| Title: | Methodological framework for studying industrial path development : social fields analysis |
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| Authors: | ID Gromova, Kseniia (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Gromova_Kseniia_2025.pdf (12,52 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.12 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution Abstract |
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| Organization: | FIŠ - Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto
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| Abstract: | The contribution presents the methodological framework for an ongoing doctoral study that explores why some industrial localities thrive while others lag behind in their development. Applying the Social-Fields-Approach (SOFIA), the research regards industrial localities as social fields influenced by three main social forces: institutions, social networks, and cognitive frames. It examines how these forces (and their combined impact) enable or hinder new path creation within the selected localities during the latter half of the 20th century. A comparative multiple case study will be conducted on three distinct industrial localities – Novo mesto (Slovenia), Pernik (Bulgaria), Aalborg (Denmark) – selected via purposive sampling as localities with varying levels of innovation performance. Data collection will involve two rounds of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders from business, academia, and policy-making areas in each industrial locality, as well as with experts in local regional development. The first round aims to identify the main periods and turning points within the developmental trajectory of each industrial locality since the 1950s; the second round will consider the impact of the three social forces (institutions, cognitive frames, social networks) within each period and turning point while shaping the path-creation process as well as the success of a certain locality. The research contributes to the existing theory and practice in regional studies by offering new insights into the reasons behind the uneven geography of industrial development through the new application of the SOFIA conceptual framework |
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| Keywords: | Social-Fields-Approach (SOFIA), industrial locality, path-creation, comparative case study, regional development |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. [217] |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/ReVIS-13044  |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 265064963 |
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| UDC: | 316.334.56:332.1 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 16. 1. 2026;
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| Publication date in ReVIS: | 22.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 38 |
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