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Greifswald dissertation asks why some regions seize new economic opportunities and others do not
Dr Max Roessler of the University of Greifswald explored in his dissertation why some regions recognise and use new economic development opportunities while others stay tied to existing paths.
Why it matters: The dissertation concerns regions that hold on to existing development paths and dependencies despite structural conditions comparable to regions that take up new opportunities.
Dr Max Roessler of the University of Greifswald wrote a dissertation titled "Opportunity Spaces and Development Traps of Green Transitions in Peripheral Regions: Narratives, Place Leadership, and System-Level Agency", according to a release on the idw news service.
The release said the dissertation dealt with the question of why some regions manage to identify and use new economic development opportunities while others with comparable structural conditions remain attached to existing development paths and dependencies.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The work by Dr Max Roessler at the University of Greifswald centres on why regions with comparable structural conditions differ in whether they recognise and use new economic development opportunities.
