Priority research areas

I. Management of local and regional development processes

Social participation

Deliberative methods in local development management

The role of territorial capital / development potentials in city development management

Financial management in local governments - financial conditions and development instruments

The role of culture in local and regional development

Territorial marketing as support for socio-economic development processes

EU cohesion policy and its impact on development processes at regional and local levels

Regional development policy after the COVID-19 pandemic

Integrated development management

II. Urban management in the era of technological, social, and economic transformation

Management of city budgets

Digital transformation of cities - the role of data in city management

Smart cities post-COVID-19 - changes in city management approach

Social capital in a smart city

Building social capital post-COVID-19

Urban structural changes post-COVID-19

Governance in cities and urban functional areas

Energy transformation

III. Management in the field of public utilities

Management in the non-governmental sector

Social economy, social entrepreneurship, education in social entrepreneurship

Management in culture / culture financing / film economy

Financial management in the public utility sector (including in public administration / local governments / public utility organisations)

Public value of public services

Efficiency of public services' provision

Innovation in public services provision

Operational capabilities of public sector organisations

Intersectoral cooperation in the provision of public services

Public management in the regional and local cultural sector

Cultural development policy

Building the brand of public and social organisations