Coworking spaces and fablabs in small and medium-sized cities: Playing the part of middleground?

Anne-Laure Le Nadant; Clément Marinos

Coworking spaces and fablabs in small and medium-sized cities: Playing the part of middleground?
Suivre cet auteur Anne-Laure Le Nadant, Suivre cet auteur Clément Marinos
In Innovations Volume 61, Issue 1, January 2020, pages 41 to 66

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This contribution questions the notion of middleground as intermediate between the underground and upperground (Cohendet et al., 2010), applied to the specific context of small and medium-sized cities. The aim is to determine to what extent the “ground model” is relevant for such territories and whether it reveals how collaborative spaces work. The results are based on a multiple case analysis based on a semi-directive interview survey. They reveal some particular features that have not been highlighted in the literature, such as a weak fragmentation between actors (multi-community membership, inter-layer mobility) and an open and transversal functioning of the spaces studied. To conclude, the three different layers in small and medium-sized cities seem more intricate than in metropolises areas. JEL Codes: O18, P25, R58

Creative Cities
Small and Medium-Sized Cities
Coworking Spaces
Collaborative Work

Anne-Laure Le Nadant

Clément Marinos

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ISO 690		Copy LE NADANT Anne-Laure, MARINOS Clément, « Espaces de coworking et fablabs des villes petites et moyennes : un rôle de middleground ? », Innovations, 2020/1 (N° 61), p. 41-66. DOI : 10.3917/inno.pr2.0074. URL : https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn.info/revue-innovations-2020-1-page-41.htm
ISO 690		Copy LE NADANT Anne-Laure, MARINOS Clément, "Coworking spaces and fablabs in small and medium-sized cities: Playing the part of middleground?", Innovations, 2020/1 (No 61), p. 41-66. URL: https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn-int.info/journal-innovations-2020-1-page-41.htm
MLA		Copy Le Nadant, Anne-Laure, et Clément Marinos. « Espaces de coworking et fablabs des villes petites et moyennes : un rôle de middleground ? », Innovations, vol. 61, no. 1, 2020, pp. 41-66.
MLA		Copy Le Nadant, Anne-Laure, et Clément Marinos. "Coworking spaces and fablabs in small and medium-sized cities: Playing the part of middleground?", Innovations, vol. 61, no. 1, 2020, pp. 41-66.
APA		Copy Le Nadant, A. & Marinos, C. (2020). Espaces de coworking et fablabs des villes petites et moyennes : un rôle de middleground ?. Innovations, 61, 41-66. https://doi.org/10.3917/inno.pr2.0074
APA		Copy Le Nadant, A. & Marinos, C. (2020). Coworking spaces and fablabs in small and medium-sized cities: Playing the part of middleground?. Innovations, 61, 41-66. https://cairn:wghqyw8uhkb3@preprod.cairn-int.info/journal--2020-1-page-41.htm.
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