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Methodological Framework for Ecosystem Analysis and Case Study Design

In: Rural Innovation Ecosystems and Agricultural Transition

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  • Chiara Mignani

    (University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment)

  • Marcello De Rosa

    (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Department of Economics and Law)

  • Teresa Del Giudice

    (University of Naples “Federico II”, Department of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Gianluca Brunori

    (University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment)

Abstract

This contribution presents methodological frameworks for analysing innovation processes in rural areas, organised around three interrelated analytical questions. First, it discusses how case study research aids in theory building, methodological advancement, and the generation of practice-oriented insights in the study of rural innovation. It emphasises the importance of ecosystemic and comparative approaches. Second, it examines how digital technologies transform agricultural practices, actor relationships, and types of knowledge, reshaping decision-making processes and sustainability pathways across economic, social, and environmental domains. Third, it investigates how governance arrangements influence the direction of innovation, acting as enabling conditions that can support more sustainable and inclusive rural development pathways. By analysing literature on empirical case studies in rural contexts, the chapter conceptualises digitalisation and governance not as external drivers but as emergent properties of rural innovation ecosystems, co-evolving with practices, institutions, and learning processes.

Suggested Citation

  • Chiara Mignani & Marcello De Rosa & Teresa Del Giudice & Gianluca Brunori, 2027. "Methodological Framework for Ecosystem Analysis and Case Study Design," Springer Books, in: Gianluca Brunori & Teresa Del Giudice & Marcello De Rosa & Chiara Mignani (ed.), Rural Innovation Ecosystems and Agricultural Transition, chapter 2, pages 19-31, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-032-33157-1_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-33157-1_2
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