Dubois, Alexandre
- Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
This paper is a theoretical contribution to interrogate and elucidate a term commonly used (but rarely inter-rogated) from the perspective of the economic geography field within which we work: peripheries. As researchers of "peripheries" we are all too familiar with the fuzziness and problematic nature of this term, and our long-standing research agenda is to work towards clarifying and nuancing it, addressing its role in either stigma-tizing or assuming some predetermined destiny for different regions and territories. This paper reviews the work conducted on peripheries within economic geography, and identifies a number of gaps or problems in the way in which this term is used. The paper proposes a way forwards for addressing these problems, in a series of "suggestions" as to how we can do better in researching economic geographies of peripheries. The final dis-cussion reorients our debate towards possible avenues for the research community to anchor peripheries in theoretical advancements and a more systemic approach to empirical investigations. Finally, this paper proposes a holistic framework for studying peripheries in economic geography, which take into account environmental, socio-cultural, and political elements as well as pure economic issues.
Keywords
Periphery; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Regional policy; Place-based development
Published in
Journal of Rural Studies
2021, volume: 87, pages: 267-275
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG8 Decent work and economic growth
SDG9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
UKÄ Subject classification
Economic Geography
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.09.007
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/114243