National PhD Course: Economic Geography (7.5 ECTS Credits), Lund, Göteborg and Uppsala, Sweden, September–November 2013
Organizers Jerker Moodysson & Lars Coenen, Lund University Patrik Ström & Anja Franck, Göteborg University Jenny Sjöholm & Johan Jansson, Uppsala University (co-ordinators)
Course description The course is jointly arranged by economic geographers at the universities of Lund, Göteborg and Uppsala. It builds on a format developed during previous courses on the same theme, held every second year since 1997. The course offers an introduction to contemporary research perspectives and approaches in economic geography. While it primarily targets PhD students working on theses within economic geography, the course is designed to be accessible also to PhD students in human geography generally, as well as in related economic and social science disciplines. PhD students affiliated with Swedish geography departments taking part in the national collaboration on PhD courses in human geography are given priority, but also students from other universities in Sweden and beyond will be accepted if there are slots available. We aim at getting 15-25 students in the course. The course will be taught in English. The course introduces research questions, concepts and theories in contemporary economic geography as well as examples of ongoing empirical research. The core questions of economic geography– related to the role of place and space in processes of economic development – have in recent years attracted interest not just from geographers but also from economists and others who study industrial and technological development, firm innovation processes, effects of economic integration and globalization etc. Themes dealt with in the course include: economic geography as a (sub)discipline, regional specialization, agglomeration, industrial systems, networks, clusters and regional innovation systems, the geography of creativity, uneven regional economic development, industrial, innovation and regional policy, trade, gender, entrepreneurship, labour, evolutionary processes, branding, environmental issues etc. The course is literature and discussion based. The participants will read a selection of 15-20 papers from one of several handbooks or companions of economic geography that have been published in recent years (see list below). In addition, there is a core curriculum of texts connected to the themes dealt with during the course, which will be read by every participant. The lectures and seminars during the course will cover some but not all aspects of this literature. In order to pass, the participating student is expected to take active part in the sessions arranged, read the literature, and by the time of the third and final course meeting have written a paper (4000- 5000 words), related to the course literature. There will be a mix of lectures and seminars held by the organizers and other teachers in the organizing departments, alongside guest lectures held by invited colleagues.
1 Format, application, venue etc Johan Jansson ([email protected] ) is contact person regarding general course matters. The course will take place during 6 days, distributed over three periods, in Lund 25-26 September, Göteborg 23-24 October and Uppsala 21-22 November.
Deadline for applications: Thursday 22 August 2013 at the latest Should be sent to: [email protected] The application should include: • Name and contact information • Number of years in PhD Programme • Name of supervisor(s) • Thesis topic or short description of research theme
Course Literature: Each participant should get hold of at least one of the three collections of papers below and read at least 15-20 of the suggested chapters: Clark, G.L., Feldman, M.P. and Gertler, M.S. (eds, 2003) The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. Oxford University Press, Oxford. (Ch: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18,19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 34) Boschma, R. and Martin, R. (eds, 2011) The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, (Ch:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22) Aoyama, Y., Murphy, J.T., and Hanson, S. (2011). Key Concepts in Economic Geography. London, Sage.
For literature related to the lectures, see the programme for the respective meeting (NB: some of these are still missing or preliminary)
2 First Meeting, 25-26 September in Lund Place: CIRCLE (M213), Sölvegatan 16, Lund.
This meeting will provide a short introduction to the course and give examples of how economic geography is being practised at Lund University. Main focus at the Lund meeting will be on the following themes: Evolutionary economic Geography, innovation, socio-technical transitions and regional economic development.
