Frank Moulaert
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| Born | April 5, 1951 Bruges, Belgium |
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| Residence | Belgium |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Institution | Newcastle University |
Frank Moulaert is Professor of European Planning and Development at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He also leads the research theme on Regeneration, Social Innovation and Inclusion at Global Urban Research Unit.
Moulaert has initiated a number of research and development projects on social innovation in territorial development. He has extensively published on the subjects related to globalisation, Institutionalism, territorial innovation, social economy, social polarisation, social exclusion, integrated area development, regional development, European governance, and socioeconomic networking. Other areas of his interest include evolutionary theory and island economies. His works have been published in a number of languages including Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Most of his recent works reflect a growing focus on the issues of social innovation and social exclusion implying the need to include the cultural dynamics, artistic activities, and social economy organizations and associations into the policy and planning arena.
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[edit] Present activities
- Leverhulme Trust Fellow 2006-07 in Social Innovation strategy for scientific research and human development.
- Coordinator for DEMOLOGOS (2004-07), an FP6 STReP for "Development Models and Logics for Socioeconomic Organization in Space", a consortium of 9 institutions from Asia, Europe, and North America.
- Coordinator for KATARSIS (2006-09), an FP6 Coordination Action, a consortium of 18 institutions from Europe and North America.
- Coordinator for Research Area [O] Economy, Society and Territory, European Association for Evolutionary and Political Economy (EAEPE)
[edit] Education
Moulaert graduated in Business Administration from the Universitaire Faculteiten Sint-Ignatius, Antwerp, Belgium in 1971. Subsequently he studied for Masters in Economics at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium (in 1974) and then in 1977 in Regional Science from University of Pennsylvania, Department of Regional Science. In 1979, he received PhD in Regional Science at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
[edit] Academic career
From time to time, between 1974 until 1983, Moulaert was engaged as Research and teaching assistant in regional economics, Centrum voor Economische Studi‘n at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. In between, he also worked as Research and teaching assistant for Regional Science Department at University of Pennsylvania, and Peace Science Department. He was Associate Professor at Limburgse Economische Hogeschool, Diepenbeek.
[edit] At University of Lille I (USTL)
In 1987 he moved to Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Lille, France as Associate Professor in Economics and has been Professor of Economics since 1994. His other capacities at [Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille|University of Lille I] include:
- Prime d'encadrement et de recherche
- Habilitation diriger les recherches.
- Coordinator for ERASMUS Intensive Programmes "Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing: a Metropolitan Region in the Central Periphery of the European Community"; Faculty coordinator for the ERASMUS networks "Spatial Development" and "Social-scientific Study of Technical Change and Innovation in a European Context".
- Head of International Ph.D. programme in Regional Development Planning.
- Vice-dean for International Relations.
- Head of the Bachelor's Programme in Industrial Economics.
- Head of the Master's Programme in Industrial and Labour Economics, and Regional Development Planning
[edit] Positions held
- Associate Director of Johns Hopkins' University Center for Urban and Regional Development, at Universite of Lille I (1984-87).
- Scientific advisor of the Ministry of Science in Belgium in 1989-90.
- Coordinated the international conference "Cities, Enterprises and Society on the Eve of the 21st Century" in Lille, March 1994.
- Curator, Bruges European Capital of Culture 2002, "Poverty, Culture and Urban Renaissance."
- Held three Marie Curie fellowships (1996, 1998, 2002).
[edit] At Newcastle University
Since 2002,
- Chair in European Planning and Development,
- Coordinator of Postgraduate Certificate in European Spatial Development Planning.
- Coordinator of Departmental ERASMUS exchanges.
[edit] European research networking
Moulaert is credited for having conducted 15% of all research projects in Social-science and Humanities for three European Comission Framework Projects (FP4, FP5, and FP6) combined. Among the many other European social science projects coordinated by Moulaert, some are as below:
- Urban regeneration and social Polarisation in the City - URSPIC (1997-1999).
