Shuffling the deck? Multiple transitions and the new spatiality of places and workspaces in the polycrisis post-COVID economy

This research engages in a critical discussion of regional policies in the context of fundamental shifts in the spatial relationships between places and workplaces following the COVID-19 crisis. Focusing on the case of major advanced economies to illustrate its arguments, the analysis starts from a review of the heterogeneous dynamics defined by multiple regional transitions in a context of polycrisis. It then assesses the opportunities and challenges for tackling regional imbalances and rebuilding resiliently and sustainably by combining insights into the shifting nature in the spatiality of workplaces with a holistic perspective on cross-domain policy intervention(s) bridging regional industrial, skills and social policies.