Research Handbook on Regions and Transformative Innovation Policy

‘An outstanding and much-needed Handbook that convincingly demonstrates why regions are truly critical arenas for transformative innovation policy. Its global perspective, conceptual depth, and empirical richness make it essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand and advance innovation, sustainability transitions, and place-based development strategies.’ – Michaela Trippl, University of Vienna, Austria
‘The regional dimension of transformation processes is increasingly relevant, but our knowledge of innovation policy at this level remains limited. This Handbook presents broad, diverse, and creative evidence of experimentation on the design and implementation of transformative innovation policy at the regional level. It is essential reading for academics and policymakers in both the Global South and North.’ – Gabriela Dutrénit, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
‘This book serves as a historical testimony of the attempts to conceptualize phenomena at the crossroads of innovation policy, regional development, and social transformation. By examining technological, economic, social, institutional, and cultural dimensions – along with the role of human interactions – it also offers valuable insights for addressing challenges generated by AI.’ – Yuko HARAYAMA, Tohoku University, Japan
‘This is a milestone Handbook, offering the most comprehensive treatment of transformative innovation policies. Its broad coverage convincingly fills the research gap on how such policies might influence regional development. Through the principles of TIP, the book insightfully highlights the differences and similarities among regions around the world.’ – Fulong Wu, University College London, UK

Edited by:

• Slavo Radosevic Professor of Industry and Innovation Studies, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK
• Sylvia Schwaag Serger Professor of Research Policy, Department of Economic History, Lund University, Sweden
• Luc Soete Emeritus Professor of Economics, UNU-MERIT, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

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