ABSTRACT

Local innovation research often focuses on big cities and creative places. However, novel developments also emerge in provincial cities and in interactions between (social) entrepreneurs and policymakers. This article shows, by way of two case studies in Greece and Poland and an interpretive policy analysis, how local innovations are established in seemingly less innovation-friendly cities. It reveals that it is not the innovative product itself that faces opposition, but the new ways of collaborative action that pave the way for the novel development. Overcoming resistance takes place in communicative negotiation processes and benefits from shared problem construction.

摘要

地方创新研究通常侧重于大城市和创意场所。然而，省级城市以及（社会）企业家和决策者之间的互动也出现了新的发展。本文通过希腊和波兰的两个案例研究以及解释性政策分析，展示了本地创新如何在看似不太适合创新的城市中建立。它揭示了面临反对的不是创新产品本身，而是为新发展铺平道路的协作行动的新方式。克服阻力发生在交流谈判过程中，并从共同的问题构建中受益。