- Valorising Linkages between Private Consulting and Public Research and the Role of Universities - VALICORES (2001-2004)
- Social Innovation, Governance and Community Building – SINGOCOM (2001-2004)
- Development Models and Logics of Socio-Economic Organization in Space. A STREP under European Commission Framework-6 (FP6), DEMOLOGOS (2004-2007).
- Growing Inequality and Social Innovation: Alternative Knowledge and Practice in Overcoming Social Exclusion in Europe. A Coordination Action under European Commission Framework-6 (FP6), KATARSIS (2006-09).
[edit] Publications
Following is the list of prominent works. For a complete list of publications see (Personal Website of Frank Moulaert)
[edit] Edited Books
- (with Erik Swyngedouw and Arantxa Rodriguez) The Globalized City: Economic Restructing and Social Polarization in European Cities. Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-926040-0
- Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities. Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-19-924113-9 (Hardcover), 2002 ISBN 0-19-925770-1 (Paperback).
[edit] Special edited issues of journals
- (with Flavia Martinelli and Erik Swyngedouw) Social Innovation and Local Development. Special issue of Urban Studies, vol. 42, issue 11, October 2005.
- (with Flavia Martinelli and Erik Swyngedouw) Social innovation and Governance in European Cities: between path dependency and radical innovation. Special issue of European Urban and Research Studies, 2006.
- (with Abdel Hamdouch and Jacques Nussbaumer) Valorizing Linkages between Research Institutes in Europe. Special issue of The European Journal of Social Science Research, 2006.
- (with Serena Vicari) Ri-Generare la Citta. Pratiche di innovazione sociale nelle citta europee. Milano: Il Mulino. 2006. (in Italian)
- (with Jacques Nussbaumer) La logique sociale du developpement territorial. Projet soumis aux Presses de l'Universite du Quebec. 2006. (in French)
[edit] Articles in refereed journals
- Institutional Economics and Planning Theory: A Partnership between Ostriches? Planning Theory, 4(1): 21-32, 2005. see the abstract/article
- (with Farid Sekia) Territorial Innovation Models: a Critical Survey. Regional Studies, 37(3):289-302, 2003. see the abstract/article
- (with Jean Hillier and Jacques Nussbaumer) Three essays on the nature of social innovation in territorial development, Geographie, Economie, Societes, 6(2): 129-152, 2004. (in French). see the abstract/article
- (with Jacques Nussbaumer) The Social region. Beyond the learning economy. European Urban and Regional Studies, 12(1): 45-64, 2005. see the abstract/article
- (with Oana Ailenei) Social economy, Third Sector and Solidarity Relations: A Conceptual Synthesis from History to Present. Urban Studies, 42(11): 2037-2053, 2005. see the abstract/article
- (with Jacques Nussbaumer) Defining the Social Economy and its Governance at the Neighbourhood Level: a Methodological Reflection. Urban Studies, 42 (11): 2071-2088, 2005. see the abstract/article
- (with Flavia Martinelli, Erik Swyngedouw and Sara Gonzalez) Towards Alternative Model(s) of Local Innovation. Urban Studies, 42 (11): 1969-1990, 2005. see the abstract/article
- (with Kathy Cabaret), Planning, Networks and Power Relations: is Democratic Planning Under Capitalism Possible? Planning Theory, 5(1), 51-70, 2006. see the abstract/article
[edit] Chapters in books
- (with J. Nussbaumer), « Die Ökonomie der europäischen Groβstadt », The economy of the large European city. The social nature of articulated productivity, in Siebel W. (ed.) Die Europaïsche Stadt. Berlin, Suhrkamp (in German), 2003.
- (with J. Nussbaumer), Regional Production and Reproduction : The social region, in S. Kesting, (ed.) Tagungsband der 10. Iiso-Fachtagung, Série « Institutionelle und Sozial-Ökonomie », Peter Lang Verlag, 2005
- (with J. Nussbaumer) Beyond the learning region: the dialectics of innovation and culture in territorial development" in: R. Kloosterman and R. Boschma eds. Learning from Clusters. A Critical Assessment from an Economic-Geographical Perspective. Dordrecht, Springer, 2005.
