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Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

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  • Luca Storti
  • Giulia Urso
  • Neil Reid

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What are the economic, social and institutional mechanisms that make it possible for peripheral areas to regain centrality? To address this issue, this paper takes stock of the current scientific debate on peripheries. Our reasoning is based on a general assumption according to which simple geographic features do not determine per se socio–spatial divisions. Peripheral areas are not natural. By contrast, they are the outcomes of more or less intentional processes that imply hierarchical and power relationships, unequal allocation of economic resources, and reliance upon relational patterns and social norms. Therefore, it is essential to observe how and whether multidimensional socio‐economic changes occur within peripheral areas, deconstructing their marginality. In this regard, this paper highlights four main endogenous mechanisms upon which a de‐marginalization process may rely: (1) transformation in the features of the local institutional make‐up; (2) emergence of collective actions and ‘self‐governance’ processes at the local level; (3) renovation of elite groups; and (4) establishing economic renewal and innovation. ¿Cuáles son los mecanismos económicos, sociales e institucionales que hacen posible que las zonas periféricas recuperen la centralidad? Para abordar esta cuestión, este artículo hace balance del debate científico actual sobre las periferias. El razonamiento se basa en un supuesto genérico según el cual las simples características geográficas no determinan per se las divisiones socioespaciales. Las zonas periféricas no son naturales. Por el contrario, son el resultado de procesos más o menos intencionados que implican relaciones jerárquicas y de poder, una asignación desigual de los recursos económicos y la dependencia de patrones relacionales y normas sociales. Por lo tanto, es esencial observar si se producen cambios socioeconómicos multidimensionales en las zonas periféricas y de qué manera, para deconstruir su marginalidad. A este respecto, este artículo resalta cuatro mecanismos endógenos principales en los que puede basarse un proceso de desmarginalización: (1) transformación de las características de la estructura institucional local; (2) aparición de acciones colectivas y procesos de ‘autogobierno’ a escala local; (3) renovación de los grupos de élite; y (4) establecimiento de una renovación económica e innovación. 周辺地域が中心性を取り戻すことを可能にする、経済的、社会的、制度的メカニズムとは何か。本稿では、この問題に対処するために、周辺地域に関する現在の科学的議論を概観する。我々の推論は、単純な地理的特徴そのものが社会空間的境界を決定するのではないという一般的な仮定に基づいている。周辺地域は自然発生したものではない。むしろ周辺地域は、多かれ少なかれ意図的なプロセス、すなわち階層的で権力的な関係、経済的資源の不平等な配分、関係パターンや社会的規範への依存の結果である。したがって、周辺地域内で多次元的な社会経済的変化がどのように起こるのか、あるいは起こるのかどうかを、その周辺性を分解しながら観察することが不可欠である。以上の点から、本稿は、脱周辺化のプロセスが依存する可能性のある4つの主要な内生的メカニズムに注目する。1)地域の体制の構成の特徴における変革。2)地域レベルでの集団行動と「自治」プロセスの発生。3)エリート集団の刷新。4)経済再生とイノベーションの確立。

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  • Luca Storti & Giulia Urso & Neil Reid, 2023. "Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 15(7), pages 1406-1423, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:15:y:2023:i:7:p:1406-1423
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12708
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