Day 1, Wednesday September 25 From 9.30: Course registration, coffee
10.00–11.00 Welcome address; introduction to the course
11.00-12.30 Speed dating: getting to know each other and each others’ research interests (prepare a short pitch about your research)
Lunch 13.30-15.30 Heike Mayer: Entrepreneurship and innovation in second tier regions
15.30-16.30 CIRCLE seminar
Coffee 17.00-18.30 Ron Boschma: Evolutionary Economic Geography
18.30: Dinner
Day 2, Thursday September 26 9.00-10.00 Jerker Moodysson: Innovation processes in space: a knowledge-based approach
10.00-11.30 Simone Strambach: Cumulative and combinatorial micro-dynamics of knowledge: the role of space and place in knowledge integration
Lunch
12.30-13.30 Lars Coenen: Environmental Economic Geography, eco-innovation and socio-technical transitions
13.30-15.00 Michaela Trippl: Innovation, innovation policy and economic geography
Coffee 15.15-16.00 Review of ideas for course papers (each participant should prepare title and brief abstract – 100-200 words – to be presented and discussed in small groups).
Specific literature for the first meeting:
Asheim, B. T., Boschma, R. & Cooke, P. 2011. Constructing Regional Advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases. Regional Studies , 45, 893-904.
Coenen, L., Benneworth, P., and Truffer, B. 2012. Toward a spatial perspective on sustainability transitions, Research Policy 41(6), 968-979.
Geels, F. W. 2004. From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems: Insights about dynamics and change from sociology and institutional theory , Research Policy 33(6), 897-920.
3 Gibbs, D. 2006. Prospects for an environmental economic geography: linking ecological modernization and regulationist approaches, Economic Geography 82(2), 193-215.
Martin, R., and Moodysson, J. 2013. Comparing knowledge bases: on the geography and organization of knowledge sourcing in the regional innovation system of Scania, Sweden, European Urban and Regional Studies , 20(2), 170-187.
Mayer, H. 2013. Firm Building and Entrepreneurship in Second-Tier High-Tech Regions . European Planning Studies (forthcoming)
Pavitt, K. 1984. Sectoral patterns of technical change: towards a taxonomy and a theory. Research Policy, 13, 343-373.
Srholec, M., and Verspagen, B. 2012. The Voyage of the Beagle into innovation: explorations on heterogeneity, selection, and sectors, Industrial and Corporate Change , 21(5), 1221-1253.
Strambach, S., and Klement, B. 2012. Cumulative and Combinatorial Micro-dynamics of Knowledg: The Role of Space and Place in Knowledge Integration, European Planning Studies , 20(11), 1843- 1866.
Tödtling, F. and Trippl, M. 2005. One size fits all? Towards a differentiated regional innovation policy approach, Research Policy , 34, 1203-1219.
Second Meeting, 23-24 October in Göteborg Place: School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Vasagatan 1
The meeting will focus on the close integration between economic geography and international business studies in the fields of manufacturing, services, trade and foreign direct investment in its Göteborg interpretation, but we aim also to demonstrate the broadening of economic geography to micro-level studies, by the illustration of cases of the interface between formal and informal economies in the retail distribution sector in Southeast Asia.
Wednesday 23 October
10.15-10.30: Welcome – presentation of the programme.
10.30-11.15: Claes Alvstam: The history and development of economic geography research in Gothenburg
Coffee
11.30-12.30: Inge Ivarsson: Global Sourcing and Supplier Upgrading: International Technology Transfer from Swedish TNCs to Local Suppliers in Asia and Latin America.
Lunch
13.30-14.30: Patrik Ström: Globalization and development of the advanced service industry
4 14.30-15.30: Anja Franck: Women's labour under conditions of export-orientation in Malaysia
Coffee
16.00-1700: Martin Henning: Resources and qualitative change in regional economies. Historical and contemporary perspectives
1700-18.00: Preparation for panel session.
1900: Dinner
Thursday 24 October
9.00-10.00: Curt Nestor: Foreign Direct Investment, method and conceptual issues.
10.00-11.00: Brita Hermelin: Reverse and intensified globalisation – the case of ICT
11.00-12.00 Grete Rusten: Management strategies, structures and geographical arrangements for services in production systems
Lunch
13.00-14.00: Andrew Jones: Communities of practice
14.00-15.15 Economic Geography and International Business
Corporate Restructuring in the Global Automotive Industry: The Geely-Volvo Acquisition: Claes Alvstam, Inge Ivarsson, Curt Nestor, Katarina Hamberg Lagerström, Sang-Chul Park , Roger Schweizer, Patrik Ström
Coffee
1530-1615 Concluding discussion
Specific literature for the second meeting: TBA
Third Meeting, 21-22 November in Uppsala Place: Ekonomikum, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Uppsala.
