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Creative Destruction Reinventing Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas

Nordic and Baltic Regions in a European Development and Policy Context Oslo, March 15 2012 Andra Aldea-Partanen University of Oulu

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Contents

 Thesis background  Conceptual framework-selection  Methodology  Kainuu case  Conclusions

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Thesis background

 Title: Regional Development in Romania and

Finland: Examples from Remote and Sparsely Populated Areas

 Main Question: Which are the development

mechanisms able to work in sparsely and remote areas?

 This paper focuses on the Finnish case with the

hope of relevance for other publicly conducted municipalities' junctions.

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Conceptual framework 1/5

 Place-based development  Sustainable development  Quadruple Helix

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Conceptual framework 2/5 Place-based development

Background:

• Space vs. place
• Competitive vs. comparative
• Territory vs. sector
• Urban vs. rural
• Globalisation
• Rural Restructuring
• Governance

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Conceptual framework 3/5 Place-based development

Foci of place-based development:

• Assets of place
• Aspirations of local residents
• Strategic planning at local level
• Grounding supportive public policy

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Conceptual framework 4/5 Sustainable development

Sustainable development matrix Aldea- Partanen, Ponnikas 2010

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Conceptual framework 5/5 Quadruple Helix

Quadruple Helix model

• f

Partnership in Kainuu Rural Development Group, AAP 2010

Public authorities Civil Society

RDG

Entrepreneurs Knowledge Sector

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Methodology

 Methodological triangulation  Secondary analysis of existent data  Analysis of documents referring to policy,

programmes, projects affecting case areas

 Quantitative approach – analysis of

indicators and questionnaire surveys

 Qualitative approach – interviews, focus-

groups

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Kainuu Case 1/4

Source: EUROPE IN FIGURES — Eurostat yearbook 2008

Map: Average annual growth rate

• f gross domestic

product (GDP) per inhabitant, by NUTS 2 regions, 2000- 2004 (% per annum)

Kainuu region, part of NUTS2 region Eastern Finland

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Kainuu Case 2/4

82 634 inhabitants 24 452 km2

(83,2% forests) (11,8% lakes)

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Kainuu Case 3/4

Kainuu regional governance experiment:

 Initial planned period: 2005-2012  Regional decision-making: social, health,

and some educational services

 Provided by the Joint Authority of Kainuu

Region

 Employs ~ 4200 persons

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Kainuu Case 4/4

Kainuu regional governance experiment:

 Forcing a urban logic on sparsely

populated area

 Participatory processes just in later stage,

in consultative forms

 Focus on concentrated delivery of services

instead of regional development including delivery of services

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Conclusions

 Inter-organisational co-operation is the

mechanism allowing for long lasting development in remote and sparsely populated areas.

 Success conditioned by participatory

involvement

 Facilitators: mobilising local knowledge,

accounting key stakeholders, social capital

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Thanks & … a bit about the author

 2 BAs Sociology & Management  MA in Political Studies  Doctoral studies  Experience in rural and regional development as

researcher and developer & teaching experience in related topics in Romania and Finland

 Contact: andraaldeapartanen@gmail.com  Skype: andraandreia