23 Aug PostIndependentzia: Eskoziatik Demokrazia eta Independentziaz telegrama (Part II)
On 24th August, Berria Basque newspaper published the article entitled "Telegram from Scotland about Democracy and Independence". ...
24 Jul PostIndependencia: 10 Claves para preparar el Derecho a Decidir en Euskal Herria y en la UE. (Part I)
Here is the media article I wrote after presenting the book PostIndependence. The article aims to suggest 10 core ideas regarding the right to decide of regions/nations in EU broad context. ...
15 Jul Post-Independence: Comparing city-regional devolution strategic scenarios in Scotland, Catalonia and the Basque Country, paper that will be given at the Policy & Politics Conference 2014 at the University of Bristol (England), 17th September.
"PostIndependence: Comparing city-regional devolution strategic scenarios in Scotland, Catalonia and the BasqueCountry" paper has been accepted and will be presented at Policy & Politics 2014 Conference at the University of Bristol in September 17th (just the day before the Scottish #indyref)....
02 Jul Lessons from the Mondragon Co-operatives for a TransLoKal Academic Entrepreneurship, paper given at the Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) on 7th July 2014
On 7th July, I will deliver a seminar and give a paper regarding lessons from the renowned Mondragon Cooperative experience while addressing some necessary key ideas in order to put into practice what the author called Academic Entrepreneurship for Policy-Making....
06 Jun PostIndependentzia > #HanIzanikHonaGara NEW book published on 23rd & 26th June 2014 in St. Sebastian, Basque Country (Spain)
On 23rd and 26th June, Dr Igor Calzada will present his new book entitled PostIndependentzia > #HanIzanikHonaGara (PostIndependence > #BeingThereWeAreHere) in ELKAR bookshop in St. Sebastian published by TransLoKal Academic Entrepreneurship for Policy Making. The book gathers some of the most relevant conclusions of his...
12 May Cross Border City-Regions Beyond Nation-States: Basque & Oresund Comparative Cases paper given at the RSA Conference in Izmir (Turkey) on 17th June 2014
As a summary of the on-going comparative case studies between the Basque Country City-Region and the Oresund City-Region, myself and Fredrik Björk will disseminate it in a paper titled: Cross Border City-Regions Beyond Nation-States: Basque & Oresund Comparative Cases. ...
12 May City-Regional Policies paper given in a Seminar at Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness on 26th May 2014 in St. Sebastián, Basque Country (Spain)
On 26th May, Dr Igor Calzada will be conducting a seminar and giving a paper entitled "City-Regional Policies" at the Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Orkestra- University of Deusto, as an outcome of his postdoctoral project. The seminar is part of the sharegune seminars at Orkestra,...
30 Apr Smart City? Ermua Postindustrial FabLab paper given at the Conference at Local Development Week on 8th May 2014 in Ermua, Basque Country (Spain)
On 8th May, Dr Calzada will deliver a conference in the Local Development Week organized by Izarra Fundazioa and invited by Ermua municipality entitled: "Smart City? Ermua Postindustrial FabLab"....
30 Apr Zaindu maite duzun Euskal Herri Hori
There is a song which tells us that we should look after our homeland, the place we have seen getting older in parallel with us. An empty place as Oteiza described, with a house and a "frontón" attached. Just that. Simply that. Nothing else. I...