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Members may be interested in the following call for papers on "backshoring"

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Paweł
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Dr Paweł Capik
Lecturer in International Business
Keele University
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*Call for Papers*





*New Global Dynamics in *

*Manufacturing and Services Relocation*





*Special Session at *

*Regional Studies Association Annual Conference on*

*Global Growth Agendas: *

*Regions, Institutions and Sustainability*

*24th – 27th May 2015 *

*Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy*













One of the outcomes of the recent global recession has been a noticeable
increase in support for 'made locally' expressed by customers and
politicians alike, particularly in advanced nations. Both, the recession
and 'made locally' attitudes, contribute to changing sourcing and
production strategies employed by multinational enterprises and a move
towards* backshoring *or *reshoring* of economic activity to the firm's
country of origin. While the 'global shift-*back*' is yet to fully
materialise, such emerging trends in relocation of manufacturing and
services influence directions and volumes of inward investment flows and
create diverse impacts in home and host regional economies.

Backshoring, arguably, is a supply chain strategy matter, but produces
significant political, social, economic and environmental consequences and
shapes development processes of areas providing and receiving returning
activities. Consequently to many public institutions tasked with local and
regional development, *backshoring* acts as an incentive to review inward
investment support frameworks and regional policy approaches.

In recent decades the focus on manufacturing and later services location
has been subsumed to the outsourcing and offshoring decisions, reflecting
the dominant trends driven by businesses' desire to benefit from efficiency
advantages offered by low-cost economies.

More recently corporate attention has shifted to examine whether or not
low-cost locations still provide optimal conditions for competitive and
profitable operations. Correspondingly national, regional and local
authorities in both developed and developing nations use ever more
sophisticated regional policy tools to attract and retain investors.
Research on these issues is only evolving, and this special session is
designed to provide an arena to further incipient discussions and pave the
way for identification of future research directions. The papers in this
session will explore recent dynamics of manufacturing and services
relocation, its consequences and policy solutions aimed at attraction of
backshored investments to areas until recently considered *'passé'*.



The contributions may explore, but should not be limited to the following
issues:

§   emerging trends in relocation of economic activities

§   backshoring trends in manufacturing and service sectors

§   factors determining backshoring decisions

§   regional policy measures supporting backshoring of manufacturing and
services

§   consequences of backshoring for host and home regional/local economies

§   regional revival or downgrading of skill base

§   backshoring, knowledge back-transfers and regional innovation systems

§   backshoring as a long-term trend or a short-lived phenomenon



Conceptual as well as empirical papers utilising qualitative and
quantitative methodologies are welcome.

It is envisaged that a selection of papers presented at the session will
form a special issue of a relevant peer-reviewed journal (details to be
confirmed).

Please direct any queries to session convenor Dr Paweł Capik at
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*Abstract submission deadline: **30th January 2015*



*For registration and abstract submission guidelines please visit:*
www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/regional-studies-association-annual-conference-2015-piacenza-italy

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