Creative splintering and structural change in Leicester, UK / Rachel Granger -- Technology as a source for creativity : insights from the Swiss fashion industry / Judith Nyfeler -- Spatial processes of translation : how coworking diffused from urban to rural environments. The case of Cowocat in...

To explore the contradictions and problems apparent in contemporary policy towards universities, this article reviews two parallel but related debates: the debate about competitive and prosperous regions and the debate about excellent institutions of research and higher education. It questions...