Epistemic communities, localization and the dynamics of knowledge creation
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- 12 June 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Geography
- Vol. 14 (5) , 929-954
Abstract
This article aims to clarify how epistemic communities dynamically shape the process of knowledge creation in a localized context and how the evolving interaction between different members of these communities enables knowledge to transit from its locus of emergence to the global market. It is argued that these dynamics rest on a series of clashes between different frames of reference, which enables bits of knowledge to be progressively revealed, enhanced, nurtured, interpreted and enacted collectively.Keywords
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