Two logics of regionalism: the development of a regional imaginary in the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor

Why and how do regional politics develop outside the context of a coherent regional economy? Alongside the familiar logic of city-regional growth coalitions, we introduce a less familiar logic of regional imaginaries actively constructing strategies in novel scalar configurations. We explore this se...

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Published in:Regional studies 2021, Vol.55 (1), p.63-76
Main Authors: Wachsmuth, David, Kilfoil, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Entrepreneurs
innovation
Innovations
local economic development
Logic
Policy making
Politics
Regional development
regional governance
Regionalism
Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor
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Summary:Why and how do regional politics develop outside the context of a coherent regional economy? Alongside the familiar logic of city-regional growth coalitions, we introduce a less familiar logic of regional imaginaries actively constructing strategies in novel scalar configurations. We explore this second logic of regionalism in the case of the Toronto-Waterloo 'Innovation Corridor'. We highlight three important forces: the productive ambiguity of the region as a spatial and strategic concept; the centrality of regionalism entrepreneurs in constructing a political agenda; and the importance of extrospective policy-making for establishing a rationale for collaboration.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2020.1817362