Directionality and subsidiarity: sustainability challenges in regional development policy

被引：1

作者：

Grillitsch, Markus ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Coenen, Lars ^{[4
,5
]}

Morgan, Kevin ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Lund Univ, Dept Human Geog, Lund, Sweden

[2] Lund Univ, Ctr Innovat Res, CIRCLE, Lund, Sweden

[3] Inland Norway Univ Appl Sci, Inst Org Leadership & Governance, Lillehammer, Norway

[4] Western Norway Univ Appl Sci, HVL Business Sch, Sect Innovat Studies, Bergen, Norway

[5] Univ Bergen, Ctr Climate & Energy Transformat, Bergen, Norway

[6] Cardiff Univ, Sch Geog & Planning, Cardiff, Wales

来源：

REGIONAL STUDIES | 2025年 / 59卷 / 01期

关键词：

regional development policy; Smart Specialisation; sustainability transitions; discovery process; regional development; policy agency; O10; O20; O38; R10; R58; 6 CRITICAL QUESTIONS; SMART SPECIALIZATION; ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHY; PATH CREATION; INNOVATION POLICY; AGENCY; INSTITUTIONS; URBAN; DEPENDENCE; LEADERSHIP;

D O I：

10.1080/00343404.2025.2492171

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates how regional development policy can combine directionality in addressing societal challenges with subsidiarity, emphasising local participation and engagement. We revisit the theoretical foundations of the 'entrepreneurial discovery process' as the main mechanism for local engagement in current European Union regional policy frameworks. In its place, we propose an alternative theory of change with purposive collective action at its centre and discuss (1) how it differs from the entrepreneurial discovery process in terms of opportunity framings, scope for agency and balancing directionality with subsidiarity; and (2) why it is more effective in fostering sustainable regional transformations.

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