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Emergence of regional leadership – a field approach

Mikaela VasstrømIngrid Garmann JohnsenJon P. KnudsenRoger NormannHans Chr Garmann Johnsen

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Field (Bourdieu)05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)0211 other engineering and technologies0507 social and economic geographyGeneral Social Sciences021107 urban & regional planning02 engineering and technologyGreen economyEconomyRegional studiesAgency (sociology)Economic geographySociologyMacro050703 geographyField theory (sociology)General Environmental Science

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ABSTRACTEmergence of regional leadership – a field approach. Regional Studies. The complex processes associated with the emergence of regional leadership are interpreted in this paper through a field theoretical framework, and are discussed with example cases relating to green economy developments in four Nordic regions. It is argued that macro- and meso-level processes create opportunities and constraints for local agency, and how local agency can respond to this is discussed. Field theory offers a novel perspective on regional leadership because it helps one gain a deeper understanding of the various forms regional leadership can take.

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2016-06-16Regional Studies
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1182146