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TY - JOUR
T1 - A step into the unknown
T2 - universities and the governance of regional economic development
AU - Pugh, Rhiannon Elisabeth
AU - Hamilton, Eleanor Elizabeth
AU - Jack, Sarah Louise
AU - Gibbons, Amy Catherine
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Planning Studies on 21/04/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09654313.2016.1173201
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - As the social and economic landscape changes, universities are coming under growing pressure to contribute to the economic development of their localities. This paper explores the increasing trends towards universities as key actors in the governance of regional economic development through activities to support economic and entrepreneurship development in their regions. A case study is presented of an institution in the UK which is increasingly situating itself in the economic governance sphere. Drawing on the experiences of those working at the coalface of economic governance activities, the opportunities and potential challenges faced by a university when engaging in such activities are explored. The ultimate goal of this paper is to shed light on universities’ activities in the realm of regional economic governance, an area currently under-explored in extant literature.
AB - As the social and economic landscape changes, universities are coming under growing pressure to contribute to the economic development of their localities. This paper explores the increasing trends towards universities as key actors in the governance of regional economic development through activities to support economic and entrepreneurship development in their regions. A case study is presented of an institution in the UK which is increasingly situating itself in the economic governance sphere. Drawing on the experiences of those working at the coalface of economic governance activities, the opportunities and potential challenges faced by a university when engaging in such activities are explored. The ultimate goal of this paper is to shed light on universities’ activities in the realm of regional economic governance, an area currently under-explored in extant literature.
KW - Regional economic development
KW - third mission
KW - entrepreneurial university
KW - governance
U2 - 10.1080/09654313.2016.1173201
DO - 10.1080/09654313.2016.1173201
M3 - Journal article
VL - 24
SP - 1357
EP - 1373
JO - European Planning Studies
JF - European Planning Studies
SN - 0965-4313
IS - 7
ER -