Abstract
Ageing societies and rising instances of non-communicable diseases require changes in public healthcare service provision. Despite a plethora of propositions, most innovations never become practically applied. In understanding innovation as a place- and path-dependent change process which depends on actors’ agency to reconfigure routinised practices and their structural context, we show how actors create, perceive and act upon opportunities for change while tracing the development trajectories of two networks in the regions of Murcia (Spain) and Örebro (Sweden), respectively. The cases illustrate the role intermediary actors play in creating opportunities and shaping organisational and institutional context.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 28 Oct 2024 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Oct 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding
This study was supported by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme [grant number 872873]. 10.13039/100010685
| Funders | Funder number |
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| European Commission | 872873 |
Keywords
- agency
- health
- innovation
- practice
