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Selected Publications

Relational Economic Geography

BATHELT, H. (2009): Knowledge Generation, Economic Action and Relational Economic Geography. In: Das Wissen der Städte: Neue stadtregionale Entwicklungsdynamiken von Wissen, Milieus und Governance (The Knowledge of Cities: New Dynamics of Knowledge, Milieus and Governance) (Eds.: MATTHIESEN, U./ MAHNKEN, G.) pp. 47-58. VS Verlag: Wiesbaden.
BATHELT, H. (2006): Geographies of Production: Growth Regimes in Spatial Perspective 3 - Toward a Relational View of Economic Action and Policy. In: Progress in Human Geography (Vol. 30) pp. 223-236.
BATHELT, H./ GLÜCKLER, J. (2005): Resources in Economic Geography: From Substantive Concepts Towards a Relational Perspective. In: Environment and Planning A (Vol. 37) pp. 1545-1563.
BATHELT, H./ GLÜCKLER, J. (2003): Wirtschaftsgeographie. Ökonomische Beziehungen in räumlicher Perspektive (Economic Geography. Economic Relations in Spatial Perspective). 2nd Edition. UTB - Ulmer: Stuttgart.
BATHELT, H./ GLÜCKLER, J. (2003): Toward a Relational Economic Geography. In: Journal of Economic Geography (Vol. 3) pp. 117-144.
GLÜCKLER, J./ BATHELT, H. (2003): Zur Bedeutung von Ressourcen in der relationalen Wirtschaftsgeographie: Von einer substanzialistischen zu einer relationalen Perspektive (The Importance of Resources in Relational Economic Geography: From Substantive Concepts Towards a Relational Perspective). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 47) pp. 249-267.
BATHELT, H./ GLÜCKLER, J. (2002): Wirtschaftsgeographie in relationaler Perspektive: Das Argument der zweiten Transition (Relational Economic Geography After the Second Transition). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 90) pp. 20-39.
BATHELT, H. (2001): Warum Paul Krugmans Geographical Economics keine neue Wirtschaftsgeographie ist! Eine Replik zum Beitrag ‘New Economic Geography’ von Armin Osmanovic in DIE ERDE 131 (3): 241-257 (Why Paul Krugman’s Geographical Economics is Not a New Economic Geography! A Reply to ‘New Economic Geography’ by Armin Osmanovic). In: Die Erde (Vol. 132) pp. 107-118.
BATHELT, H./ GLÜCKLER, J. (2000): Netzwerke, Lernen und evolutionäre Regionalentwicklung (Networks, Learning and Evolutionary Regional Development). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 44) pp. 167-182.

