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Francesco Cappellano’s research lies at the intersection of political economy, regional development and governance research. He examines how local and regional actors respond to global challenges such as climate change, digitalisation and societal transformation. A key focus of his current work is on cross-border governance structures. Since September 2024, he has been coordinating an Interreg project on the socio-economic impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies in the German-Danish border region. In this context, he analyses how regional actors interpret, negotiate and implement climate adaptation policies within cross-border governance systems.
As a visiting professor of European studies at CEUS, Francesco Cappellano will be offering the seminar ‘Regional Development in the EU and Beyond’ in English during the summer semester. The course introduces key concepts and theories of regional economics and economic geography, and examines why economic activity is unevenly distributed spatially and which factors shape regional growth or stagnation processes.
Dr Francesco Cappellano is currently a researcher at the Department of Geography at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Prior to this, he held positions including Assistant Professor at Akademia WSB in Poland and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland. Research stays have also taken him to universities in Europe and North America. His work is published in international journals specialising in regional, planning and innovation research.
European Visiting Professorship at CEUS
The European Visiting Professorship has existed at Saarland University since 2008 and gives the university’s European identity a visible profile. Since 2016, it has been based at Cluster for European Research (CEUS).
As a central academic institution, CEUS brings together the Saarland University’s research activities in this key area and coordinates interdisciplinary research and teaching on European topics. Each year, CEUS invites internationally renowned European researchers to Saarbrücken to contribute their expertise in research and teaching and to participate in public events organised by the European Studies Cluster.
Further information: https://www.uni-saarland.de/einrichtung/ceus/info/gastprofessuren.html
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Sophie Bunge, MA
Science Communication and Public Relations Officer
Saarland University
Cluster for European Research (CEUS)
sophie.bunge@uni-saarland.de
www.uni-saarland.de/ceus
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