The Geography of EU Discontent and the Regional Development Trap

Economic Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 100(3), С. 213 - 245

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024

While in recent times many regions have flourished, others are stuck—or at risk of becoming stuck—in a development trap. Such experience decline economic growth, employment, and productivity relative to their neighbors own past trajectories. Prolonged periods traps leading political dissatisfaction unrest. discontent is often translated into support for antisystem parties the ballot box. In this article we study link between risk, intensity, duration regional rise European Union (EU)—proxied by Eurosceptic national elections 2013 2022—using an econometric analysis level. The results highlight strong connection being stuck trap, middle- or high-income regions, parties. They also suggest that longer period stagnation, stronger opposed integration. This relationship remains robust whether considering only most extreme including with more moderate levels Euroscepticism.

Язык: Английский

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The four waves of regional policy: towards an era of trade-offs?

Regional Studies, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Engaging marginalized communities in multi-level transformative innovation policy: The case of the Just Transition Fund

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 212, С. 124002 - 124002

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Economic Geographies of Sustainability Transitions: Commentary and Agenda

Economic Geography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 27

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025

This commentary provides a short review of the history and current state transition studies, explores how deepened exchange with economic geographers could be fostered at geography sustainability transitions interface along three fronts. First, we argue that combined transitions–economic perspective allows elucidating coevolution technologies, institutions, actor networks creates multiscalar spatially uneven opportunity spaces for transformative change. Second, it deeper process-based understanding structural change trajectories, emphasizing social construction material institutional elements their alignment into socio-technical configurations work in addressing wicked problems. Third, novel inroads conceptualizing—and critically questioning—normative, policy-related concerns around to achieve more just, resilient, environmentally sustainable futures. The article concludes epistemological strategic considerations on further advance perspectives.

Язык: Английский

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The heroes and killjoys of green megaprojects: a feminist critique

Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

Abstract Using a broad range of materials (media and interviews), we analyse the development three green megaprojects in two northernmost regions Sweden. We find support for presence strong ideological fantasy tied to few “green heroes”, supporting notion that investments are ultimate answer not only climate crisis but also territory’s perceived left-behindness. The symbolic construction contributes production killjoys through marginalizing feminizing opposition megaprojects. Our analysis thereby points importance feminist intervention critique neoliberal ideology frames

Язык: Английский

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Geographies of mission-oriented innovation policy

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100970 - 100970

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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An ideational turn in economic geography?

Progress in Economic Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2(1), С. 100014 - 100014

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Toward a normative turn in research on the geography of innovation? Evolving perspectives on innovation, institutions, and human well-being

Progress in Economic Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2(2), С. 100018 - 100018

Опубликована: Авг. 6, 2024

Research on the geography of innovation (GeoInno) has become a well-established scientific field, including heterogeneous but complementary theoretical approaches. We reflect upon its evolution in light an emerging "normative" turn and regional policy, which is challenging established approaches providing opportunities for developing new ones. In this discussion paper, we explore how imminent normative impacts three foundational notions field: innovation, institutions, well-being, then outline research avenues that would allow GeoInno to address them broadened policy-relevant manner.

Язык: Английский

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Rural housing after the end of coal. The case of Boxberg (Upper Lusatia, Germany)

Journal of Rural Studies, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 114, С. 103581 - 103581

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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