Industrial Clustering

SCHULDT, N./ BATHELT, H. (2009): Reflexive Zeit- und Raumkonstruktionen und die Rolle des Global Buzz auf Messeveranstaltungen (Reflexive Time–Space Constructions and the Role of Global Buzz at Trade Fairs). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 53) pp. 235-248.
BATHELT, H. (2008): Knowledge-Based Clusters: Regional Multiplier Models and the Role of ‘Buzz’ and ‘Pipelines’. In: Handbook of Research on Cluster Theory (Ed.: KARLSSON, C.). pp. 78-92. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham and Northampton (MA).
BATHELT, H./ DEWALD, U. (2008): Ansatzpunkte einer relationalen Regionalpolitik und Clusterförderung (Relational Aspects of Regional Economic Support and Cluster Policy). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 52) pp. 163-179.
BATHELT, H./ GRÄF, A. (2008): Internal and External Dynamics of the Munich Film and TV Industry Cluster, and Limitations to Future Growth. In: Environment and Planning A (Vol. 40) pp. 1944-1965.
BATHELT, H./ KOGLER, D./ MUNRO, A. (2008): Social Foundations of Regional Innovation and the Role of University Spin-offs. ISRN Publications – National Meeting Presentations Montreal 2008. Innovation Systems Research Network, University of Toronto: Toronto. Web Site: http://www.utoronto.ca/isrn/publications/NatMeeting/NatSlides/Nat08/Bathelt_Spin-offs_Waterloo.pdf.
BATHELT, H./ SCHULDT, N. A. (2008): Between Luminaires and Meat Grinders: International Trade Fairs as Temporary Clusters. In: Regional Studies (Vol. 42) pp. 853-868.
BATHELT, H./ SCHULDT, N. (2008): Temporary Face-to-Face Contact and the Ecologies of Global and Virtual Buzz. SPACES online (Vol. 6, Issue 2008-04). Toronto and Heidelberg: http://www.spaces-online.com.
BATHELT, H./ VON BERNUTH, C. (2008): Leipzig’s Media Cluster. In: Handbook of Research on Innovation and Clusters: Cases and Policies (Ed.: KARLSSON, C.). pp. 270-282. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham and Northampton (MA).
BATHELT, H. (2007): Buzz-and-Pipeline Dynamics: Toward a Knowledge-Based Multiplier Model of Clusters. In: Geography Compass (Vol. 1, No. 6) pp. 1282-1298.
BATHELT, H./ ZAKRZEWSKI, G. (2007): Messeveranstaltungen als fokale Schnittstellen der globalen Ökonomie (Trade Fairs as Focal Intersections in the Global Economy). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 51) pp. 14-30.
VON BERNUTH, C./ BATHELT, H. (2007): The Organizational Paradox in Advertising and the Reconfiguration of Project Cooperation. In: Geoforum (Vol. 38) pp. 545-557.
BATHELT, H./ GRÄF, A. (2006): Internal and External Dynamics of the Munich Film and TV Industry Cluster and the International Entertainment Sector. SPACES 2006-01. Fachbereich Geographie, Philipps-Universität Marburg: Marburg. Web Site: http://www.spaces-online.com.
MASKELL, P./ BATHELT, H./ MALMBERG, A. (2006): Building Global Knowledge Pipelines: The Role of Temporary Clusters. In: European Planning Studies (Vol. 14) pp. 997-1013.
BATHELT, H./ SCHULDT, N. A. (2005): Between Luminaries and Meat Grinders: International Trade Fairs as Temporary Clusters. SPACES 2005-06. Fachbereich Geographie, Philipps-Universität Marburg: Marburg. Web Site: http://www.spaces-online.com.
BATHELT, H. (2005): Geographies of Production: Growth Regimes in Spatial Perspective 2 - Knowledge Creation and Growth in Clusters. In: Progress in Human Geography (Vol. 29) pp. 204-216.
BATHELT, H. (2005): Cluster Relations in the Media Industry: Exploring the ‘Distanced Neighbour’ Paradox in Leipzig. In: Regional Studies (Vol. 39) pp. 105-127.
BATHELT, H./ BOGGS, J. S. (2005): Continuities, Ruptures and Re-bundling of Regional Development Paths: Leipzig’s Metamorphosis. In: Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change: Path Dependency or Regional Breakthrough? (Eds.: FUCHS, G./ SHAPIRA, P.) pp. 147-170. Springer: New York.
DEPNER, H./ BATHELT, H. (2005): Exporting the German Model: The Establishment of a New Automobile Industry Cluster in Shanghai. In: Economic Geography (Vol. 81) pp. 53-81.
MASKELL, P./ BATHELT, H./ MALMBERG, A. (2005): Building Global Knowledge Pipelines: The Role of Temporary Clusters. DRUID Working Paper 2005-20. Copenhagen. Web Site: http://www.druid.dk/wp/wp.html.
BATHELT, H. (2004): Vom ‘Rauschen’ und ‘Pfeifen’ in Clustern: Reflexive Informations- und Kommunikationsstrukturen im Unternehmensumfeld (‘Buzz’ and ‘Pipelines’ in Clusters: Reflexive Information and Communication Structures in the Firms’ Milieu). In: Geographica Helvetica (Vol. 59) pp. 93-105.
BATHELT, H. (2004): Toward a Multidimensional Conception of Clusters: The Case of the Leipzig Media Industry, Germany. In: Cultural Industries and the Production of Culture (Eds.: POWER, D./ SCOTT, A. J.) pp. 147-168. Routledge: London and New York.
BATHELT, H./ JENTSCH, C. (2004): Wandel der Projektorganisation am Beispiel der Frankfurter und Leipziger Werbeindustrie (Changes of Project Organization in the Frankfurt and Leipzig Advertising Industry). In: Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen (Vol. 148, No. 2004/4) pp. 44-51.
BATHELT, H./ MALMBERG, A./ MASKELL, P. (2004): Clusters and Knowledge: Local Buzz, Global Pipelines and the Process of Knowledge Creation. In: Progress in Human Geography (Vol. 28) pp. 31-56.
MASKELL, P./ BATHELT, H./ MALMBERG, A. (2004): Temporary Clusters and Knowledge Creation: The Effects of International Trade Fairs, Conventions and Other Professional Gatherings. SPACES 2004-04. Fachbereich Geographie, Philipps-Universität Marburg: Marburg. Web Site: http://www.spaces-online.com.
BATHELT, H./ BOGGS, J. S. (2003): Towards a Reconceptualization of Regional Development Paths: Is Leipzig’s Media Cluster a Continuation of or a Rupture with the Past? In: Economic Geography (Vol. 79) pp. 265-293.
BATHELT, H./ MALMBERG, A./ MASKELL, P. (2002): Clusters and Knowledge: Local Buzz, Global Pipelines and the Process of Knowledge Creation. DRUID Working Paper 2002-12. Copenhagen. Web Site: http://www.druid.dk/wp/wp.html.
BATHELT, H./ TAYLOR, M. (2002): Clusters, Power and Place: Inequality and Local Growth in Time-Space. In: Geografiska Annaler (Vol. 84B) pp. 93-109.
BATHELT, H./ JENTSCH, C. (2002): Die Entstehung eines Medienclusters in Leipzig: Neue Netzwerke und alte Strukturen (The Genesis of a New Media Industry Cluster in Leipzig: New Networks and Old Structures). In: Networks and Flows: Telekommunikation zwischen Raumstruktur, Verflechtung und Informationsgesellschaft (Eds.: GRÄF, P./ RAUH, J.) pp. 31-74. Geographie der Kommunikation - Band 3. LIT: Hamburg and Münster.
BATHELT, H. (2002): The Re-emergence of a Media Industry Cluster in Leipzig. In: European Planning Studies (Vol. 10) pp. 583-611.
BATHELT, H. (1998): Regionales Wachstum in vernetzten Strukturen: Konzeptioneller Überblick und kritische Bewertung des Phänomens ‘Drittes Italien’ (Regional Growth Through Networking: A Critical Re-assessment of the ‘Third Italy’ Phenomenon). In: Die Erde (Vol. 129) pp. 247-271.


