regionalstudies
Regional studies is an interdisciplinary field that analyzes the characteristics, development, and interactions of specific geographic regions. It integrates geography, history, economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies to illuminate how regions are formed, governed, and transformed within broader national and global contexts. The focus can be on local communities, administrative regions, cross-border areas, or macro-regions defined by economic or cultural ties.
Researchers in regional studies examine regional development, spatial inequality, labor markets, governance and policy, urban-rural relations,
Regions are defined in varying ways: by administrative boundaries, functional regions such as metropolitan areas or