The Institutionalization of Regions: An Autobiographic View on the Making of Socio-spatial Theory in the Nordic Periphery

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Abstract This chapter is an autobiographic reflection of my academic track, with a focus on the theory of the institutionalization of regions, outlined in the 1980s in the context of the ongoing socio-spatial theory debates in geography. The chapter discusses how working in a peripheral university positioned this research. The chapter also reflects the academic influences and the theory behind the theory of the institutionalization of regions. It then charts the “travel” of this theory outside of Finland. By discussing the debates on the Anglophone hegemony in geography, the chapter also reflects the role of “mediators” behind the possible mobility of theories, as well as the motives of scholars to contribute to theoretical debates.

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