Globalization, Innovation and Governance Systems

BATHELT, H./ GERTLER, M. S. (2005): The German Variety of Capitalism: Forces and Dynamics of Evolutionary Change. In: Economic Geography (Vol. 81) pp. 1-9.
BATHELT, H. (2003): Geographies of Production: Growth Regimes in Spatial Perspective 1 - Innovation, Institutions and Social Systems. In: Progress in Human Geography (Vol. 27) pp. 763-778.
BATHELT, H./ DEPNER, H. (2003): Innovation, Institution und Region: Zur Diskussion über nationale und regionale Innovationssysteme (Innovation, Institution and Region: A Commentary on the Discussion of National and Regional Innovation Systems). In: Erdkunde (Vol. 57) pp. 126-143.
BATHELT, H. (2000): Räumliche Produktions und Marktbeziehungen zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalisierung - Konzeptioneller Überblick und ausgewählte Beispiele (Spatial Production and Market Linkages in Global and Regional Contexts - Concepts and Realities). In: Berichte zur deutschen Landeskunde (Vol. 74) pp. 97-124.
BATHELT, H. (1994): Die Bedeutung der Regulationstheorie in der wirtschaftsgeographischen Forschung (The Significance of Regulation Approaches in Economic Geography). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 82) pp. 63-90.

