Conference in 2013

RSA European conference in Tampere 2013

Latest publications 

Sotarauta, M. & Kosonen, K.-J. (forth.) Customized Innovation Policies and the Regions: Digital content services and intelligent machinery in Finland. Accepted for publication in the European Urban and Regional Studies.

Sotarauta, M. 2012. Policy Learning and the ‘Cluster Flavoured Innovation Policy’ in Finland. Environment & Planning C: Government and Policy, 30(5), 780-795.

Hartog, M. & Boschma, R. & Sotarauta, M. 2012. The impact of related variety on regional employment growth in Finland 1993-2006: high-tech versus medium/low-tech. Industry and Innovation, 16(9), 459-476.

Sotarauta, M., Horlings, L., & Liddle, J. (eds.) 2012. Leadership and Change in Sustainable Regional Development. Abingdon, Oxon; Routledge.

• Sotarauta, M., Horlings, L. & Liddle, J. Leadership and sustainable regional development, pp. 1-19.
• Sotarauta, M. & Mustikkamäki, N. Strategic leadership relay: how to keep regional innovation journeys in motion. pp. 190-211.
• Sotarauta, M., Horlings, L. & Liddle, J. Knowledge leadership for resilient regions: concluding remarks. pp. 271-290.

Parkinson, M., Meegan, R., Karecha, J., Evans, R., Jones, G., Sotarauta, M., Ruokolainen, O., Tosics, I., Gertheis, A., Tönko, A., Hegedüs, J., Illés, I. Lefèvre, C. & Hall, P. 2012. Second Tier Cities in Europe: In an Age of Austerity Why Invest Beyond the Capitals?Liverpool John Moores University; Liverpool.

Parkinson, M., Meegan, R., Karecha, J., Evans, R., Jones, G., Sotarauta, M., Ruokolainen, O., Tosics, I., Gertheis, A., Tönko, A., Hegedüs, J., Illés, I. Lefèvre, C. & Hall, P. 2012. Second Tier Cities and Territorial Development in Europe: Performance, Policies and Prospects. The ESPON 2013 Programme, Applied Research. Executive summary and final report. ESPON Coordination Unit and European Institute of Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University; Liverpool.

• Sotarauta, M. & Ruokolainen, O. (eds.) Tampere & National Policy Finland.
• Ruokolainen, O. Policy Review of the Role of Second Tier Cities in the Nordic Countries. 
• Sotarauta, M., Kautonen, M. & Kolehmainen, J. Tampere – Reinvented City-region in Finland.  
• Sotarauta, M. Competitiveness of Second Tier Cities in the Knowledge Economy Revisited: A Literature Review.

Sotarauta, M. and Saarivirta, T. 2012. Strategy development in knowledge cities revisited - the roles of innovation strategy in Helsinki Metropolitan Area explored. In Garmann Johnsen. H.C. & Ennals, R. (eds.) Creating collaborative advantage: Innovation and knowledge creation in regional economies. Gower, pp. 79-90.