Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis
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 …
development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework …
Towards an integrated framework of agency in regional development: the case of old industrial regions
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 …
integrated framework that combines three recent conceptualizations of agency:(1) firm-and …
System-level agency and its many shades: path development in a multidimensional innovation system
M Benner - Regional Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the path development literature, how agents shape innovation systems has attracted
growing interest. However, the concept of such system-level agency suffers from an unclear …
growing interest. However, the concept of such system-level agency suffers from an unclear …
Towards regenerative regional development in responsible value chains: an agentic response to recent crises
M Grillitsch, BT Asheim - European Planning Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we empirically and theoretically present regenerative regional development in
responsible value chains as an alternative to the prevailing traditional, neoliberal economic …
responsible value chains as an alternative to the prevailing traditional, neoliberal economic …
[HTML][HTML] From a mining town to a town of industrial multinationals: Explaining transformation through human agency and mining assets
The article examines the transformation of a mining town to an industrial powerhouse by
focusing on relations between specific agents and assets in the community. The objectives …
focusing on relations between specific agents and assets in the community. The objectives …
Coping with peripheralization in small cities. What is the role of human agency?
The growing process of metropolization has revealed its flip side in the last decade in the
form of increasing social problems in peripheral regions. Through a comparative study of …
form of increasing social problems in peripheral regions. Through a comparative study of …
Beyond 'Periphery': A detailed and nuanced taxonomy of the Norwegian regions
G Calignano, T Nilsen… - … Annaler: Series B …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing attention is being paid towards the influence of regional contexts on innovation
activities within regional development studies. Some of the literature in economic geography …
activities within regional development studies. Some of the literature in economic geography …
Change agency in social innovation: an analysis of activities in social innovation processes
S Wirth, P Tschumi, H Mayer… - Regional Studies …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We examine the role of change agency in social innovations. Agency in social innovations
can create new resources and capacities for transformative change in a region. To date …
can create new resources and capacities for transformative change in a region. To date …
The role of assets and variegated constellations of organizational-and system-level agency in regional transformation
This paper aims to contribute to the study of agency in regional development first by
elaborating a typology of organizational-and system-level agency constellations in regions …
elaborating a typology of organizational-and system-level agency constellations in regions …
Advancing evolutionary economic geographies of tourism: trigger events, transformative moments and destination path shaping
The study of tourism destination evolution has been enriched in recent years by the adoption
of concepts from Evolutionary Economic Geography (EEG). The aim of this article and those …
of concepts from Evolutionary Economic Geography (EEG). The aim of this article and those …