Industrial Restructuring in the Chemical Industry

BATHELT, H./ KAPPES, K. (2009): Necessary Restructuring or Globalization Failure? Shifts in Regional Supplier Relations after the Merger of the Former German Hoechst and French Rhône-Poulenc Groups. In: Geoforum (Vol. 40) pp. 158-170.
BATHELT, H./ KAPPES, K. (2008): Regional Deindustrialization and Re-bundling: Evidence from the Merger of the former German Hoechst and French Rhône-Poulenc Groups. In: European Planning Studies (Vol. 16) pp. 1329-1352.
BATHELT, H./ GRIEBEL, K. (2002): Restructuration de l’ancien site principal du groupe Hoechst après sa fusion avec Rhône-Poulenc pour créer Aventis. In: Hommes et Terres du Nord (2002/4) pp. 4-13.
BATHELT, H. (2001): Ausmaß und Grenzen von Globalisierungsprozessen in der chemischen Industrie (Global-Local Tensions in the German Chemical Industry). In: Volkswirtschaftslehre für Chemiker: Eine praxisorientierte Einführung (Eds.: FESTEL, G./ SÖLLNER, F./ BAMELIS, P.) pp. 571-577. Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.
BATHELT, H. (2001): Historische Entstehung und Standortstruktur der Chemieindustrie in Deutschland (Economic History and Structure of the German Chemical Industry). In: Volkswirtschaftslehre für Chemiker: Eine praxisorientierte Einführung (Eds.: FESTEL, G./ SÖLLNER, F./ BAMELIS, P.) pp. 701-711. Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.
BATHELT, H. (2000): Persistent Structures in a Turbulent World: The Division of Labor in the German Chemical Industry. In: Environment and Planning C - Government and Policy (Vol. 18) pp. 225-247.
BATHELT, H. (2000): The Unresolved Question of New versus Old: Technological Change and Organizational Response in the German Chemical Industry. In: The Networked Firm in a Global World: Small Firms in New Environments (Eds.: VATNE, E./ TAYLOR, M.) pp. 137-159. Ashgate: Aldershot, Burlington (USA) and Singapore.
BATHELT, H. (1997): Chemische Industrie zwischen Kontinuität und Umbruch: Technologischer Wandel, Flexibilisierung und räumliche Nähe (Continuity and Change in the Chemical Industry: Technological Structure, Flexibility and Proximity). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 85) pp. 193-212.
BATHELT, H. (1997): Chemiestandort Deutschland. Technologischer Wandel, Arbeitsteilung und geographische Strukturen in der Chemischen Industrie (German Chemical Industry. Technological Change, the Division of Labor and Geographical Structure). Edition Sigma - Bohn: Berlin.
BATHELT, H. (1995): Global Competition, International Trade and Regional Concentration: The Case of the German Chemical Industry During the 1980s. In: Environment and Planning C - Government and Policy (Vol. 13) pp. 395-424.
BATHELT, H. (1995): Der Einfluss von Flexibilisierungsprozessen auf industrielle Produktionsstrukturen am Beispiel der Chemischen Industrie (Flexibility Processes, Industrial Production and the Chemical Industry). In: Erdkunde (Vol. 49) pp. 176-196.

Location Patterns in High Technology Industries


BATHELT, H. (2003): Success in the Local Environment - Local Buzz, Global Pipelines and the Importance of Clusters. In think on (No. 2) pp. 28-33.
BATHELT, H. (2001): Regional Competence and Economic Recovery: Divergent Growth Paths in Boston's High Technology Economy. In: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (Vol. 13) pp. 287-314.
BATHELT, H. (1992): Räumliche Verteilungsaspekte von Schlüsseltechnologie-Industrien in den USA und in Kanada (The Spatial Distribution of Key Technology Industries in the USA and Canada). In: Erdkunde (Vol. 46) pp. 104-117.
BATHELT, H. (1992): Erklärungsansätze industrieller Standortentscheidungen: Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme und empirische Überprüfung am Beispiel von Schlüsseltechnologie-Industrien (Different Approaches in the Explanation of Industrial Location Decisions). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 80) pp. 195-213.
BATHELT, H. (1991): Schlüsseltechnologie-Industrien. Standortverhalten und Einfluss auf den regionalen Strukturwandel in den USA und in Kanada (Key Technology Industries. Location Behavior and Impact on Regional Change in the USA and Canada). Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg and New York.
BATHELT, H. (1991): Employment Changes and Input-Output Linkages in Key Technology Industries: A Comparative Analysis. In: Regional Studies (Vol. 25) pp. 31-43.
BATHELT, H. (1990): Industrieller Wandel in der Region Boston: Ein Beitrag zum Standortverhalten von Schlüsseltechnologie-Industrien (Industrial Change in Greater Boston: A Contribution to the Location Analysis of Key Technology Industries). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 78) pp. 150-175.
BATHELT, H./ HECHT, A. (1990): Key Technology Industries in the Waterloo Region: Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT). In: Canadian Geographer (Vol. 34) pp. 225-234.
BATHELT, H. (1989): The Evolution of Key Technology Centres in North America: A Comparative Analysis. In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 77) pp. 89-107.

