@misc{MettenbergerBinderZscherneck, author = {Mettenberger, Tobias and Binder, Julia and Zscherneck, Julia}, title = {Unveiling the resources of digital pioneers.: an agency perspective on digital social innovation in rural Germany}, series = {European Countryside}, volume = {16}, journal = {European Countryside}, number = {3}, issn = {1803-8417}, doi = {10.2478/euco-2024-0022}, pages = {412 -- 436}, language = {en} } @incollection{BinderZscherneckBembnistaetal., author = {Binder, Julia and Zscherneck, Julia and Bembnista, Kamil and Mettenberger, Tobias and Ulrich, Peter and Witting, Antje and Zeißig, Hanna}, title = {Digitale Pioniere in der l{\"a}ndlichen Regionalentwicklung}, series = {L{\"a}ndliche R{\"a}ume in Zeiten der Digitalisierung : Sammelband zur Forschungsf{\"o}rdermaßnahme des BULEplus}, booktitle = {L{\"a}ndliche R{\"a}ume in Zeiten der Digitalisierung : Sammelband zur Forschungsf{\"o}rdermaßnahme des BULEplus}, editor = {Bundesministerium f{\"u}r Ern{\"a}hrung und Landwirtschaft,}, publisher = {Kompetenzzentrum L{\"a}ndliche Entwicklung}, address = {Berlin ; Bonn}, pages = {39 -- 56}, language = {de} } @misc{ZscherneckBinderMettenberger, author = {Zscherneck, Julia and Binder, Julia and Mettenberger, Tobias}, title = {Rural network assemblages - disentangling egocentric networks of digital pioneers in peripheral German regions}, series = {Regional studies, regional science}, volume = {12}, journal = {Regional studies, regional science}, number = {1}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {2168-1376}, doi = {10.1080/21681376.2025.2594312}, pages = {996 -- 1012}, abstract = {Digital solutions are seen as promising ways of addressing current challenges in rural regions. Individual or group key actors accessing resources foster these developments through networks. In light of regional clustering and agglomeration effects on the one hand and increased virtual mobility on the other hand, assumptions about the spatiality of such networks are highly controversial. Our paper takes this as a point of departure, asking how spatiality is constructed in the networks of so-called 'digital pioneers' (DPs). The sampling process took place in two German rural regions with different preconditions for digital technology adoption, where we conducted egocentric network analysis and qualitative interviews. Employing the assemblage perspective, we analysed networks of 30 individuals in terms of the analytical categories of territoriality, stability and connectivity. Our findings distinguish between three important roles of network contacts: (1) multipliers in social networking, (2) users of the DP's products and services, as well as (3) close family members that are important in professional contexts. Although DPs are often deeply embedded in and feel attached to their region, networks vary significantly in their territorial radius, also including highly functional problem-solving contacts to distant places. Consequently, our evidence challenges static territorial models of innovation processes, advocating for processual and multidimensional perspectives that consider social networks and individual agency. Likewise, our study complements current research on rural governance by shifting the focus from key institutions and formal networks to less formally integrated actors and problem-solving networks.}, language = {en} } @misc{UlrichMettenbergerBinder, author = {Ulrich, Peter and Mettenberger, Tobias and Binder, Julia}, title = {Innovative Schl{\"u}sselfiguren in der l{\"a}ndlichen Governance : zur Rolle digitaler Pioniere bei der Kokreation von Daseinsvorsorge}, series = {Der moderne Staat : dms ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Public Policy, Recht und Management}, volume = {18}, journal = {Der moderne Staat : dms ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Public Policy, Recht und Management}, number = {2}, publisher = {Verlag Barbara Budrich}, address = {Leverkusen-Opladen}, doi = {10.3224/dms.v18i2.05}, pages = {354 -- 370}, abstract = {Der Beitrag beleuchtet interdisziplin{\"a}r Herausforderungen, Chancen und Zukunftsperspektiven von kommunaler Daseinsvorsorge, indem er die Rolle digital agierender Schl{\"u}sselfiguren in der l{\"a}ndlichen Governance aus sozialr{\"a}umlicher Perspektive diskutiert. Anhand digitaler Vorreiter*innen in l{\"a}ndlichen R{\"a}umen wird zum einen untersucht, wie „digitale Pioniere" als zunehmend bedeutende Schl{\"u}sselfiguren in der kommunalen Governance im Hinblick auf die Kokreation digitaler Daseinsvorsorge agieren. Zum anderen m{\"o}chten wir herausarbeiten, welche Unterst{\"u}tzung und Daseinsvorsorgeangebote digitale Pioniere seitens von Politik und Verwaltung erwarten, um mit dieser Hilfe einen positiven Beitrag zur Kokreation von l{\"a}ndlicher Daseinsvorsorge (Gesundheit, Mobilit{\"a}t) und Regionalentwicklung (Entrepreneurship, „Co-Working", Landwirtschaft) leisten zu k{\"o}nnen. Dazu dienen uns Forschungsergebnisse aus transdisziplin{\"a}ren Workshops mit digitalen Pionieren aus dem Forschungsprojekt „DigPion - Digitale Pioniere in der l{\"a}ndlichen Regionalentwicklung", die in jeweils einer l{\"a}ndlichen Fallstudienregion in Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern durchgef{\"u}hrt wurden.}, language = {de} }