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Universities, Knowledge and Places book cover

1st Edition

Universities, Knowledge and Places

Edited By David Charles, Lisa Nieth, Lars Coenen, Ridvan Cinar Copyright 2026
332 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

332 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book is a memorial to Professor Paul Benneworth who died in 2020 at the age of 46, but also a review of the current state of the art in work on universities and place, identifying important new directions for research. The book showcases Paul’s contribution, authored by those who worked with him, engaging with key ideas that Paul pursued and on which he was actively working. The chapters... Read more

Part 1. Introduction 1. The contribution of Paul Benneworth to the study of universities and place Part 2. Universities and place 2. The regional Triple Helix: Understanding synergies, understanding regions 3. Universities and regional engagement: Are we bridging the academic divide? 4. Combining HEIs’ international talent attraction and regional engagement: Insights from Seinäjoki, Finland 5. Institutional logics analysis of universities’ societal engagement amid paradigm shifts in higher education 6. Rethinking the university campus in an industrial city: Newcastle 7. Universities’ strategies in a place building: Co-evolving logics and identities in a cross-border city region Part 3. Local and global networks 8. Social Dynamics of Innovation Networks: Working with Paul Benneworth on Learning in Socio-spatial Contexts 9. The relational dynamics of technology transfer in entrepreneurial ecosystems 10. The role of a social innovation incubator on supporting social entrepreneurs: Some results of an exploratory case study 11. The changing institutional role of academic journals in supporting the creation of societally-useful knowledge: towards a more ‘pragmatic’ science 12. Mobilizing Diaspora for Sustainability Transition in Global University Cooperation Part 4. Regions and Leadership 13. Place Leadership as a Mobilisation of Assets: Town of Salo, Nokia and Microsoft as a case in point 14. How strategic collaborative networks meet smart specialisation in East-Netherlands: an inventory of the ‘couleur regionale’ 15. List of Paul Benneworth's publications

Biography

David Charles is Professor of Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Lisa Nieth is Partner at Technopolis Germany.

Lars Coenen is Professor in Innovation and Sustainability Transitions at the Mohn Centre for Innovation and Regional Development, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.

Ridvan Cinar is Associate Professor of Innovation and Regional Development at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.

 

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