Human agency has become a core topic in economic geography complementing traditional,
structural approaches to explain regional development. This paper contributes firstly with a …

This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic
development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework …

How do regions change their development path? We contribute to the growing literature on
agency in regional development by combining it with a focus on the institutions that shape …

Despite significant interest in regional industrial restructuring in economic geography,
surprisingly, scarce attention has been paid to the changing role of agency over time. The …

The temporality of agency plays a fundamental role in regional development but has
received little attention in economic geography and regional studies. This paper zooms in on …

The study of regional growth paths is a key theme in economic geography and of elemental
interest for regional development. This paper addresses the interplay between path …

The regional development studies community increasingly focuses on the significance of
agency when investigating why some regions or cities develop better or worse than others …

This paper investigates the role of agency in regional industrial path development using an
integrated framework that combines three recent conceptualizations of agency:(1) firm-and …

The article discusses mechanisms and policy that stimulate regional economic restructuring.
Economic restructuring is conceptualised through the notion of path development. The …

Agency-based approaches represent a fundamental advance in how researchers and
policymakers can address questions of place-based industrial strategy, including issues of …