Dr Igor Calzada, MBA, will deliver a keynote presentation in Vilanova i la Geltru, Garraf (Barcelona), on 'Smart City-Regions: Territorial & Urban Transformations' on 6th April 2016 in collaboration with Neàpolis, the Public Agency of Innovation, Barcelona Province Council and the Catalan Government (Generalitat de...

Here is the first article of this collection: 'Smart State?'. The article aims to shed some light on the consequences that urban transformations are causing the the re-scalling processes in nation-states. Indeed, the article argues that Spain as a nation-state should embrace devolution and the right...

Dr Calzada will be the curator of the Politics in Spires Special Series entitled 'Between Independence & Re-centralisation: Political Innovation in an Age of Devolution' sponsored by the University of Oxford & Cambridge (UK). Politics in Spires is a platform that aims to bring academic...