Personality and place as resources for regional development: Alfred Nobel’s Karlskoga

IF 4.4 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Regional Studies Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.1080/00343404.2023.2250813

Rhiannon Pugh, Ida Andersson

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Abstract

In ‘Alfred Nobel’s Karlskoga’, Sweden, the municipality has placed its most famous former resident at the heart of its economic development strategy. Through an in-depth qualitative case study, we examine the tensions and complexities surrounding this process and fill an existing research gap around personality-based place branding for regional development purposes. The findings suggest that even with a world-famous figure as talisman, personality-based place branding is a complex endeavour where old rivalries, tightknit social structures and economic dependencies makes us question – is it even possible to build a brand that is both inclusive and truly representational of a place?

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个性和地方作为区域发展的资源:阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔的卡尔斯科加

在瑞典的“阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔的卡尔斯科加”，市政府将其最著名的前居民置于其经济发展战略的核心。通过深入的定性案例研究，我们研究了围绕这一过程的紧张和复杂性，并填补了以区域发展为目的的基于个性的场所品牌的现有研究空白。研究结果表明，即使有一个世界著名的人物作为护身符，基于个性的地方品牌也是一项复杂的努力，因为过去的竞争、紧密的社会结构和经济依赖让我们质疑——是否有可能建立一个既包容又真正代表一个地方的品牌?

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Regional Studies Multiple-

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9.30

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13.00%

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期刊介绍： Regional Studies is a leading international journal covering the development of theories and concepts, empirical analysis and policy debate in the field of regional studies. The journal publishes original research spanning the economic, social, political and environmental dimensions of urban and regional (subnational) change. The distinctive purpose of Regional Studies is to connect insights across intellectual disciplines in a systematic and grounded way to understand how and why regions and cities evolve. It publishes research that distils how economic and political processes and outcomes are contingent upon regional and local circumstances. The journal is a pluralist forum, which showcases diverse perspectives and analytical techniques. Essential criteria for papers to be accepted for Regional Studies are that they make a substantive contribution to scholarly debates, are sub-national in focus, conceptually well-informed, empirically grounded and methodologically sound. Submissions are also expected to engage with wider debates that advance the field of regional studies and are of interest to readers of the journal.