
Teemu Makkonen
Professor
Professor of Regional Studies and Economic Geography
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute
teemu.makkonen@uef.fi | +358 50 525 8942
Teemu’s research interests include regional economic development and innovativeness, particularly in the context of cross-border regions.
Research groups
Projects
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Smart shrinking in the North Karelian rural areas 01.06.2021 - 31.05.2023
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Effects of subsidized collaboration on spatial innovation capacity (COSPIN) Finished 01.09.2020 - 30.06.2022
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ESPON QoL - Quality of Life Measurements and Methodology Finished 11.02.2019 - 31.08.2020
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Public financial flows to rural and urban areas 01.05.2022 - 31.07.2024
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What is Smart Shrinking in Finland? Finished 01.03.2021 - 31.05.2022
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PUHTI Finished 01.08.2018 - 31.03.2021
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Adaptive and innovative countryside Finished 01.05.2020 - 31.03.2022
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Bringing borders back into cross-border regional innovation systems: Functions and dynamics
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu; Kaisto, Virpi; Sohn, Christophe. Environment and planning a [Epub ahead of print 24 Jan 2022]: 1-17. 2022 -
Where innovation meets directionality: An index to measure regional readiness to deal with societal challenges
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu; Dotti, Nicola Francesco; Morisson, Arnault; Rizzo, Annalisa. European planning studies 2022; 30 8: 1549-1576. 2021 -
Robust measurement of innovation performances in Europe with a hierarchy of interacting composite indicators
Corrente, Salvatore; Garcia-Bernabeu, Ana; Greco, Salvatore; Makkonen, Teemu. Economics of innovation and new technology [Epub ahead of print 20 Apr 2021]: 1-18. 2021 -
Entrepreneurship in rural areas: Locational choices and embeddedness
Saarinen, Essi; Makkonen, Teemu / The Rural Enterprise Economy. 2021. 2021 -
The role of proximity in stakeholder networks for Smart Specialisation: a Sparsely Populated Area case study
Ghinoi, Stefano; Steiner, Bodo; Makkonen, Teemu. Innovation: the european journal of social science research [Epub ahead of print 27 Jan 2021]: 1-21. 2021 -
Resilient cross-border regional innovation systems for sustainability? A systematic review of drivers and constraints
Korhonen, