Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation

Chris van Egeraat lectures economic geography at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. His research interest and publications focus on global production and innovation networks, multinational corporations, regional clustering and economic development. He is the Chairman of the Regional Studies Association, Irish Branch.Dieter F. Kogler is a lecturer in Economic Geography at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research focus is on the geography of innovation and evolutionary economic geography, with particular emphasis on knowledge production and diffusion, and processes related to technological change and innovation.Philip Cooke is University Research Professor in Regional Economic Development (1991) and founding director (1993) of the Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK. He was formerly (2005-2010) also Adjunct Professor in Development Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark. In 2013 he was appointed Research Professor at the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. He has Honorary Doctorates from the University of Lund, Sweden & the University of Lappeenranta, Finland.