Mari José Aranguren
Biographic Data
| ID | 4805196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mari José Aranguren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mari José |
| FAMILY NAME | Aranguren |
| SIGNATURE | ARANGUREN M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Deusto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1484-4656 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Multilevel skills ecosystems
The coexistence of multiple skills ecosystems within the same territory can lead to inefficiencies, particularly when driven by distinct public authorities operating at different territorial levels. This paper explores how to address these challenges by constructing a multilevel skills ecosystem, defined as a network of interconnected skills ecosystems coexisting within the same territory. The paper explores three case studies in the Basque Count…
Place-leadership and power in the futures domain
In an era when uncertainty and complexity are more tangible than ever, decision-makers are under pressure to turn from short-term politics and departmentalization to safeguard not only current wellbeing but also the wellbeing of future generations via longer term planning and visioning. In regions, as multilevel governance systems, no actor has the power to determine the decisions of others. Place leadership demands the mobilization of different …
A seed towards a sustainable food system in healthcare institutions
Public procurement of food is seen as a critical tool for a paradigm shift and for facilitating the development of specific policy objectives to build sustainable food environments. Furthermore, the harnessing of the purchasing power of hospitals, prioritizing local and sustainable food, offers the potential to transform food production systems into more resilient production models and bring them in line with current European sustainability strat…
The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies
Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the mic…
Smart specialisation strategies and energy transition
Energy transition is a core element of the sustainability transition around which the European Union’s post-COVID recovery strategies are built. While these strategies are being designed primarily by EU Member States, the regional level will be critical for their success. Firstly, because regions are key ‘implementers on-the ground’ of European and national policies. Secondly, because the lacespecificities of regions make them ideal ‘laboratories…
Estrategias de especialización inteligente y transición energética
La transición energética es un elemento clave en la transición a la sostenibilidad en torno a la cual se están creando las estrategias de recuperación pos-COVID en la Unión Europea. Aunque dichas estrategias son diseñadas fundamentalmente por los estados miembros de la UE, el ámbito regional puede ser crítico para el éxito de las mismas. En primer lugar, porque las regiones son «actores clave sobre el terreno» de las políticas nacionales y europe…
Governance of the territorial entrepreneurial discovery process
The notion of a territorial entrepreneurial discovery process has gained much traction through its appearance at the core of smart specialization strategies. This paper uses evidence from eight European regions to explore what in practice is conditioning the emergence of new forms of quadruple-helix governance that underpin this concept. The paper develops a framework that highlights the key factors that have conditioned the governance of RIS3 de…
Regional competitiveness policy evaluation as a transformative process
Regional competitiveness policy evaluation is at an interesting juncture. Increasing demand for evaluation is emerging at a time when policy complexity is highlighting the limits of existing techniques. Moreover, widespread use of the concept of policy learning in conceptual analysis is not matched by experimentation and reflection that can articulate what policy learning means in practice. This paper explores the transformative role that evaluat…
Participatory evaluation
Insufficient attention is often given to the underlying context in which policies that seek to facilitate cooperation between firms are implemented, inhibiting their expected outcomes. This article analyses the processes involved in a participatory cluster policy evaluation experience that was designed to integrate fundamental and ongoing concern with context and how it interacts with the policy. The premise of the argument is that participatory …
Nested Methodological Approaches for Cluster Policy Evaluation
Aranguren M. J., de la Maza X., Parrilli M. D., Vendrell-Herrero F. and Wilson J. R. Nested methodological approaches for cluster policy evaluation: an application to the Basque Country, Regional Studies. This paper explores the evaluation of cluster policies designed to support cooperation and networking. It examines the case of the long-running Basque policy, where support is provided for ‘cluster associations’. It first examines empirically th…
A social capital approach for network policy learning
Regional development policies to foster innovation and competitiveness have evolved towards a ‘soft’ focus on facilitating relationships of cooperation. This is demonstrated by the popularity of network and cluster policies. However, the development of these policies poses particular challenges since there is insufficient understanding of the factors in the social structure that underpin networking behaviour and network outcomes. The analysis of …
Determinants of Economic Units Creation in the Period 1985--93
Governance of the territorial entrepreneurial discovery process
The notion of a territorial entrepreneurial discovery process has gained much traction through its appearance at the core of smart specialization strategies. This paper uses evidence from eight European regions to explore what in practice is conditioning the emergence of new forms of quadruple-helix governance that underpin this concept. The paper develops a framework that highlights the key factors that have conditioned the governance of RIS3 de…
Nested Methodological Approaches for Cluster Policy Evaluation
Aranguren M. J., de la Maza X., Parrilli M. D., Vendrell-Herrero F. and Wilson J. R. Nested methodological approaches for cluster policy evaluation: an application to the Basque Country, Regional Studies. This paper explores the evaluation of cluster policies designed to support cooperation and networking. It examines the case of the long-running Basque policy, where support is provided for ‘cluster associations’. It first examines empirically th…
