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...

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...