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'The book bridges the gap between analytical theories of territorial (regional) development and practical change and development activity. This process presupposes that problem owners participate and become vital in the knowledge generating process. Action research is proposed as the research strategy that facilitates this inside-out knowledge generation process.'Professor Morten Levin, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway'This book is an essential reading for all researchers looking to play active roles as agents for change in territorial development. Its reading is an enriching and rewarding experience that easily connects with our worries and doubts and stimulates our reflection and action. The new concepts and frameworks presented will support action research work in future.' Maria-Angeles Diez, Lecturer in Regional Economy and Evaluation, Universidad del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain

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James Karlsen (PhD Norwegian University of Science and Technology) has worked with territorial development processes as a policy maker and a researcher at national and local level in Norway and the Basque Country of Spain. He is now an Associate Professor at University of Agder. Karlsen is widely published on topics such as regional innovation systems, action research, networks, the role of universities in regional development, and how regions can construct territorial development. Miren Larrea (PhD University of Deusto) began as research assistant at the University of Deusto, and after a decade dedicated to teaching and research, she became a practitioner in a local development agency. Larrea is now Senior Researcher at Orkestra, the Basque Institute for Competitiveness. She has published widely on networks for territorial development, local development agencies, governance, and action research as a strategy for connecting research and policy.

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