Policies aimed at supporting economically lagging regions have changed considerably in the past decades. This includes an increased link between innovation and regional policy, as well as more recently transformative policy. The WIR! Programme, funded by the Ministry of Research and Education in...

Social enterprises in Europe are increasingly evolving into hybrid entities, simultaneously striving to attain both social and economic objectives. This transformation aligns them uniquely with the EU's Cohesion Policy, which seeks to reduce disparities and promote harmonious development across...

The concept of "left behind" places encompasses economic, demographic, infrastructural, social and political aspects. Different studies of the left behind place concept focus on different aspects or combinations of these. The theoretical model by Hertrich and Brenner (2024) assumes an interplay...

Aus früheren Untersuchungen ist bekannt, dass das Handwerk in vielerlei Hinsicht eine stabilisierende Funktion für ländlich-periphere, strukturschwächere Regionen hat. In der Fläche außerhalb der Ballungszentren ist das Handwerk damit ein wichtiger Faktor für den Abbau regionaler...

The concept of "left behind" places is complex and multidimensional. It encompasses economic factors, demographic aspects, infrastructure and connectivity criteria, social factors, political and cultural aspects. Previous studies on the concept have only described the feeling of left behind very...