Applied Social Science Research in a Regional Knowledge System

Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen is a professor in the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Agder in Norway. He is a specialist in the study of working life and innovation. For 15 years Garmann Johnsen has been involved in a national research programme into collaborative innovation. He has written and presented papers and authored journal articles published worldwide. Richard Ennals is a visiting professor at the Swedish Royal institute of Technology, and a director of the UK Work Organisation Network. He is Vice-Chair of the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence in Education. Ennals is Review Editor of the journal AI and Society and has himself authored many books, papers and journal articles.

• Part I: The special dimension of knowledge development 1. Developing a sustainable business model in a changing economy Roger Henning Normann, Eugene Guribye and Kristin Wallevik2. Why Norway has to develop its own innovation policy Arne Isaksen3. Knowledge transfer in different regional contexts Nina Kyllingstad and Elisabet S. Hauge4. Collective knowing James Karlsen and Miren Larrea Part II: Understanding regional practice 5. Opening or reproducing understandings Mikaela Vasstrøm6. Social integration of refugees May-Linda Magnussen and Ingunn Kvamme 7. Comparative reflection Hanne Haaland and Hege Wallevik8. Phenomenology of music students Elisabet S. Hauge9. Power and knowledge Jørn Cruickshank and Hege WallevikPart III: Explaining regional practice 10. Network ties between universities and cultural and creative industries Barbara Zyzak, Rómulo Pinheiro and Elisabet S. Hauge11. The usefulness of applied research Christine Svarstad and Ellen Nyhus12. Regional knowledge infrastructure Sissel Strickert13. The Mittelstand Michael Ricke, Kristin Wallevik and Geir JørgensenPart IV: Influencing regional social practice 14. Getting China-ready Sarah Holst Kjær15. Business models for new experiential services Tor Helge Aas and Geir Jørgensen16. Commitment to sustainability in Agder Stina Torjesen and Karen Landmark 17. Universities’ external relations Hans Chr. Garmann Johnsen