During the first day of the Uppsala meeting we will give examples of the various themes of economic geography being practised at Uppsala University. Main focus at the meeting will be creativity, entrepreneurship, creative industries, clusters and urban economic geography. The first day is completed with the panel discussion initiated at the meeting in Göteborg. The second day of the meeting will include guest lectures and presentations and feedback on written essays/PM.
Day 1, Thursday November 21
5 9.30: Welcome address/Introduction, coffee 10.00–11.00 Dominic Power (Emerging trends in Economic Geography) 11.00-12.00 Johan Jansson (Quality and geography)
Lunch
13.00-14.00 Jenny Sjöholm (Geographies of knowledge in making art work) 14.00-15.00 Cecilia Pasquinelli (Geography and branding)
15-15.30 Coffee
15.30-16.30 Brian Hracs ('Standing out in the crowd') 16.30-17.30 Panel discussions
18.30 Dinner
Day 2, Friday November 22
9.00-10.00 Anders Malmberg () 10.00-12.00 Carol Ekinsmyth
Lunch
13.00-15.30 Presenting written essays/PM
15.30-16.00 Concluding discussions / Coffee
Specific literature for the third meeting: Callon, M; Méadel, C and Rabeharisoa, V (2002) The economy of qualities Economy and Society 31 2 194–217.
Cook, I.et al (2004) Follow the thing: Papaya. Antipode 36 4,642-664.
Grabher, G; Ibert, O; Flohr, S (2008) The neglected King: The Customer in the New Knowledge Ecology of Innovation Economic Geography ; 84, 3; 253-280
Hracs, B ; Jakob, D; Hauge, A (2013) Standing out in the crowd: the rise of exclusivity-based strategies to compete in the contemporary marketplace for music and fashion Environment and Planning A , 45 1144 – 1161
Hauge, A; Hracs, A (2010) See the Sound, Hear the Style: Collaborative Linkages between Indie Musicians and Fashion Designers in Local Scenes Industry and Innovation 17: 1, 113 - 129
6 Ilbery, B. and Kneafsey, M. (2000) “Producer constructions of quality in regional speciality food production: a case study from south west England”. Journal of Rural Studies , vol. 16, no. 2: 217-230.
Jansson, J. and Waxell, A. (2011) “Quality and regional competitiveness”. Environment and Planning A, vol. 43, no. 9: 2237-2252.
Jensen, O. B. (2007) Culture stories: understanding cultural urban branding, Planning Theory 6,3 211- 236.
Julier, G. (2005) Urban Designscapes and the Production of Aesthetic Consent, Urban Studies 42 (5-6) 869-887.
Pasquinelli, C., Teräs, J. (2011) Branding Knowledge-intensive Regions. A Comparative Study of Pisa and Oulu High-Tech Brands, European Planning Studies, DOI:10.1080/09654313.2012.722962
Power, D. (2010). "The difference principle? Shaping competitive advantage in the cultural product industries." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 92(2): 145-158.
Power, D. and A. Scott (2010). Consumption, culture and creativity. A Handbook of Local and Regional Development. A. Pike, A. Rodríguez-Pose and J. Tomaney. London, Routledge.
Power, D and R. Teigland (2013) "Postcards from the Metaverse: An Introduction to the Immersive Internet". In Teigland, R. and D. Power The Immersive Internet: Reflections on the Entangling of the Virtual with Society , Politics and the Economy. Houndsmill Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Sjöholm, J (2013) The art studio as archive: tracing the geography of artistic potentiality, progress and production. Cultural geographies. Epub before print DOI: 10.1177/1474474012473060
Waxell, A. and Jansson, J. (2013) ”Sound Affects: Competing with quality in the Swedish hi-fi industry”. Forthcoming in Industry and Innovation . Vol. X, No. X. pp. xx-xx.
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