The 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference

The 30th NISPAcee Annual Conference, Bucharest, Romania, June 2 - June 4, 2022

Excellent conference. I really enjoyed the papers, speakers, schedule and location and great staff!

D.B., United States, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...relating to public administration and policy. Good opportunities for networking.

N.D., Georgia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

Excellent participants, argument-driven discussions, impartial and supportive Chairs in the Working Group.

D.G., Republic of North Macedonia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...to detail and I really enjoyed the supportive and encouraging atmosphere there. Thank you!

R.B., Lithuania, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...both in terms of academic quality and logistics, and also social events. It was a true joy.

E.Z., Bulgaria, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...The special programmes were really excellent and we took home many varied experiences.

P.N., Hungary, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...Sessions were interesting, scholars were engaging and all the social events were amazing!

B.K., Kazakhstan, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

Excellent organization, excellent food. Compliments to the organizers, they did a wonderful job!

V.J., Netherlands, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

...I must say that the PhD pre-conference seminar was the most useful seminar of my life. Very well...

K.V., Czech Republic, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

... I would even argue that they are the very best - both in terms of scientific content and also entertainment…

P.W., Denmark, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

An opportunity to learn from other researchers and other countries' experiences on certain topics.

G.A.C., Hungary, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Very well organised, excellent programme and fruitful discussions.

M.M.S., Slovakia, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

The NISPAcee conference remains a very interesting conference.

M.D.V., Netherlands, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Thank you for the opportunity to be there, and for the work of the organisers.

D.Z., Hungary, 24th Conference 2016, Zagreb

Well organized, as always. Excellent conference topic and paper selection.

M.S., Serbia, 23rd Conference 2015, Georgia

Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

M.deV., Netherlands, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

Excellent conference. Congratulations!

S. C., United States, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

Thanks for organising the pre-conference activity. I benefited significantly!

R. U., Uzbekistan, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

L. S., Latvia, 21st Conference 2013, Serbia

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

M. K., Republic of Macedonia, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

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 Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program  

for the  2020 NISPAcee On-line Conference for PhD students
  Program Overview
The 2020 NISPAcee On-line Conference for PhD students
Author(s)  Barbora Andor Tothova 
  Technical University of Kosice
Košice  Slovakia
Šebová Miriam,  
 
 Title  Are we there yet?Human capital, creative class and regional development - critical analysis
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Presenter  Barbora Andor Tothova
Abstract  
  		 The Paper reflects on theories of economic growth, their historical context and current situation in the academic and practical discourse, connecting growth theories, urban and regional development and wellbeing. Based on the literature review of concepts and authors from human capital theory by Lucas (1988), through Florida’s (2002) „creative class“ up to the four capital model by Ekins, Dresner and Dahlstrom (2007) concluding with theory of commons (Dockx and Gielen, 2018) and capabilities approach by Gross (2018) . Critical discussion of these concepts opens up several topics that should be subject for future research. This Paper aims to point out the priorities for future research and policy making with the focus on urban and regional development and evaluate the role of arts, culture and creative industries in these discussions. Is it possible for arts, culture and creative industries to be the driver of economic growth of regions and cities? Is the economic growth even a relevant term to use in 2020 discourse? What factors play a central role for urban and regional development? Is there a possibility for global „wellbeing“ in times of global inequality on the rise? This Paper raises more questions than answers, however, we believe these questions are important and essential to ask and find methodologies, most reliable answers and secure them with effective policies in the near future.