploring how #emotions, #imaginaries & #narratives shaping regional futures. ✨
𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Thrilled to share I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation @unigreifswald.bsky.social! 🎓
Grateful to my fantastic supervisor Daniel Schiller and to everyone who has accompanied me on this memorable journey! 🤗

When voters turn to populist or anti-establishment parties, what are they really saying?

Often, the ballot box reflects more than ideology—it signals feelings of inequality, loss of status, and being left behind.

@regstud.bsky.social

🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨

🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse

bit.ly/47hnppY

Free to attend. 😁🔄

I am thrilled and grateful to @mia-gray.bsky.social and the @regstud.bsky.social for the 2025 Paul Benneworth Award. Special thanks to Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social and Daniel Schiller for an enriching and enjoyable writing process! 🙏😃
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...

Volume 18 Issue 2 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic A journal of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change, and examines the effe...

The latest issue of @cjres.bsky.social has published online:
The Symbolic Value of Megaprojects in Urban and Regional Development
academic.oup.com/cjres/issue/...
Edited by @roberthassink.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social Davide Ponzini and Xuefei Ren

We're looking forward to talks from our fantastic speakers Paolo Veneri (@gssisocialsci.bsky.social), @gretegans.bsky.social (University of Wyoming), @aleininger.bsky.social (TU Chemnitz), @malinroiha.bsky.social and Emma Fabrega (University of Barcelona), and getting into discussion with you! 💬🗨️

New webinar series on regional inequalities and perceived left-behindness! With great support from the #YSI and @regstud.bsky.social, @crhistianjoel.bsky.social and I, invite you to four fantastic webinars from July to November 2025.
Details and registration: ysi.ineteconomics.org/event/ysi-rs...

Still buzzing from the great @regstud.bsky.social conference in Porto! We're grateful for a fantastic experience, looking back on inspiring talks and special sessions, and are happy to be part of such a vibrant community! 🙌
Thanks to everyone at the #RSA25 who organised, shared and connected! 😁

🏆Congratulations to @max-roessler.bsky.social (@unigreifswald.bsky.social and CIRCLE, Lund U.), presented last week with the RSRS @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Best Paper Award!

Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!

YEGN WORKSHOP 2025 Apply now for the next workshop held at the University of Greifswald, Germany, August 25-28.

To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...

Shaping opportunity spaces: the role of narratives in place leadership This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives surrounding regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to examine how place leaders engage in shaping nar...

Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭
doi.org/10.1080/0034...

The official programme of this year's Colloquium concludes with another lunch in our mensa and a joint closing discussion. We would like to thank all 30+ participants for their inspiring presentations and discussions and wish all our guests a pleasant journey home! 😊

Super grateful for the opportunity to do a research visit at the Copernicus Institute @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @kfrenken.bsky.social, Louis Knüpling & @kjschaefer.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome - at work and beyond. Dank je wel and see you soon! ✨

Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition

One year after the arson attack on Teslas #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, debates about local resistance and embeddedness of the #megaproject continue. Our research explores these complex dynamics and unpacks their symbolic value.
🔍 Discover our open access article: academic.oup.com/cjres/advanc...

Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition

Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Max Roessler, Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...
#Megaprojects Special Issue

Symbolic value and embeddedness of an industrial megaproject: Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg Abstract. Large-scale industrial settlements, such as the establishment of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries, are megaprojects that face addition

Curious how symbolic value influences the settlement process and embeddedness of an industrial #megaproject? Discover our new open access #article on the #Tesla #Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg @cjres.bsky.social with Paula Prenzel and Daniel Schiller! 💥🏭
doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

YEGN WORKSHOP 2025 Apply now for the next workshop held at the University of Greifswald, Germany, August 25-28.

To all #PhD students and early career researchers working on topics related to economic geography: Please take a look at our call and apply now for the next #YEGN Workshop on #agency and regional #transformation in Greifswald (Germany), 25-28 August 2025. 👇
yegn.wordpress.com/yegn-worksho...

📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...

We are looking for a Junior Professor of Regional Development to start on 1 October 2025 @unigreifswald.bsky.social. Please forward this advertisement with a deadline of 17 January 2025 to suitable candidates and find more information here: www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Interested in the ideational turn in economic geography? Submit your abstract to our special session "Grasping the ideational dimension: the importance of narratives, visions and imaginaries" at RSA 2025 in Porto (w/ F. Görmar @max-roessler.bsky.social ) .
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...

👋 Greetings! We, the Economic and Social Geography Group, are looking forward to getting in touch with you, giving you an insight into our work and sharing our latest research @unigreifswald.bsky.social and beyond! 🌍
Let's get connected! 🥳

I created a starter pack for economic geography and others who are somehow related to the field. If I forgot anyone, let me know (not sure if others can automatically add people).

go.bsky.app/R2sg5Xt

📢 @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social, Crhistian González and I invite you to our special session “SS10: Regional Inequalities and Perceived Left-Behindness” at @regstud.bsky.social's #RSA25 in Porto. Submit your abstract and find the session description below: 👇
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...

Untangling regional development traps through narratives Based on two case studies in Germany, this study disentangles development traps by focusing on the role of narratives and imaginaries in peripheral regions. Drawing on 43 interviews and two focus g...

My first open access publication is out in Regional Studies, Regional Science!✨ The study expands our understanding of development traps and peripheral regions by showing how imaginaries held by key actors materialise and become regional realities.
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doi.org/10.1080/2168...