Johan Miörner
Associated Senior Lecturer
Contextualizing agency in new path development : how system selectivity shapes regional reconfiguration capacity
Author
Summary, in English
This paper examines factors shaping the reconfiguration capacity of regional innovation systems (RISs). ‘System selectivity’ is introduced as a concept to understand how factors such as regional imaginaries, power relations and directionality shape how RIS reconfiguration plays out. A comparative case study illustrates the conceptual arguments, investigating industrial change in two Swedish regions (the automotive industry in West Sweden and the digital games industry in Scania). The findings exemplify the influence of system selectivity on agents’ strategy formulation for RIS reconfiguration and highlight the importance of considering structure–agency dynamics to move beyond a stylized view of enabling or constraining RISs.
Department/s
- Department of Human Geography
Publishing year
2022
Language
English
Pages
592-604
Publication/Series
Regional Studies
Volume
56
Issue
22
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Human Geography
Keywords
- agency
- digital games
- new path development
- regional innovation system
- self-driving cars
- system selectivity
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0034-3404