Markus Grillitsch
Senior Lecturer
Studying human agency in regional development
Author
Summary, in English
The regional development studies community increasingly focuses on the significance of agency when investigating why some regions or cities develop better or worse than others. Undoubtedly, this line of research increases our understanding of the relations and interplay between human actions and socially produced structures. The articles in this special issue follow this research agenda by focusing on purposeful and meaningful efforts by human actors to promote regional development in their parts of the world. This editorial identifies the reasons for the increased body of literature on agency in regional development and introduces the main lessons of the special issue.
Department/s
- Department of Human Geography
- CIRCLE
Publishing year
2023
Language
English
Pages
1409-1414
Publication/Series
Regional Studies
Volume
57
Issue
8
Document type
Journal article (comment)
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Public Administration Studies
Keywords
- agency
- development
- region
- structure
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0034-3404