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Cross‐Border Regional Innovation System Integration: An Analytical Framework
Author(s) -
Makkonen Teemu,
Weidenfeld Adi,
Williams Allan M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/tesg.12223
Subject(s) - regional science , rhetoric , context (archaeology) , european union , coining (mint) , regional integration , economic geography , outcome (game theory) , empirical research , political science , process management , business , sociology , economics , geography , international trade , epistemology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , mathematical economics
The importance of inter‐regional co‐operation and innovation are widely accepted in the development rhetoric of the European Union. The highlighted importance of both themes in the context of borderlands has recently led to the coining of a new concept, cross‐border regional innovation system. However, little attention has been given to the empirical analysis of the concept. This paper suggests a framework for empirically validating the concept by examining the levels of integration between cross‐border regions. The outcome is a proposed framework that can be operationalised by measurable indicators of cross‐border co‐operation in a regional innovation system setting. The framework was further tested with illustrative empirical cases that demonstrate its feasibility.