
Advanced Introduction to Smart Specialisation Strategies
Edward Elgar Publishing
Will be published approx. on 28. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-1-80392-353-6 (ISBN)
Description
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.
This timely Advanced Introduction analyses the European Union's innovation policy on smart specialisation strategies (S3). Dominique Foray and Jan-Philipp Kramer clarify the S3 theory, outlining its core concepts and assessing policy progress at regional and national levels.
Key Features:
Explains how S3 concepts challenge traditional innovation policy theory
Connects academic theory with practical insights, providing a foundation of evidence regarding the history of S3 strategies
Proposes suggestions for effective smart specialisation policymaking based on novel quantitative and qualitative assessments
The Advanced Introduction to Smart Specialisation Strategies is a key resource for scholars and students of economics, finance, innovation and technology. S3 policymakers and development professionals will similarly benefit from its astute perspective and actionable recommendations.
This timely Advanced Introduction analyses the European Union's innovation policy on smart specialisation strategies (S3). Dominique Foray and Jan-Philipp Kramer clarify the S3 theory, outlining its core concepts and assessing policy progress at regional and national levels.
Key Features:
Explains how S3 concepts challenge traditional innovation policy theory
Connects academic theory with practical insights, providing a foundation of evidence regarding the history of S3 strategies
Proposes suggestions for effective smart specialisation policymaking based on novel quantitative and qualitative assessments
The Advanced Introduction to Smart Specialisation Strategies is a key resource for scholars and students of economics, finance, innovation and technology. S3 policymakers and development professionals will similarly benefit from its astute perspective and actionable recommendations.
Reviews / Votes
'Foray and Kramer have produced a comprehensive review of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in the EU: its origins, implementation, evaluation, and future challenges. This book is highly recommended to economists and policy makers interested in the design of such policies and their past successes and failures. The final chapter on the incorporation of natural resources and security considerations into S3 is particularly recommended.' -- Bronwyn H. Hall, University of California, Berkeley, USA 'A brisk, intelligent guide to smart specialisation: shrewd on policy fashion, sharper still on what regions actually need to prosper. It couples analytical heft with practical sense, showing how place, institutions and innovation can be aligned without succumbing to technocratic cant.' -- Andres Rodriguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UKMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80392-353-6 (9781803923536)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dominique Foray, Professor of Innovation Economics, College of Management, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland and Jan-Philipp Kramer, Partner and Director, Prognos AG, Brussels, Belgium
Content
Contents
1 Smart specialisation strategies - economic fundamentals
2 Smart specialisation strategies in the EU
3 Smart specialisation strategy as collective action and the
role of institutions
4 Evaluation of smart specialisation strategies - a review of
literature
5 Future challenges for smart specialisation strategies
1 Smart specialisation strategies - economic fundamentals
2 Smart specialisation strategies in the EU
3 Smart specialisation strategy as collective action and the
role of institutions
4 Evaluation of smart specialisation strategies - a review of
literature
5 Future challenges for smart specialisation strategies