Regional Economic Analysis and Methodology


BATHELT, H./ SCHAMP, E. W. (2002): Die Universität in der Region: Ökonomische Wirkungen der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in der Rhein-Main-Region (University and Region: Economic Impact of the University of Frankfurt in the Rhine-Main Region). Frankfurter Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographische Schriften - Heft 71. Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie, Universität Frankfurt: Frankfurt/ Main.
BATHELT, H./ GIESE, E. (1995): Hochschulranking als Instrument zur Belebung des Wettbewerbs zwischen Universitäten? (University Ranking and University Competition). In: Beiträge zur regionalen Bildungsforschung (Eds.: GEIPEL, R./ HARTKE, W./ HEINRITZ, G./ POPP, H.) pp. 131-161. Münchner Geographische Hefte No. 72. Lassleben: Kallmünz and Regensburg.
BATHELT, H./ ERB, W.-D. (1993): Industrieatlas Mittelhessen - Ausgabe 1994 - (Industrial Atlas of the Middle-Hessian Region, F.R.G. - 1994 Edition -). Giessen (Published in Association With the Middle-Hessian Industry Associations).
BATHELT, H./ ERB, W.-D. (1992): Probleme der Interpretation von Hauptkomponenten und Faktoren (Problems in the Interpretation of Principal Components and Factors). In: Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv (Vol. 76) pp. 97-110.
BATHELT, H./ ERB, W.-D. (1991): Zur Interpretation von Hauptkomponenten und Faktoren: Eine Wiederaufnahme der kritischen Diskussion faktorenanalytischer Verfahren (The Interpretation of Principal Components and Factors: New Aspects in the Discussion of Factor Analysis). In: Erdkunde (Vol. 45) pp. 241-254.

China Focus


BATHELT, H./ ZENG, G. (2009): Against the New Economy? The Changing Social and Spatial Divisions of Labor in the Larger Shanghai chemical industry. SPACES online (Vol. 7, Issue 2009-03). Toronto and Heidelberg: http://www.spaces-online.com.
DEPNER, H./ BATHELT, H. (2006): Interaktionen in interkulturellen Unternehmensbeziehungen. Horizontale und vertikale Vernetzungsoptionen deutscher Automobilzulieferer in China (Interaction in Intercultural Context. Networking Potentials of German Firms in China). In: Geographische Zeitschrift (Vol. 94) pp. 77-97.
BATHELT, H. (2005): Chanye Jiqun Yanjiu De Xin Shijiao (Towards a Reconceptualization of Clusters). In: World Regional Studies - Shijie Dili Yanjiu (Vol. 14, No. 1) pp. 1-8
BATHELT, H./ ZENG, G. (2005): Von ressourcenabhängigen, unvernetzten Industrien zu Industrieclustern? Das Beispiels der südchinesischen Großstadt Nanning (From Resource-Dependent, Isolated Industrial Firms to Industrial Clusters? The Example of Nanning, Southern China). In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie (Vol. 49) pp. 1-22.
DEPNER, H./ BATHELT, H. (2003): Cluster Growth and Institutional Barriers: The Development of the Automobile Industry Cluster in Shanghai, P.R. China. SPACES 2003-09. Fachbereich Geographie, Philipps-Universität Marburg: Marburg. Web Site: http://www.spaces-online.com.
BATHELT, H. (1990): Shi-Nen-Gao-Ji-Shu-Chan-Ye-Xian-Dian-Bu-Gü-De-Gei-Li (On the General Laws of Location and Distribution of High Technology). In: Journal of Hubei University - Natural Science (Vol. 12 Special Issue) pp. 99-112.

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