Subject of the Conference is inspired by a new academic field: strategic management of places. It argues that the economic performance of places matters just as much as firms, thus cities, regions, and states need to take responsibility for their performance by strategically managing what is happening in their place. It is emphasized that this includes not only policymakers but also businesses, non-profit organizations, universities, private residents, and others mandated and concerned with the economic performance of their place.

The conference is a launching point for discussion on how different actors can influence the strategic management places process, with particular attention for Central and Eastern Europe countries capabilities.

The conference will take place at the University of Warsaw on 27th-30th of June 2019.

This is the second of three IU-sponsored conferences focusing on local community development in a globalized world (2018: Berlin, Germany; 2019: Warsaw, Poland; 2020: Bloomington, IN, USA).

The conference has a unique agenda. Each thematic session starts with a speech of an SPEA member and Practitioner of Polish local government. We would like to invite Academics willing to present their research during thematic sessions, but also those who want to participate as debaters or listeners.
Conference organizers have the ambition to establish long-lasting cooperation between Polish and American academia in the field of local government studies.

We aim to integrate different Universities’ Academics with other scholarly organizations’ representatives.