Author (Person) | Chorianopoulos, Ioannis |
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Series Title | European Urban and Regional Studies |
Series Details | Vol.19, No.4, October 2012, p331-348 |
Publication Date | October 2012 |
ISSN | 0969-7764 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
This paper discusses rescaling trajectories in the European Union (EU), focusing on Greece. Two consecutive state spatial restructuring waves are noted in Greece the 1980s and the 1990s, both resting upon, but failing to mobilize, local socio-political responses. The limited success of these endeavours, it is argued, reflects path dependency in scalar arrangements and the arrested state of local relational dynamics. During the past decade, a third and comprehensive attempt at rearticulating established formations of state spatial organization has been launched, marked by the construction of new state intervention scales at the subnational and EU levels. The perception of cities and regions as ‘action spaces’ and the promotion of ‘place-based’ and ‘networking governance’ initiatives suggest rescaling intentionality. In light of the narrow involvement of localities in the process, rescaling reflects centralist steering and the markings of EU policy prioritizations, aimed at triggering a competitiveness-oriented locational policy. This paper explores the path-dependent evolution of state spatial forms in Greece, commenting on the context-specific risks associated with the competitiveness shift. |
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Source Link | https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journals |
Countries / Regions | Europe, Greece |
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