Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective
Many regions face pressures to embark on economic, technological, social, and ecological transitions, which often challenge existing regional identities and governance approaches. This paper examines how two regions – the Rhenish Region, affected by the lignite phase-out, and Heilbronn-Franken, con...
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Many regions face pressures to embark on economic, technological, social, and ecological transitions, which often challenge existing regional identities and governance approaches. This paper examines how two regions – the Rhenish Region, affected by the lignite phase-out, and Heilbronn-Franken, confronted with digitalization and global competition in its industrial “Mittelstand” – reconcile long-term transition governance and regional innovation pressures. Despite distinct challenges, both regions share a top-down governance approach, a focus on education and R&D, corporatist actor constellations, dedicated technology implementation strategies, and an emphasis on stability. Within these similarities, socio-economic and cultural differences exist; however, the similarities suggest a mutual learning potential. We propose two levels of reflexivity in long-term governance and argue that these commonalities should be used in national or global strategies for greater inclusivity and effectiveness.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb00b4e45e274577b72879b2489200772025-08-20T03:29:52Zdeuoekom verlag GmbHTATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis2568-020X2567-88332025-06-0134210.14512/tatup.7203Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspectiveCindy Rentrop0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-0979Stefan John1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-2998Stefan Böschen2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0519-5030Sebastian Pfotenhauer3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0343-2699Department of Science, Technology and Society, Technical University of Munich, MunichHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, AachenHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen Department of Science, Technology and Society, Technical University of Munich, Munich Many regions face pressures to embark on economic, technological, social, and ecological transitions, which often challenge existing regional identities and governance approaches. This paper examines how two regions – the Rhenish Region, affected by the lignite phase-out, and Heilbronn-Franken, confronted with digitalization and global competition in its industrial “Mittelstand” – reconcile long-term transition governance and regional innovation pressures. Despite distinct challenges, both regions share a top-down governance approach, a focus on education and R&D, corporatist actor constellations, dedicated technology implementation strategies, and an emphasis on stability. Within these similarities, socio-economic and cultural differences exist; however, the similarities suggest a mutual learning potential. We propose two levels of reflexivity in long-term governance and argue that these commonalities should be used in national or global strategies for greater inclusivity and effectiveness. https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/7203regional transformationinnovation studiesgovernance |
| spellingShingle | Cindy Rentrop Stefan John Stefan Böschen Sebastian Pfotenhauer Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective TATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis regional transformation innovation studies governance |
| title | Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective |
| title_full | Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective |
| title_fullStr | Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective |
| title_short | Long-term transition governance and regional innovation cultures: A comparative perspective |
| title_sort | long term transition governance and regional innovation cultures a comparative perspective |
| topic | regional transformation innovation studies governance |
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