Heartlands Transformation Network

There is a growing convergence of interest and effort on both sides of the Atlantic to bridge geographic economic divides and reconnect residents of rural and former industrial heartland communities to economic opportunity.

Where this has been done successfully, it serves to return community pride and optimism about the future, as well as diminish the appeal of polarizing, resentment-driven, isolationist and ethno-nationalist political movements. These movements, and the political demagogues who stoke them, threaten our democracies from within, as well as weaken our alliances and democracies’ capacity to counter the rising threat to the international order from authoritarian powers like China and Russia.

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Learn More About the Heartlands Transformation Network


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What’s New

Catch the latest insights into effective heartlands economic transformation.

Articles and Reports

Guides for practitioners and policy-makers around effective heartland region economic renewal and community engagement.

Media

Heartlands Transformation Network in the news.

Projects and Events

Heartlands Transformation Network collaborative projects and events.

Partners and Fellows

Partners

The Heartlands Transformation Network is a collaborative effort among leading transatlantic institutions and organizations to close regional economic divides and strengthen democracies.

Meet our Lead Partners:

Fellows

The Heartlands Transformation Network is supported by a growing group of researchers and analysts contributing to the transatlantic practice and knowledge base, and alumni of the Network.

Meet the Fellows:

Join the Network

To join the Heartlands Transformation Network, get the initiative’s newsletter, and participate in events and learning exchanges, sign up here.

For more information contact John Austin, Senior Fellow, Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, jaustin@gettysburg.edu.