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Agency, networks and complexity: The many roles of academic institutions in regional development coalition building

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  • Rómulo Pinheiro

    (University of Agder and Agderforskning, Norway)

  • Roger Normann

    (Agderforskning, Norway)

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This paper focuses on the increasing role of regional development coalitions as catalysts for institutional renewal and capacity building at the local level. Regional development coalitions can, broadly speaking, be characterised as actors working across organisational, institutional and sector boundaries, sharing common interests and rallying around a joint vision for regional development. The rise of regional development coalitions is intrinsically associated with the need for more flexible, multi-level governance and leadership frameworks that are multi-directional in nature –combining «top-down» and «bottom-up» approaches– and aimed at enhancing the overall resilience of local institutions. The paper’s conceptual basis builds on recent work around regional leadership. Empirically, and given the focus of the special issue, we focus on the local implementation of a national programme for stimulating regional innovation, inspired by the tripartite collaboration between academia, industry and local government in Southern Norway.

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  • Rómulo Pinheiro & Roger Normann, 2017. "Agency, networks and complexity: The many roles of academic institutions in regional development coalition building," EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, Gobierno Vasco / Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government, vol. 92(02), pages 68-85.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekz:ekonoz:2017203
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    Keywords

    coaliciones regionales; collaborative governance; gobernanza colaborativa; institutos de investigación; liderazgo regional; regional coalition; regional innovation system; regional leadership; research institutes; sistemas regionales de innovación; universidades; universities;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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