New Avenues for Regional Innovation Systems - Theoretical Advances, Empirical Cases and Policy Lessons

This book discusses the latest theoretical advances in regional innovation research, presents empirical cases involving the development of regional innovation systems (RISs), and explores regional innovation policy approaches. Grounded in the extensive literature on RISs, it addresses state-of-the-art developments in light of recent theoretical advances in economic geography and related disciplines. Written in honor of Bjørn Asheim's seventieth birthday, the book includes novel and carefully selected chapters prepared by collaborators, colleagues and former PhD-students of one of the founding fathers of RIS research. Further, it makes a significant contribution to the academic debate on regional innovation and growth and offers valuable insights for scholars and policymakers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-x New Avenues for Regional Innovation Systems and Policy (Arne Isaksen, Roman Martin, Michaela Trippl)....Pages 1-19 Front Matter ....Pages 21-21 A Concise History of the Knowledge Base Literature: Challenging Questions for Future Research (Ron Boschma)....Pages 23-40 Variety of Regional Innovation Systems and Their Institutional Characteristics (Elena Zukauskaite)....Pages 41-60 The Sociocultural Basis for Innovation (Jon P. Knudsen)....Pages 61-83 Institutional Agency and Path Creation (Markku Sotarauta, Nina Suvinen)....Pages 85-104 Front Matter ....Pages 105-105 Financial Organizations: An Overlooked Element in Regional Innovation Systems (Martin Gjelsvik, Michaela Trippl)....Pages 107-125 Regional Innovation Systems and Global Flows of Knowledge (Roman Martin, Heidi Wiig Aslesen, Markus Grillitsch, Sverre J. Herstad)....Pages 127-147 Knowledge Bases and Relatedness: A Study of Labour Mobility in Norwegian Regions (Rune Dahl Fitjar, Bram Timmermans)....Pages 149-171 Mapping Inventors’ Networks to Trace Knowledge Flows Among EU Regions (Fiorenza Belussi, Ivan De Noni, Luigi Orsi)....Pages 173-197 Regional Innovation Systems and Transformative Dynamics: Transitions in Coal Regions in Australia and Germany (Lars Coenen, Stephanie Campbell, John Wiseman)....Pages 199-217 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 Innovation Policies for Regional Structural Change: Combining Actor-Based and System-Based Strategies (Arne Isaksen, Franz Tödtling, Michaela Trippl)....Pages 221-238 Entrepreneurship Policies and the Development of Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Policy and Practice (Helen Lawton Smith)....Pages 239-256 Regional Innovation System as a Framework for the Co-generation of Policy: An Action Research Approach (James Karlsen, Miren Larrea)....Pages 257-274 The Heroic Assumptions of Smart Specialisation: A Sympathetic Critique of Regional Innovation Policy (Pedro Marques, Kevin Morgan)....Pages 275-293 Policies for New Path Development: The Case of Oxfordshire (Helen Lawton Smith, Michaela Trippl, Rupert Waters, Elena Zukauskaite)....Pages 295-314