Reflections on ‘Mobilizing leadership in cities and regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7366671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markku Sotarauta (0000-0001-6603-6370, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-31 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21681376.2013.869431 |
| OpenAlex | W2024902526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
Andrew Beer and Terry Clower, in their article ‘Mobilizing leadership in cities and regions’ in this issue, begin their important review on leadership as so many have done before them: by finding the concept enticing but elusive. Broadly speaking, leadership demands us to take a look at it again and again, in different environs and at different times. Such questions as: Do we actually need leaders? Why do some people become leaders and some others do not? How do leaders influence communities and for what? and Why do some leaders seem to produce good results while some do not? are examples that deserve to be posed repeatedly. Interestingly, these kinds of questions have raised only a limited interest in the regional studies and regional science communities. As Beer and Clower say, the dominant regional development theories and models have recently more often than not removed purposive agency from the local/regional economic development equation. Additionally, fairly often such concepts as power and influence, or more broadly politics, are left for other disciplines to address. Therefore, the link between leadership and local/regional economic development remains something of a black box. Perhaps regional studies scholars ignore leadership and power because they do not matter much, or, more likely, we ignore them as they matter so much that we do not even dare to think about diving into the spidery webs of power and influence. Of course, these issues have been studied extensively in the past (e.g., Logan & Molotch, 1987) and there are also notable examples of renewed interest (e.g., Collinge, Gibney, & Mabey, 2010
Agency (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Law · Regional Development and Policy · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |