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The Politics of Local Innovation Hubert Heinelt (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany)

The Politics of Local Innovation By Hubert Heinelt (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany)

Summary

Some cities manage to mobilize innovation potentials and respond to challenges, such as demographic change and immigration as well as economic restructuring, while others do not. This book solves this problem by answering the following question: What are the conditions for the development of local innovation?

The Politics of Local Innovation Summary

The Politics of Local Innovation: Conditions for the Development of Innovations by Hubert Heinelt (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany)

The interest in urban governance and policy is growing, namely in the proposed interconnection with innovation policies. This book fills a gap by contributing to a new understanding of urban innovations.

The authors treat the subject in an original manner, particularly given the methodological approach.

Innovation is a heated topic and is taught widely in management studies, economic geography and development studies.

The value of this book is its empirical cases that enrich our understanding of a growing topic.

This book will be particularly relevant for the analysis of local policy systems and for the broader field of urban studies, urban planning and urban geography.

About Hubert Heinelt (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany)

Hubert Heinelt is Professor in the Institute of Political Science at Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, and Advisory Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, China.

Bjoern Egner is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Political Science at Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany.

Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas is Professor in the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: About the Origin of Local Innovations 2. Why Are Some Cities More Innovative Than Others? An Answer Based on an Interpretive Concept 3. Athens 4. Bensheim 5. Chania 6. Elefsina 7. Frankfurt 8. Kalamata 9. Kassel 10. Leipzig 11. Offenbach 12. Thessaloniki 13. A Comparative Analysis of Communicative Mechanisms and Narratives Supporting Innovations

Additional information

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The Politics of Local Innovation: Conditions for the Development of Innovations by Hubert Heinelt (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2023-09-25
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