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Focus: Dispatches from the Fifth Summer Institute in Economic Geography

Rethinking Public Economic Geographies: The Politics of Relevancy

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Pages 25-31 | Received 01 Dec 2010, Accepted 01 Mar 2012, Published online: 11 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

Geographers have discussed the political relevance and practical application of their research for decades. Much of this debate has centered on the hurdles of such an involvement, but we argue that the larger issue at stake is on what grounds and to what ends applicable research is conducted. To illustrate how economic geography research informs public policy and to demonstrate its pitfalls, we examine two sites: regional agglomerations and creativity-led economic development. We propose that applicable research needs to be accompanied by a clearly articulated normative agenda.

地理学者们讨论自身研究的政治关联及实务应用已有数十年。此一辩论多半聚焦参与上述面向的困难性, 但我们主张, 更重大的问题在于根据什麽基础或为何目的进行应用性的研究。为了描绘经济地理研究如何对公共政策有所助益并论证其中的困难, 我们将检视以下两大场域: 区域集群与创造力导向的经济发展。我们主张, 应用性的研究必须伴随着清楚表达的规范性议程。

Los geógrafos han debatido durante décadas sobre la relevancia política y la aplicación práctica de sus investigaciones. Gran parte de este debate se ha concentrado en las trabas que deben enfrentarse en tal compromiso, pero nosotros argüimos que el asunto de mayor cuantía al respecto concierne a la plataforma y los propósitos sobre los cuáles se lleva a cabo la investigación aplicada. Para ilustrar la manera como la investigación en geografía económica informa las políticas públicas, y para demostrar sus flaquezas, examinamos dos escenarios: las aglomeraciones regionales y el desarrollo económico orientado mediante creatividad. Nuestra propuesta es que la investigación aplicada tiene que estar acompañada de una agenda normativa claramente articulada.

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