Abstract
In the era of globalisation, regionally embedded capacities are crucial for the development of resilient, selfefficient
rural regions. Thereby, negotiations and collective learning processes in rural grassroots
development initiatives are keys to success. By supporting and facilitating collective learning that leads to the building of required human and social capacities, public administration and the knowledge
infrastructure can contribute to their success and impact. The central question is therefore how public
support and facilitation of collective learning and innovation in rural grassroots development initiatives can
best be arranged?
The support and facilitation of regional learning and innovation has received considerable scientific and
political attention in economic core regions, focussing on the spill-over of new, scientific expert knowledge
and capacities from academia to industry. In contrast to economic core regions, however, rural regional
development is characterised by a joint effort of different actors and an interaction of diverse development
activities. The support and facilitation of these processes have not received much scientific attention so far.
Based on empirical results within six European case study areas of the European FP7 project DERREG, this
paper will present different ways of arranging support and facilitation for rural regional learning and
innovation across the European Union. The results show that the best way to arrange support and
facilitation for learning and innovation is highly context dependent and there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution
as in economic core regions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the XXIV Congress of European Society for Rural Sociology, 22-25 August 2011, Chania, Greece |
Pages | 78-79 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | XXIV Congress on Inequality and Diversity in European Rural Areas, Chania, Greece - Duration: 22 Aug 2011 → 25 Aug 2011 |
Conference
Conference | XXIV Congress on Inequality and Diversity in European Rural Areas, Chania, Greece |
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Period | 22/08/11 → 25/08/11 |