Newcastle University

Introduction

Frank's research and teaching focus on theoretical aspects of European spatial development and planning questions in regions and cities. His background is spatial economics but his current research is multi-disciplinary within SSH.

Qualifications

1971: Bachelor in Business Administration, University of Antwerp;
1974: Master in Economics, University of Leuven, Belgium;
1979: Master and Ph.D. Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

Previous Positions

1982-1994: Associate Professor in Economics in Antwerp (HAIR), Diepenbeek (EHL) (Belgium) and Lille (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille I) (France);

1984-1987: Associate Director Johns Hopkins’ University Centre for Urban and Regional Development, Lille, France;

1994-2002: Professor of Economics, University of Lille I, France;

1996-2000: Faculty co-ordinator of the ERASMUS/SOCRATES programme;

1998-2000: Vice-dean for international relations (1998-2000);

2001-2002: Sabbatical;

February-April 2002: Curator Bruges Cultural Capital of Europe 2002, Section “Poverty, Culture and Urban Renaissance”;

Three Marie Curie fellowships (1996, 1998, 2002).

Languages

Dutch, English and French are the daily working languages; decent knowledge of Italian and German; reading and understanding of Spanish.

Current Work

(KATARSIS) Growing Inequality and Social Innovation: Alternative Knowledge and Practice in Overcoming Social Exclusion in Europe, Sponsor: European Commission.

Development Models and Logics of Socio-Economic Organization in Space (DEMOLOGOS), Sponsor: European Commission.

Social Innovation (Fellowship), Sponsor: The Leverhulme Trust

Esteem Indicators

On September 15, 2006, he gave a keynote address to the 42th ISoCARP Congress (Istanbul, Turkey) on ‘Social Innovation and Urban Development: the Role of Public Policy’

September 18-19, together with Prof Jean Hillier, he chaired the first KATARSIS plenary network meeting at the University of Barcelona.
September 21-22, he organised (together with Abid Mehmood and Prof. Martinelli) the fourth DEMOLOGOS worksop on socio-economic development models at the University of the Mediterranean (Reggio Calabria).

September 25-26 he took part as an expert in a Workshop on "Exploration of Regional Aspects of R&D in Europe" at IPTS Sevilla.

September 19-20 he lectured at the Summer School on ‘Evaluation in Planning’ Campi Salentina (Italy) on the relationshipships between neighbourhood development planning and social innovation.

November 2-5 he organised and chaired sessions on Socio-Economic Development Models at the EAEPE conference, Istanbul. Together with Abid Mehmood he presented a paper on ‘Analysing regional development: from territorial innovation to path dependent geography’.

On November 17 he made a presentation to civil society organizations federated in ‘Argo’ in Soncino (City Hall) on ‘L’Economia Globale: Opportunità per l’Innovazione Sociale’. This conference was the second in a series of three conferences on ‘Economia, Etica and Sviluppo Sostenibile’.

November 21-13 he gave a series of lectures at the University Frederico II (Napoli) on social innovation and spatial development: (i) Innovazione sociale: concetti e debatiiti; (ii) Sviluppo di quartieri ed innovazione sociale; (iii) Una visione alternativa dell’innovazione regionale.

On December 4th he attended as an invited observer the Council of Europe workshop on “Renewing Dialogue and Co-operation to combat poverty and exclusion: public authorities, citizens’ networks, media’.

On December 19 he presented a paper at the Conference ‘Making Sense of the City’ (Ghent, Belgium). Title: “Neapolitan Cosmopolitanism”

On January 8 he gave a talk on “Managing successful Framework Projects” at the Project Managers Forum (Beehive, Newcastle University).

From March 12 till March 23 he stayed as a visiting fellow at CRISES in Montreal. The stay was co-funded by the Leverhulme Foundation. He gave four lectures on different aspects of social innovation and territorial development.

April 2-3 he was co-organizer of a conference on ‘New concepts and approaches for urban and regional policy and planning’ (KU Leuven, ISRO). In collaboration with ESDP network (coordinator: Newcastle University).

• Miciukiewicz K, Moulaert F, Novy A, Musterd S, Hillier J, Miciukiewicz K. Introduction: Problematising Urban Social Cohesion: A Transdisciplinary Endeavour. Urban Studies 2012, 49(9), 1855-1872.
• Moulaert F, Cabaret K. Planning, networks and power relations: Is democratic planning under capitalism possible?. Planning Theory 2006, 5(1), 51-70.
• Moulaert F, Nussbaumer J. Defining the social economy and its governance at the neighbourhood level: A methodological reflection. Urban Studies 2005, 42(11), 2071-2088.
• Moulaert F, Nussbaumer J. The social region: Beyond the territorial dynamics of the learning economy. European Urban and Regional Studies 2005, 12(1), 45-64.
• Nussbaumer J, Moulaert F. A cultural focus. City 2004, 8(2), 249-257.
• Moulaert F. Governance of Europe's city regions. Planning, policy and politics [book review]. Regional Studies 2004, 38(3), 336-337.
• Hillier J, Moulaert F, Nussbaumer J. Trois Essais sur le Rôle de l'Innovation Sociale dans le Développement Territorial. Géographie Économie Société 2004, 6(2), 129-152.
• Moulaert F. Change and stability in urban Europe: Form, quality and governance, edited by Harri Andersson, Gertrud Jorgensen, Dominique Joye, and Wim Ostendorf [book review]. Journal of Regional Science 2003, 43(4), 805-808.
• Moulaert F. Dissident geographies. An introduction to radical ideas and practice. European Planning Studies 2003, 11(5), 596-598.
• Moulaert F. Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities. In: Presentation. 2002, College of Europe and Bruges Cultural Capital of Europe.
• Moulaert F, Delvainquiere J-C, Demaziere C. Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities. 2000. Presentation.