Introduction During a meeting of our research department Regional Geography of Europe, a couple of months ago, we realized that almost every researcher in the department approaches critically the concept of development. Almost all of us – from different angles and perspectives – questioned what development is or should be and how the term and … Should we stop uttering “development”? weiterlesen
When talk of China`s involvement in Eastern Europe turns to engagement with Belarus, it usually revolves around China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone – the “flagship” project of bilateral cooperation. This is not surprising: as the centre of attraction for Chinese investments, the Park has been initially valued by both sides as one of the core … Belarus-China industrial cooperation: a blow up of the picture weiterlesen
The main focus of ACORE is the agency of change in old industrial regions. This is important because many old industrial regions in Europe have been „left behind“ and became places of discontent. To address these issues, we need a better understanding of regional development, formation of new development paths, and the role of human … Agents of Change in Old-industrial Regions in Europe (ACORE) weiterlesen
Being part of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1199 Processes of Spatialization under the Global Condition, a small team at IfL has started working on innovative technology enterprises in peripheralized regions. Whereas previous research at IfL focused on innovative companies – so-called Hidden Champions – located outside of agglomerations within Germany, for the new project … Beyond the fetishism of the extraordinary – IfL studies innovative companies in the Global East/South weiterlesen
