Towards a Geography of Knowledge Creation: The Ambivalences between ‘Knowledge as an Object’ and ‘Knowing in Practice’

Ibert O. (2007) Towards a geography of knowledge creation: the ambivalences between ‘knowledge as an object’ and ‘knowing in practice’, Regional Studies 41, 103–114. This paper juxtaposes two strategies to conceive human expertise and unveils how they mould one's imagination on the spatiality of innovation processes. While the noun ‘knowledge’ signifies a rationalistic approach and entails a geography that propels an ‘argument of agglomeration’, the verb ‘knowing’ denotes a situated-in-practice understanding and inheres an ‘argument of place’. The paper discusses in how far an extension of the so far less influential practice view might complement the more traditional agglomeration accounts. The ontological discrepancies between both approaches can be used as theoretical springboards to illuminate more fully the key ambivalences of a geography of knowledge creation. Ibert O. (2007) Vers une géographie de la création des connaissances: entre ‘les connaissances comme objet’ et ‘connaître en pratique’, Regional Studies 41, 103–114. Cet article cherche à juxtaposer deux stratégies visant la conception des compétences humaines et à dévoiler comment elles façonnent l'imagination quant aux retombées spatiales du processus d'innovation. Alors que le nom ‘connaissances’ indique une approche rationaliste et nécessite une géographie qui met l'accent sur un ‘argument en faveur de la notion d'agglomération’, le verbe ‘connaître’ signifie une compréhension plus localisée dans la pratique et implique un ‘argument en faveur de la notion de lieu’. Cet article discute jusqu'à quel point un élargissement de ce dernier, moins suivi jusqu'ici, pourrait compléter les comptes-rendus traditionnels. Les écarts ontologiques entre les deux approches peuvent se servir de tremplin théorique afin d'éclaircir les attitudes ambivalentes à l'égard d'une géographie de la création des connaissances. Innovation Création des connaissances Communautés de pratique Communautés de connaissances Agglomération Lieu Ibert O. (2007) Auf dem Weg zu einer Geographie der Wissenserzeugung: Die Ambivalenzen zwischen Wissen als Objekt und Wissen als Praxis, Regional Studies 41, 103–114. Der Beitrag vergleicht zwei grundlegende Strategien, Wissen konzeptionell zu fassen, und legt offen, wie diese Strategien unsere Vorstellungen der räumlichen Organisation von Innovationsprozessen beeinflussen. Während das Nomen ‘knowledge’ für eine rationalistische Strategie die Wissen als Objekt ansieht steht und eine Geographie des Lernens entwirft, die sich um ein Agglomerationsargument herum gruppiert, wird das Verb ‘knowing’ in einem Ansatz gebraucht, der Wissen als situiert in Praxis begreift und dessen Geographie durch das Orteargument umrissen werden kann. Der Beitrag diskutiert, inwieweit das bisher weniger einflussreiche Praxisverständnis von Wissen stärker gewichtet und als komplementär zum traditionelleren Agglomerationsargument angesehen werden sollte. Die ontologischen Diskrepanzen zwischen beiden Ansätzen werden als Ausgangspunkte genommen, um wesentliche Ambivalenzen einer Geographie der Wissenserzeugung besser zu verstehen. Innovation Wissenserzeugung Praktikergemeinschaften Epistemische Gemeinschaften Agglomeration Ort Ibert O. (2007) Hacia una geografía de creación del conocimiento: Ambivalencias entre ‘Conocimiento como Objeto’ y ‘Conocimiento en la Práctica, Regional Studies 41, 103–114. En este ensayo se juxtaponen dos estrategias para conceptualizar la experiencia humana y se presenta de qué modo estas estrategias moldean nuestra imaginación sobre la espacialidad de los procesos de innovación. Si bien el nombre ‘conocimiento’ significa un planteamiento racionalista e implica una geografía que impulsa un ‘argumento de aglomeración’, el verbo ‘saber’ denota una compresión situada en la práctica que forma parte de ‘argumento de lugar’ Aquí analizamos en qué medida una extensión de una visión de práctica, hasta ahora menos influyente, podría complementar los relatos más tradicionales de aglomeración. Las discrepancias ontológicas entre ambos planteamientos pueden utilizarse como trampolines teóricos para dar mayor claridad a las ambivalencias principales de una geografía de creación del conocimiento. Innovación Creación del conocimiento Comunidades de práctica Comunidades epistémicas Aglomeración Lugar

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