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Analysing the prospects for place-based micro-missions: the role of challenge complexity and regional capacity

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  • Dylan Henderson
  • Rick Delbridge

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Mission-oriented innovation policies have come to the forefront of debates in both research and policymaking. While attention has focused on top-down, science, technology and innovation missions, research has increasingly begun to explore their spatial and societal dimensions. The concept of micro-missions has been advanced to highlight the potential for smaller-scale, place-based responses to societal challenges. This paper explores the role of capacity to mobilise and challenge complexity in such missions and highlights the diversity of models for their design. A conceptual framework is advanced and tested with the case of public food micro-missions in Malmö, and strategic implications are identified.

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  • Dylan Henderson & Rick Delbridge, 2025. "Analysing the prospects for place-based micro-missions: the role of challenge complexity and regional capacity," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 18(3), pages 495-507.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:18:y:2025:i:3:p:495-507.
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