chapter Introduction -- part Part I Theoretical perspectives -- chapter 1 Lost in space? -- chapter 2 Positionality and globalization in economic geography -- chapter 3 A systemic approach to territorial studies -- chapter 4 Place is what we think with -- part Part II Empirical evidence -- chapter 5 The boom and the bombshell -- chapter 6 The role of regional innovation systems in a globalising economy -- chapter 7 Spatial externalities and local employment dynamics -- chapter 8 Accessibility and regional growth in Europe -- chapter 9 Regional inequalities and EU enlargement.