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Markus Grillitsch

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Studying human agency in regional development

Author

  • Markku Sotarauta
  • Markus Grillitsch

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