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Towards a Geography of Knowledge Creation: The Ambivalences between 'Knowledge as an Object' and 'Knowing in Practice'

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Ibert O. (2007) Towards a geography of knowledge creation: the ambivalences between 'knowledge as an object' and 'knowing in practice', Regional Studies 41, 103-114. This paper juxtaposes two strategies to conceive human expertise and unveils how they mould one's imagination on the spatiality of innovation processes. While the noun 'knowledge' signifies a rationalistic approach and entails a geography that propels an 'argument of agglomeration', the verb 'knowing' denotes a situated-in-practice understanding and inheres an 'argument of place'. The paper discusses in how far an extension of the so far less influential practice view might complement the more traditional agglomeration accounts. The ontological discrepancies between both approaches can be used as theoretical springboards to illuminate more fully the key ambivalences of a geography of knowledge creation. Ibert O. (2007) Vers une geographie de la creation des connaissances: entre 'les connaissances comme objet' et 'connaitre en pratique', Regional Studies 41, 103-114. Cet article cherche a juxtaposer deux strategies visant la conception des competences humaines et a devoiler comment elles faconnent l'imagination quant aux retombees spatiales du processus d'innovation. Alors que le nom 'connaissances' indique une approche rationaliste et necessite une geographie qui met l'accent sur un 'argument en faveur de la notion d'agglomeration', le verbe 'connaitre' signifie une comprehension plus localisee dans la pratique et implique un 'argument en faveur de la notion de lieu'. Cet article discute jusqu'a quel point un elargissement de ce dernier, moins suivi jusqu'ici, pourrait completer les comptes-rendus traditionnels. Les ecarts ontologiques entre les deux approches peuvent se servir de tremplin theorique afin d'eclaircir les attitudes ambivalentes a l'egard d'une geographie de la creation des connaissances. Innovation Creation des connaissances Communautes de pratique Communautes de connaissances Agglomeration Lieu Ibert O. (2007) Auf dem Weg zu einer Geographie der Wissenserzeugung: Die Ambivalenzen zwischen Wissen als Objekt und Wissen als Praxis, Regional Studies 41, 103-114. Der Beitrag vergleicht zwei grundlegende Strategien, Wissen konzeptionell zu fassen, und legt offen, wie diese Strategien unsere Vorstellungen der raumlichen Organisation von Innovationsprozessen beeinflussen. Wahrend das Nomen 'knowledge' fur eine rationalistische Strategie die Wissen als Objekt ansieht steht und eine Geographie des Lernens entwirft, die sich um ein Agglomerationsargument herum gruppiert, wird das Verb 'knowing' in einem Ansatz gebraucht, der Wissen als situiert in Praxis begreift und dessen Geographie durch das Orteargument umrissen werden kann. Der Beitrag diskutiert, inwieweit das bisher weniger einflussreiche Praxisverstandnis von Wissen starker gewichtet und als komplementar zum traditionelleren Agglomerationsargument angesehen werden sollte. Die ontologischen Diskrepanzen zwischen beiden Ansatzen werden als Ausgangspunkte genommen, um wesentliche Ambivalenzen einer Geographie der Wissenserzeugung besser zu verstehen. Innovation Wissenserzeugung Praktikergemeinschaften Epistemische Gemeinschaften Agglomeration Ort Ibert O. (2007) Hacia una geografia de creacion del conocimiento: Ambivalencias entre 'Conocimiento como Objeto' y 'Conocimiento en la Practica, Regional Studies 41, 103-114. En este ensayo se juxtaponen dos estrategias para conceptualizar la experiencia humana y se presenta de que modo estas estrategias moldean nuestra imaginacion sobre la espacialidad de los procesos de innovacion. Si bien el nombre 'conocimiento' significa un planteamiento racionalista e implica una geografia que impulsa un 'argumento de aglomeracion', el verbo 'saber' denota una compresion situada en la practica que forma parte de 'argumento de lugar' Aqui analizamos en que medida una extension de una vision de practica, hasta ahora menos influyente, podria complementar los relatos mas tradicionales de aglomeracion. Las discrepancias ontologicas entre ambos planteamientos pueden utilizarse como trampolines teoricos para dar mayor claridad a las ambivalencias principales de una geografia de creacion del conocimiento. Innovacion Creacion del conocimiento Comunidades de practica Comunidades epistemicas Aglomeracion Lugar

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  • Oliver Ibert, 2007. "Towards a Geography of Knowledge Creation: The Ambivalences between 'Knowledge as an Object' and 'Knowing in Practice'," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 103-114.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:41:y:2007:i:1:p:103-114
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400601120346
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