Publishing entity with @regstud.bsky.social highlighting cutting-edge research in #regionalstudies for an international audience.🌐 Edited by @lavanyag.bsky.social and on X: @lavanya_G_https://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mllo7kuvj22m📣 New RSA blog ✍️ Palesa Mpofu writes "A Review of Economic Diversification & Structural Change in South Africa." which is one of the most diversified economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet growth remains concentrated in a few regions. Read more here📄 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-a-review-of-economic-diversification-and-structural-change-in-south-africa/11 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllo7kuvj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mkdblj5jc22v📣 New RSA blog Toxic Legacies & the Green Divide: Why Remediation Stalls in Left-Behind Europe ✍️ @gianlucabiggi.bsky.social & @martinaiori.bsky.social Explores how some regions become “ecologically trapped” without the capacity to act. Link: https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-toxic-legacies-and-the-green-divide-why-remediation-stalls-in-left-behind-europe/25 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdblj5jc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mjwjuqs5pk2h📣 New RSA blog Post-2010 Devolution Paradox in Kenya ✍️ Dedan Luvaga What does devolution look like when it unfolds across regions in practice? https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-post-2010-devolution-paradox-in-kenya/20 Apr 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwjuqs5pk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mjf6squl222p⏳ Just 2 days left Submit Now! Blog Call: Mobile Regions: Immigration, Infrastructure & Policy We invite contributions on movement, connectivity & policy, especially as mobility is being rethought in relation to the movement of lives and energy amid global uncertainty. Read More 👇 #RegionalStudies13 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6squl222phttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mj56rrk7s22e🌏 New RSA blog India’s Silent Border Crisis: How Myanmar’s War is Rewriting Citizenship in the Northeast ✍️ Bushra Ali Khan Explores how displacement is reshaping citizenship and governance in Northeast India. 📖 Read more https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-indias-silent-border-crisis-how-myanmars-war-is-rewriting-citizenship-in-the-northeast/ @regstud.bsky.social10 Apr 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj56rrk7s22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3miun2ukkos2rNew RSA blog 🌏 📌 Part of Historical Regions series! Living Between Macau & Zhuhai ✍️Siyi Huang How does everyday border-crossing reshape “home” & territory? 🔗 https://regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-living-between-macau-and-zhuhai-the-shift-drift-and-dilution-of-territories-and-borders/07 Apr 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miun2ukkos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mhvjwjebhk2j🌊 New RSA blog Tested by Time: What End-of-Life Aquaculture Nets Reveal about Regional Governance in Norway ✍️ @rasazuzeviciute.bsky.social Shows how handling, infrastructure, and cost shape EPR implementation in practice. 📖 Read more https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-tested-by-time-what-end-of-life-aquaculture-nets-reveal-about-regional-governance-in-norway/25 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvjwjebhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mh42smfmy22uNew RSA Blog Power, Participation, and the Everyday Realities of Development: Lessons from Ghana’s Decent Work Programme ✍️ Benedict Arko Explores how power, incentives, and political change shape participatory development in Ghana. 📖 Read more https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-power-participation-and-the-everyday-realities-of-development-lessons-from-ghanas-decent-work-programme/15 Mar 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh42smfmy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mgpmlt54hk2u📣 Blog contributions welcome — early discussions appreciated. 🌍 New RSA Blog | Historical Regions When Policy Changes but Practice Doesn’t: Informal Trading in Johannesburg ✍️ Mamokete Modiba Read more: https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-when-policy-changes-but-practice-doesnt-informal-trading-in-johannesburg/10 Mar 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmlt54hk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mgcxors2x22hNew RSA Historical Regions blog 🧭 Silicon Statecraft: How Historical Geography and Strategic Indispensability are Reshaping Japan’s Semiconductor Supply Chain ✍️ Giosuè Pacchiano 🔗 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-silicon-statecraft-how-historical-geography-and-strategic-indispensability-are-reshaping-japans-semiconductor-supply-chain/05 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcxors2x22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mg33gn4un22wSharing call for contributions to @regstud.bsky.social blog on Mobile Regions: Immigration, Infrastructure, & Policy Making We’re looking for short reflections on mobility: movement, migration, public space, rural decline, infrastructure, everyday access, & more. Read More about it below👇: (1/3) https://www.regionalstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mobile-Regions-Blog-call-2026.pdf02 Mar 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg33gn4un22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mfoj62bvgc2g🌟 New RSA Blog: How Typhoons Spread Plastic Pollution: A Scientific Discovery By Taiseer Hussain Nafea 🔗 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-how-typhoons-spread-plastic-pollution-a-scientific-discovery/25 Feb 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoj62bvgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mev23ujodc26New RSA Historical Regions blog by Jason F. Bell: Uneven Geographies of Industrialisation: Race, Space, and Path Dependence on Gauteng’s Periphery 🔗 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-uneven-geographies-of-industrialisation-race-space-and-path-dependence-on-gautengs-periphery/15 Feb 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mev23ujodc26https://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3me4zt3w7fc2iNew RSA Historical Regions blog by Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen: A Short-Lived Union: Lessons from the Troms–Finnmark Merger 🔗 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-a-short-lived-union-lessons-from-the-troms-finnmark-merger/05 Feb 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4zt3w7fc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mddcfrmp7s2m💬 What should RSABlog explore next? Share your ideas! 📣 Our poll is live on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7421524391026630658 Eager to hear from you: @regstud.bsky.social @rsa-regions.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsa-adp.bsky.social @rsa-tpg.bsky.social26 Jan 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddcfrmp7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3mddbchjnh22qNew RSA blog by Prescott C. Ensign: The Future of Canada’s Historical Prairie Region — how the region’s collective past provides insight into economic diversification, infrastructure, and climate change. Read it here 🔗 https://www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/2026-blog-future-of-canadas-historical-prairie-region-legacy-of-a-collective-past-on-contemporary-challenges/26 Jan 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddbchjnh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rsablog.bsky.social/post/3md2wrn3kds2hOver the past year, we’ve journeyed through vernacular and historical regions across continents. As we wrap up this month’s blogs, we’re looking ahead — and we’d love your early input on where the RSA Blog should go in 2026. 🔍✨23 Jan 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:pnru2wpvfj3d3k5lnmtmo36c/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2wrn3kds2h