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Informationen zum Autor Andy Pike is based at theCentre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURDS) atNewcastle University! UK. Zusammenfassung The conceptual and analytical focus provided by the ‘region’ is in question because of relational and multi-scalar approaches, new methodologies and techniques and new modes and geographies of governance, policy and politics. This book provides a guide to contemporary debates and showcases contributions from the leading voices reflecting upon the current issues and debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Whither Regional Studies? Andy Pike 2. Regions and Regional Uneven Development Forever? Some Reflective Comments upon Theory and Practice Ray Hudson 3. Beyond the Territorial Fix: Regional Assemblages, Politics and Power John Allen and Allan Cochrane 4. Territorial, Scalar, Networked, Connected: In What Sense a ‘Regional World’? Gordon MacLeod and Martin Jones 5. The Accident of the Region: A Strategic Relational Perspective on the Construction of the Region’s Significance Arnoud Lagendijk 6. Observational Equivalence? Regional Studies and Regional Science Philip McCann 7. Power in Firm Networks: What it Means for Regional Innovation Systems Susan Christopherson and Jennifer Clark 8. The Polycentric State: New Spaces of Empowerment and Engagement? Kevin Morgan 9. What Kind of Local and Regional Development and for Whom? Andy Pike , Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and John Tomaney
