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Innovations at the edge: how local innovations are established in less favourable environments

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  • Ralph Richter

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Local innovation research often focuses on big cities and creative places. However, novel developments also emerge in provincial cities and in interactions between (social) entrepreneurs and policymakers. This article shows, by way of two case studies in Greece and Poland and an interpretive policy analysis, how local innovations are established in seemingly less innovation-friendly cities. It reveals that it is not the innovative product itself that faces opposition, but the new ways of collaborative action that pave the way for the novel development. Overcoming resistance takes place in communicative negotiation processes and benefits from shared problem construction.

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  • Ralph Richter, 2021. "Innovations at the edge: how local innovations are established in less favourable environments," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(5), pages 502-522, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:14:y:2021:i:5:p:502-522
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2020.1809700
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    1. Lucas Olmedo & María José Ruiz-Rivera & Mary O’Shaughnessy & Georgios Chatzichristos, 2024. "Rural–Urban Features of Social Innovation: An Exploratory Study of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Ireland," Societies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Gabriela Christmann & Ariane Sept & Ralph Richter, 2024. "Socially Innovative Initiatives in Deprived Rural Areas of Germany, Ireland and Portugal: Exploring Empowerment and Impact on Community Development," Societies, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-23, April.

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