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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Knowledge, Image and Politics

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Knowledge, Image and Politics. Introduction: Institutionalist perspectives on the politics of public policy Case study: Thatcherism and regional policy in Scotland Comparative cases: Place branding of provincial cities

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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Knowledge, Image and Politics

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  1. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTKnowledge, Image and Politics Introduction: Institutionalist perspectives on the politics of public policy Case study: Thatcherism and regional policy in Scotland Comparative cases: Place branding of provincial cities Survey: Knowledge and regional policy in European regions Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  2. POLITICS OF REGIONAL POLICYInstitutionalist policy analysis Economic & socio-cultural environment Public actors Private actors Cultural patterns Discursive terrain Political environment Public actors Private actors Discursive terrain Implementing organisation Political sponsor Organisation Policy design Policy target Firms Organisations Public authorities Citizens PROBLEM DEFINITION POLICY OUTCOME Source: Inspired by inter alia Ham & Hill, Jenkins, Sabatier, Parsons, Winter – Elaborated on the basis of Henrik Halkier: Institutions, Discourse and Regional Development, Brussels: PIE Peter Lang, 2006, chapter 3. Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  3. CASE STUDY: Thatcherism andRegional Policy in Scotland Prevailing interpretation * strategies change after 1979 * from interventionism to liberalism Research aims * examine changing SDA strategies * examine political sponsor strategies * examine changing policy implementation Controversial example * industrial investment Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  4. CASE STUDY: Thatcherism andRegional Policy in Scotland Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  5. CASE STUDY: Thatcherism andRegional Policy in Scotland • 1979: last resort measure • increased activity • intensified appraisal • public-private network Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  6. Henrik Halkier & Anette Therkelsen Inter-organisational Cooperation in City Branding Comparing Aarhus & Aalborg, Denmark Forthcoming in Andy Pike (ed.): Brands and Branding Geographies, Edward Elgar 2010

  7. Comparative cases:Place branding of provincial cities Strategy • market: selling place vs. building community • place-making: city of words vs. city of stones Commitment • imperative vs. more/less important • repositioning vs. reinforcement Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  8. Comparative cases:Place branding of provincial cities • involvement -> strong commitment • commitment -> holistic strategy • place-branding depending on many dimensions of inter-organisational cooperation Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  9. 3/19 20/21 4/15 4/5 6/6 2/10 12/12 10/12 4/4 7/14 16/16 7/11 6/13 2/8 9/9 5/7 17/17 6/11 6/16 12/20 8/12 15/15 Survey: Knowledge and regional policy in European regions Empirical survey • most important organisation at most important meso-level • four most prominent policies • web-based survey by Susanne Bendtsen • 181 regions • snapshot becoming wider/deeper Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  10. Survey: Knowledge and regional policy in European regions Policy characteristics • Lisbon-oriented strategies • Multi-level governance • Knowledge-intensive Source: EURODITE WP8 report Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

  11. Policy characteristics Lisbon-oriented strategies Multi-level governance Knowledge-intensive Knowledge-conservative? Inward-looking? Survey: Knowledge and regional policy in European regions Source: EURODITE WP8 report Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University, halkier@ihis.aau.dk

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