“能动性”视角下的演化经济地理学研究进展与展望

李文韬; 贺灿飞

doi:10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.001

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人文地理 ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6) : 1-10. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.001

进展与动态

“能动性”视角下的演化经济地理学研究进展与展望

李文韬 ¹ ,
贺灿飞 ¹^,²^,*

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PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS IN EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AGENCY

Wen-tao LI ¹ ,
Can-fei HE ¹^,²^,*

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摘要

区域新产业路径如何形成是演化经济地理学的核心议题之一。近年来，演化经济地理学者意识到单一的结构性视角不足以解释区域新产业路径的发展过程，通过借鉴创新系统理论、转型研究、制度研究等相关概念，强调行动者及其能动性在塑造区域新产业路径中的重要作用。但已有研究较为零散，尚未形成系统性文献梳理和归纳总结。因此，本文在区分演化经济地理学结构性和能动性视角的基础上，梳理不同类型能动性对区域新产业路径形成的影响，厘清不同类型行动者的战略行动以及发挥的能动性，并强调集体行动和集体能动性在区域新产业路径发展中的重要作用。在总结已有研究的基础上，本文认为未来应该重视中国情景下的能动性研究，厘清再生能动性和边缘行动者在区域新产业路径中的作用，区分不同路径发展模式中涉及的能动性类型，服务中国区域产业转型升级的现实需要。

Abstract

How new regional industrial paths emerge constitutes one of the core issues in evolutionary economic geography. Recently, evolutionary economic geographers have recognized that a singular structural perspective is insufficient to explain the development processes of new regional industrial paths. By integrating concepts from innovation systems theory, transition studies, and institutional research, they emphasize the critical role of actors and their agencies in shaping new regional industrial paths. However, current research remains fragmented and has yet to develop systematic literature reviews or comprehensive syntheses. Thus, this study distinguishes between structural and agency perspectives in evolutionary economic geography, delineates how different types of agencies influence new regional industrial path, clarifies the strategic actions of diverse actors and their exercised agencies, and underscores the critical role of collective action and collective agency in regional new industrial path. Building on existing research, this paper argues that future studies should prioritize agency research within the Chinese context, clarify the roles of reproductive agency and peripheral actors in new regional industrial path, and differentiate types of agencies involved across distinct path development models.

导出引用

李文韬, 贺灿飞. “能动性”视角下的演化经济地理学研究进展与展望[J]. 人文地理. 2025, 40(6): 1-10 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.001

Wen-tao LI, Can-fei HE. PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS IN EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AGENCY[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2025, 40(6): 1-10 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.001

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