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Directionality and subsidiarity: sustainability challenges in regional development policy

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  • Markus Grillitsch
  • Lars Coenen
  • Kevin Morgan

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This paper investigates how regional development policy can combine directionality in addressing societal challenges with subsidiarity, emphasising local participation and engagement. We revisit the theoretical foundations of the ‘entrepreneurial discovery process’ as the main mechanism for local engagement in current European Union regional policy frameworks. In its place, we propose an alternative theory of change with purposive collective action at its centre and discuss (1) how it differs from the entrepreneurial discovery process in terms of opportunity framings, scope for agency and balancing directionality with subsidiarity; and (2) why it is more effective in fostering sustainable regional transformations.

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  • Markus Grillitsch & Lars Coenen & Kevin Morgan, 2025. "Directionality and subsidiarity: sustainability challenges in regional development policy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 2492171-249, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:59:y:2025:i:1:p:2492171
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2025.2492171
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