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(Re)Incorporating “the Tangible” in Industrial Path Development Analyses: The Role of Sociomaterial Contingencies in Explaining Potential Emergence of Hydrogen Production in Western Norway

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  • Rune Njøs
  • Svein Gunnar Sjøtun
  • Stig-Erik Jakobsen
  • Arnt Fløysand

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Studies of industrial path development, a literature strongly influenced by evolutionary economic geography and systems of innovation theorizing, have an analytical focus on how interplays between actors, networks, and institutions, what we term social contingencies, shape industrial development in geographic areas. Tying into earlier calls in the literature, we argue that the emphasis on social contingencies has led to limited analytical attention to how material contingencies are also influential in shaping how and where industries develop. Based on this, we develop an analytical framework for studying sociomaterial contingencies for industrial path development in geographic contexts. Consequently, and echoing early path development theory, we argue for considering the breadth of dimensions underpinning industrial path development and their interplay, considering both intangible and tangible explanators without reducing either of these categories on behalf of the other. We discuss our approach in an exemplifying discussion of potential industrialization of hydrogen production in Western Norway to illustrate how assessment of sociomaterial contingencies adds analytical utility to the industrial path development literature.

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  • Rune Njøs & Svein Gunnar Sjøtun & Stig-Erik Jakobsen & Arnt Fløysand, 2024. "(Re)Incorporating “the Tangible” in Industrial Path Development Analyses: The Role of Sociomaterial Contingencies in Explaining Potential Emergence of Hydrogen Production in Western Norway," Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 100(5-6), pages 437-458, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:recgxx:v:100:y:2024:i:5-6:p:437-458
    DOI: 10.1080/00130095.2024.2389858
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