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Untangling regional opportunity spaces: The role of narratives and place leadership

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  • Roessler, Max

    (University of Greifswald)

  • Grillitsch, Markus

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Miörner, Johan

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Schiller, Daniel

    (University of Greifswald)

Abstract

This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives about regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to investigate how place leaders engage in shaping narratives to influence the perception of regional opportunity spaces. The empirical research is based on a comparative case study of four peripheral regions in Germany including ninety-two interviews with regional stakeholders complemented by two cross-regional focus groups. Our findings emphasize the central role of place leadership in influencing the perception of regional opportunity spaces, show two pathways of changing dominant narratives (outside-in and inside-out) and provide a multiple-phase framework for their analysis.

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  • Roessler, Max & Grillitsch, Markus & Miörner, Johan & Schiller, Daniel, 2024. "Untangling regional opportunity spaces: The role of narratives and place leadership," Papers in Innovation Studies 2024/5, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:lucirc:2024_005
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    Keywords

    opportunity spaces; narratives; place leadership; agency; peripheral regions;
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    JEL classification:

    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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