A social capital approach for network policy learning
Regional development policies to foster innovation and competitiveness have evolved towards a ‘soft’ focus on facilitating relationships of cooperation. This is demonstrated by the popularity of network and cluster policies. However, the development of these policies poses particular challenges since there is insufficient understanding of the factors in the social structure that underpin networking behaviour and network outcomes. The analysis of …
The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies
Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the mic…
A seed towards a sustainable food system in healthcare institutions
Public procurement of food is seen as a critical tool for a paradigm shift and for facilitating the development of specific policy objectives to build sustainable food environments. Furthermore, the harnessing of the purchasing power of hospitals, prioritizing local and sustainable food, offers the potential to transform food production systems into more resilient production models and bring them in line with current European sustainability strat…
Determinants of Economic Units Creation in the Period 1985--93
A social capital approach for network policy learning
Regional development policies to foster innovation and competitiveness have evolved towards a ‘soft’ focus on facilitating relationships of cooperation. This is demonstrated by the popularity of network and cluster policies. However, the development of these policies poses particular challenges since there is insufficient understanding of the factors in the social structure that underpin networking behaviour and network outcomes. The analysis of …
Nested Methodological Approaches for Cluster Policy Evaluation
Aranguren M. J., de la Maza X., Parrilli M. D., Vendrell-Herrero F. and Wilson J. R. Nested methodological approaches for cluster policy evaluation: an application to the Basque Country, Regional Studies. This paper explores the evaluation of cluster policies designed to support cooperation and networking. It examines the case of the long-running Basque policy, where support is provided for ‘cluster associations’. It first examines empirically th…
Participatory evaluation
Insufficient attention is often given to the underlying context in which policies that seek to facilitate cooperation between firms are implemented, inhibiting their expected outcomes. This article analyses the processes involved in a participatory cluster policy evaluation experience that was designed to integrate fundamental and ongoing concern with context and how it interacts with the policy. The premise of the argument is that participatory …
Regional competitiveness policy evaluation as a transformative process
Regional competitiveness policy evaluation is at an interesting juncture. Increasing demand for evaluation is emerging at a time when policy complexity is highlighting the limits of existing techniques. Moreover, widespread use of the concept of policy learning in conceptual analysis is not matched by experimentation and reflection that can articulate what policy learning means in practice. This paper explores the transformative role that evaluat…
Governance of the territorial entrepreneurial discovery process
The notion of a territorial entrepreneurial discovery process has gained much traction through its appearance at the core of smart specialization strategies. This paper uses evidence from eight European regions to explore what in practice is conditioning the emergence of new forms of quadruple-helix governance that underpin this concept. The paper develops a framework that highlights the key factors that have conditioned the governance of RIS3 de…
Smart specialisation strategies and energy transition
Energy transition is a core element of the sustainability transition around which the European Union’s post-COVID recovery strategies are built. While these strategies are being designed primarily by EU Member States, the regional level will be critical for their success. Firstly, because regions are key ‘implementers on-the ground’ of European and national policies. Secondly, because the lacespecificities of regions make them ideal ‘laboratories…
Estrategias de especialización inteligente y transición energética
La transición energética es un elemento clave en la transición a la sostenibilidad en torno a la cual se están creando las estrategias de recuperación pos-COVID en la Unión Europea. Aunque dichas estrategias son diseñadas fundamentalmente por los estados miembros de la UE, el ámbito regional puede ser crítico para el éxito de las mismas. En primer lugar, porque las regiones son «actores clave sobre el terreno» de las políticas nacionales y europe…
The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies
Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the mic…
A seed towards a sustainable food system in healthcare institutions
Public procurement of food is seen as a critical tool for a paradigm shift and for facilitating the development of specific policy objectives to build sustainable food environments. Furthermore, the harnessing of the purchasing power of hospitals, prioritizing local and sustainable food, offers the potential to transform food production systems into more resilient production models and bring them in line with current European sustainability strat…
Place-leadership and power in the futures domain
In an era when uncertainty and complexity are more tangible than ever, decision-makers are under pressure to turn from short-term politics and departmentalization to safeguard not only current wellbeing but also the wellbeing of future generations via longer term planning and visioning. In regions, as multilevel governance systems, no actor has the power to determine the decisions of others. Place leadership demands the mobilization of different …
Multilevel skills ecosystems
The coexistence of multiple skills ecosystems within the same territory can lead to inefficiencies, particularly when driven by distinct public authorities operating at different territorial levels. This paper explores how to address these challenges by constructing a multilevel skills ecosystem, defined as a network of interconnected skills ecosystems coexisting within the same territory. The paper explores three case studies in the Basque Count…
Business (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Regional Development and Policy (6 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Knowledge management (4 works) · Process (computing (4 works)