Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Place-based missions have emerged as an important approach to addressing complex societal challenges, raising new questions about the role of universities in regional transformation. We examine how the civic university model can be reinterpreted to support mission-oriented innovation policy. Drawing on the mission design and delivery dimensions of strategic orientation, coordination and implementation, we identify a set of roles through which universities may contribute to place-based missions. Finally, we reflect on the challenges universities face in reconfiguring their internal and external governance to enable deeper mission engagement.
Source: Contemporary Social Science
Institution: University of Manchester
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7223178774