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Dominic Power Professor
Postal Adress: Kulturgeografiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet, Box
513, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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Dominic Power is originally from Ireland. After working in England for a number of years he is now living here in Sweden and is a Professor in Economic Geography. His research is primarily on the cultural industries with a special emphasis on Sweden. Dominic also teaches on various topics and courses in economic geography and research methods.
Research Interests: Dominic’s research agenda focuses on the geographical foundations of business competencies and competitiveness and on the economic geography of contemporary economic change. Principally a series of interlinked projects on the cultural industries in Sweden forms the main focus of his research work.
In recent years there has been considerable growth in the importance of non-manufacturing based forms of production to the performance of many Western economies. This shift away from manufacturing has not simply meant a shift to a service based economy as many economies have become increasingly reliant on the production and export of activities and products traditionally considered ephemeral aspects of nations’ cultural lives. The contemporary importance of the entertainment sector to the US economy and volume of exports stands as testament to the fact that products based on cultural production have gained increasing ground in national, international and global trade. The Swedish economy has in recent years seen increased contributions being made by the media, entertainment and artistic sectors. The increasing prominence of these sectors in national economic life means that it is important that social scientists and policy-makers alike take note of the potential for economic development offered by these sectors.
In line with this interest in the cultural industries more targeted sectoral work is being conducted on sectors and phenomena such as: · The design industry · The music industry · The fashion industry · Branding · City marketing · Cultural industries mapping and conceptualisation · Consumers in innovation
Recent work and research also focuses on: · Statistical studies of labour market dynamics and mobility’s role in industrial transformation and competitiveness · The examination of cluster initiatives · The theorisation of the cluster concept with the aim of assessing the role of clusters as tools for regional economic development. · The geography of finance and financial services agglomerations · Innovation policy and theory
Dominic has also acted as Scientific Advisor and Consultant to amongst others VINNOVA (The Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems), VISANU, NIFU-STEP, The Icelandic Finance Ministry, The Norwegian Department of Trade and Industry, the Nordic Innovation Centre, and The Nordic Council of Ministers.
He is Professor II at The Eastern Norwegian Research Institute, Lillehammer, Norway.
Some Recent Publications:
2009 Forthcoming “Culture and creativity”. In A Handbook of Local and Regional Development. Editors: Andy Pike, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and John Tomaney. London: Routledge. (with Allen J Scott). 2009 Forthcoming “Fashioning a global city: creating and maintaining global city status in the fashion and design industries, the case of Milan.” Special Issue of Regional Studies (with Johan Jansson) 2009 “Culture, Creativity and Experience in Nordic and Scandinavian Cultural Policy”. International Journal of Cultural Policy. Vol 15, no.4, 445-460. 2009 Users’ role in innovation processes in the sports equipment industry – experiences and lessons. Nordic Innovation Centre, Oslo. (with Hans Olav Bråtå, Svein Erik Hagen, Atle Hauge, Tanja Kotro, Mikko Orrenmaa, Dominic Power, Petteri Repo). 2009 “The Spaces and Places of Swedish Fashion”. European Planning Studies, 17(4): 529 - 547. (with Atle Hauge and Anders Malmberg) 2009 A Penny For Your Thoughts - 10 lessons to help you invest in and grow with a creative business. Norden, Oslo. ISBN: 978-3-86560-507-8 (with Tobias Nielsén and Margret Sigurdardottir). 2009 Forthcoming. A Penny For Your Thoughts. Nordic Innovation Center, Oslo. (with Tobias Nielsén and Margret Sigurdardottir). 2009 “Creativity and innovation in the Scandinavian design industry”. In Paul Jeffcutt and Andy C Pratt (eds.) Creativity and Innovation in the Cultural Economy. Routledge Studies in Global Competition. Routledge, London. ISBN: 978-0-415-41975-8. 2009 Book Review: ‘The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City, by Elizabeth Currid’. Economic Geography, vol 85, no 1, p101. 2008 “Labour Market Dynamics and the Development of the ICT Cluster in the Stockholm Region.” In C. Karlsson (ed.) Handbook of Research on Innovation and Clusters, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. (with Mats Lundmark) ISBN 978 1 84720 842 2. 2008 “Cyclical Clusters in Global Circuits: Overlapping Spaces and Furniture Industry Trade Fairs.” Economic Geography. Vol. 84, No. 4, pp423-448 (with Johan Jansson) 2008 “An Economic Sociological Look at Geography”. Economic Sociology. Volume 9, Number 3| July, pp3-14. http://econsoc.mpifg.de/archive/econ_soc_09-3.pdf (with Patrik Aspers and Sebastian Kohl) 2008 “The Contribution of Universities to Innovation and Economic Development: In What Sense a Regional Problem?” Paper for special issue (issue editors Susan Christopherson, Jonathan Michie and Michael Kitson) of the Cambridge Journal on Regions, Economy and Society. Volume 1, Issue 2, pp233-245(with Anders Malmberg) 2008. Leva på Kultur: Preliminära resultat från en studie av kulturella näringar. CIND 2008:1, Uppsala. (with Johan Jansson) 2008 The difference principal: shaping competitive advantage in the cultural product industries. DIME Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe Network of Excellence, Intellectual Property Rights Working Papers Series. 2008. “Re-making Northern places: Cultural Industries and Place”. In Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt and Brynhild Granås.(eds.) Mobility and Place: Enacting European Peripheries. Ashgate, London. ISBN: 978-0-7546-7141-1. 2008 “L’accès au marché des produits culturels suédois: réflexions depuis la « périphérie » ”. In Leriche F., Daviet S., Sibertin-Blanc M., Zuliani J-M. (dir.), L'économie culturelle et ses territoires, Presses Universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse. 2008 “No man’s brand - Brands, institutions, fashion and the economy”. Growth and Change. Volume 39, Issue 1, pp123–143. (with Atle Hauge) 2007 “Competitiveness, local production systems and global commodity chains in the music industry: entering the US market”. Regional Studies, Volume 41, 3, pp. 377 - 389. (with Daniel Hallencreutz) 2007 “Labour Market Dynamics and the Development of the ICT Cluster in the Stockholm Region.” CIND Research Papers 2007:1. CIND: Uppsala. (with Mats Lundmark). 2006 “No man’s brand – Brands, institutions, fashion and the economy”. CIND Research Papers 2006:3. CIND: Uppsala. (with Atle Hauge). 2006 The Image of the City – Urban Branding as Constructed Capabilities in Nordic City Regions. Report commissioned by the Nordic Innovation Centre. Oslo. (with Johan Jansson) http://www.nordicinnovation.net/ 2006 “True Clusters / A Severe Case of Conceptual Headache”. In B. Asheim, P. Cooke and R. Martin (eds.) Clusters in Regional Development, Regional Development and Public Policy Series. Routledge: London. (with Anders Malmberg ) ISBN: 0415349141 2006 Nordic Design for a Global Market - Policies for developing the design industry in the Nordic Region. Report commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers Department of Cultural Policy. Copenhagen. http://www.nordicinnovation.net/_img/nordic_design_for_a_global_market.pdf 2006 Creative Directions – a Nordic framework for supporting the creative industries. Report commissioned by the Nordic Innovation Centre. Oslo. http://www.nordicinnovation.net/_img/04229_creative_directions_-_final_nice_report.pdf 2005 “(How) Do (Firms In) Clusters Create Knowledge?” Special Issue on Knowledge Geographies. Industry and Innovation, Vol. 12, No.4, pp. 409-431.(with Anders Malmberg). 2005 International Competitiveness and the Experience industries. Visanu (Invest in Sweden Agency – Nutek – Vinnova) Report 2005:15. Stockholm. (with Niklas Gustavsson). 2005 “Music and creative profits”. In A. Bennett, B. Shank, J. Toynbee (ed.) Popular Music Studies Reader. Routledge: London. (with Daniel Hallencreutz). ISBN: 0415307104. 2005 “Competitiveness, local production systems and global commodity chains in the music industry: entering the US market”. CIND Research Papers 2005:2. CIND: Uppsala. (with Daniel Hallencreutz). http://www.cind.uu.se/CIND2005-2 2005 The Future in Design – Final Report on the Competitiveness and Industrial Dynamics of the Nordic Design Industry. Nordic Innovation Centre, Oslo. ISBN: 91-506-1793-1 www.nordicdesign.org 2005 “On the role of global demand in local innovation processes?”. In P. Shapira and G. Fuchs (eds.) Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change: Path Dependency or Regional Breakthrough? Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Springer: New York. ISBN: 0-387-23001-7 (with Anders Malmberg). 2005 “Cultural industry cluster building”. In P Oinis and A Lagendijk (eds.) Proximity, Distance And Diversity: Issues on Economic Interaction and Local Development. Ashgate Publishers: London. ISBN 0754640744 (with Daniel Hallencreutz). 2004 The Cultural Industries and the Production of Culture. Co-edited book with Allen J. Scott (University of Los Angeles, USA). Routledge: London and New York. ISBN: 0-415-33101-3 http://www.routledge.com 2004 “Cultural industry cluster building”. In P Oinis and A Lagendijk (eds.) Proximity, Distance And Diversity: Issues on Economic Interaction and Local Development. Ashgate Publishers: London. ISBN 0754640744 (with Daniel Hallencreutz). 2004 T. Haraldsen, S. K. Flygind, K. Overvåg and D. Power (2004). Kartlegging av kulturnæringene i Norge - økonomisk betydning, vekst- og utviklingspotensial. ØF-Rapport nr.: 10/2004. Lillehammer, Nærings- og handelsdepartementet/Østlandsforskning. ISBN: 82-7356-544-0. 2004 “The emergence of a post-industrial music economy? Music and ICT synergies in Stockholm, Sweden.” Geoforum, Volume 35, no.4, pp.425-439. (with Johan Jansson). 2004 “Working Through Knowledge Pools: Labour Market Dynamics, The Transference Of Knowledge And Ideas, And Industrial Clusters”. Urban Studies, volume 41, no. 5/6, pp.1025-1044. (with Mats Lundmark). 2003 “The Nordic ‘Cultural Industries’: a cross-national assessment of the place of the cultural industries in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden”. Geografiska Annaler B. Volume 85, Number 3, 167-180. 2003 Final Report: Behind the music - Profiting from Sound: A Systems Approach to the Dynamics of Nordic Music Industry. Nordic Industrial Fund – Centre for Innovation and Commercial Development, Oslo. http://www.step.no/music/Report.htm 2003 “(How) Do clusters create knowledge?” DRUID Summer Conference 2003 on Creating, Sharing And Transferring Knowledge - The role of Geography, Institutions and Organizations. (with Anders Malmberg). http://www.druid.dk/conferences/summer2003/Papers/MALMBERG_POWER.pdf 2003 “Working Through Knowledge Pools: Labour Market Dynamics, The Transference Of Knowledge And Ideas, And Industrial Clusters”. DRUID Summer Conference 2003 on Creating, Sharing And Transferring Knowledge - The role of Geography, Institutions and Organizations. (with Mats Lundmark). http://www.druid.dk/conferences/summer2003/Papers/POWER_LUNDMARK.pdf 2002 “Profiting from creativity? The music industry in Stockholm, Sweden and Kingston, Jamaica”. Environment and Planning A. Volume 34, Number 10, 1833 - 1854 (with Daniel Hallencreutz) 2002 “The ‘Cultural Industries’ in Sweden: an assessment of their place in the Swedish economy” Economic Geography Volume 78, Number 2, 103-128. 2002 “IT and institutions in the structuring of European finance: urban impacts” Economic and Industrial Democracy. Volume 23, Number 3, 335-356. 2002 “Putting Porter into Practice? cluster-building in Sweden” European Planning Studies. Volume 10, Number 6, 685-704. (with Per Lundequist). 2001 “Working and voting for a world class city? A critical viewpoint on the role of the Corporation of London’s place in London governance” The London Journal, Volume 26, Number 2, 51-65. 2001 “The Spatial and the Economy” Review of International Political Economy, Volume 8, Number 3, 548-556. 2001 “Putting Porter into practice? Cluster-building and innovation in the Swedish regional economy”. In A. Maconochie and S. Hardy (eds.) Regionalising the Knowledge Economy. Regional Studies Association: Seaford. ISBN: 1-897721-18-8. (with Per Lundequist). 2001. “Economic Globalization” in J. Michie (ed.) Reader’s Guide to the Social Sciences. Fitzroy Dearbon: London. http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/ 2001. “Information and Communications Technology and the Integration of European Derivatives Markets” in Worlds of E-Commerce: economic, geographical and social dimensions edited by Stanley Brunn & Thomas Leinbach. Wiley: Chichester http://catalog2.wiley.com/catalog/
Current PhD Students: · Jonas Hugosson · Sara Johansson · Pepijn Olders · Jasna Sersic
Past PhD Students:
Teaching Awarded ‘best lecturer 2009’ by the student organisation Föreningen Uppsalaekonomerna (Föreningen Uppsalaekonomernas pedagogikpris 2009). The award was given after students nominated and voted in an election they organised. See more
Education: · D.Phil. in Geography. School of Geography, University of Oxford, (Wadham College) Oxford, UK. Title: The Alienation of the Public in the City of London. · M.Phil. in Politics University of Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford, UK. · First Class Honours (Double First) BA Degree in Political Science and Sociology Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Past Positions: · Lecturer in Economic Geography, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK http://www.geog.nottingham.ac.uk · Lecturer in Human Geography, Department of Geography, University of Durham, UK http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/ |
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