Sammanfattning

This paper unpacks the relational processes that shape industrial developments in rural settings and offers a springboard for reflecting upon rural clusters as social constructs that result from a complex and dynamic pro-cess, which is a subject to constant change. To identify and map different types of social ties as well as analyze their role in different phases of bio-cluster development, the paper proposes an analytical framework that combines the function of social ties (bonding, bridging and linking) with aspects of geographical and organised proximity. A 'critical case' design has been employed to operationalize the analytical framework proposed and test its suitability for grasping and explaining real-life phenomena. This 'critical case' illustrates the long and winding relational routes collegially taken by local entrepreneurs in bringing together what eventually became a rural cluster.

Nyckelord

Rural development; Cluster; Social capital; Proximity dynamics; Biorefinery

Publicerad i

Journal of Rural Studies
2021, Volym: 86, sidor: 87-96
Utgivare: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU författare

• Kristensen, Iryna

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Dubois, Alexandre

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG9 Bygga motståndskraftig infrastruktur, verka för en inkluderande och hållbar industrialisering samt främja innovation


UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekonomisk geografi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.05.027

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113636