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Personal Statement
Ruth Downes is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at the European Policies Research Centre in the School of Government and Public Policy. She is the Consortium manager for the European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA) which is funded by 12 European governments and is recognised as one of the leading comparative research and KE networks in Europe in the field of regional development policy. In addition to cross-national research into domestic and EU regional policy, her research interests include more detailed analysis of regional disparities and policy in Germany. In an earlier period of employment at EPRC, her research interests included regional policy and delivery in Austria and Sweden as well as regional disparities and policy response in Central and Eastern European countries.
Keywords
- Regional policy
- Regional economic development
- Germany
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Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA_CH_25_27)
Mendez, C. (Principal Investigator), Bachtler, J. (Co-investigator), Downes, R. (Research Co-investigator) & Kah, S. (Research Co-investigator)
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Regional Policy in Europe: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA)
Mendez, C. (Principal Investigator), Bachtler, J. (Co-investigator) & Downes, R. (Research Co-investigator)
Agency for Development and Cohesion (AGENCIA PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO E COESAO)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Future-Proofing Places: Regional Policy for Insecure Times
Downes, R., Georgieva, N. & Maguire, R., 29 Oct 2025, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Regional Policy in Germany 2024-25
Downes, R., 5 Oct 2025, Glasgow. 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Prizes
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Strategic Themes Research and Knowledge Exchange Impact Awards: Research Team of the Year (Joint winner)
Downes, R. (Recipient), Mendez, C. (Recipient), Bachtler, J. (Recipient), McMaster, I. (Recipient), Arena, V. (Recipient), Dozhdeva, V. (Recipient), Ferry, M. (Recipient), Fonseca, L. (Recipient), Georgieva, N. (Recipient), Kah, S. (Recipient), Michie, R. (Recipient), van der Valk, O. (Recipient) & Vironen, H. (Recipient), 25 Aug 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Jahrestagung Regionale Transformation Gestalten (Annual Conference "Shaping Regional Transformation")
Downes, R. (Participant)
20 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference
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46th Annual Meeting of European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA)
Downes, R. (Speaker), Mendez, C. (Chair), Georgieva, N. (Speaker), Kah, S. (Speaker), Michie, R. (Speaker), Bachtler, J. (Participant), McMaster, I. (Participant), Ferry, M. (Participant), Vironen, H. (Participant), van der Valk, O. (Participant), Maguire, R. (Participant) & Wilson, J. (Participant)
5 Oct 2025 → 7 Oct 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference