Recently, the notion of left-behind places and regions has gained ground in academic debates on regional inequality and changing electoral landscapes. This paper proposes an approach to conceptualising and measuring regional "left-behindness" in three Central Eastern European countries that goes...

The concept of left-behind places or regions has skyrocketed in recent years and various empirical studies are using the concept to describe (not only) economically lagging regions. Yet, there is still no settled definition and method of measurement of left-behindness in the social sciences. In...

Recently, the notion of left-behind places and regions has gained ground in academic debates on regional inequality and changing electoral landscapes. This paper proposes an approach to conceptualising and measuring regional "left-behindness" in three Central Eastern European countries that goes...

The article examines the relationship between housing affordability and fertility in the Czech Republic after 1989. An analysis of national data suggests that improving housing affordability might be a factor behind the rise of fertility that has been observed since the beginning of the 2000s....

After describing changes on the housing market after the breakdown of Communism in Central Europe, the article concentrates on the analysis of the current functions and perceptions of the private rental housing in the Czech Republic. The article aims to understand why private rental housing is...

B<sc>ernard</sc> J., K<sc>ostelecký</sc> T. and P<sc>atočková</sc> V. The innovative regions in the Czech Republic and their position in the international labour market of highly skilled workers, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper analyses the possibilities and potential barriers of development of an Island of Innovation in...

Food systems are of increasing interest in both research and policy communities. Surveys of post-socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) show high rates of food self-provisioning. These practices have been explained in terms of being ‘coping strategies of the poor’. Alber and...