Governance entrepreneurship in regional economic development: Individual agency in Austria

Autor(en): Stefanie Döringer
Abstrakt: Scholars increasingly highlight the role of individual agency for economic development in areas facing socioeconomic transformations. Based on an analytical framework of governance entrepreneurship, this paper explores how entrepreneurial individuals influence local decision-making and alter governance arrangements when implementing new economic development projects. It provides a case study analysis of two peripheral towns in Austria in order to gain a deeper understanding of individual relevancies and behaviour in regional economic development. The findings demonstrate how entrepreneurial individuals (re)arrange governance by (re)combining horizontal and vertical pipelines, mixing informal and formal practices, seeking individual legitimization, and promoting regional rescaling. The analysis also reveals the temporal nature of governance entrepreneurship and suggests differentiating between a long-term governance transition and a temporary governance shift. Overall, the paper provides a middle-range theory of governance entrepreneurship that might contribute to a deeper understanding of agency in regional economic development.
Organisation(en): Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung
Externe Organisation(en): Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
Journal: Regional Studies, Regional Science
Band: 7
Seiten: 550-567
Anzahl der Seiten: 18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2020.1842801
Publikationsdatum: 2020
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ÖFOS 2012: 507026 Wirtschaftsgeographie, 507014 Regionalentwicklung
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ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Geography, Planning and Development, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum, SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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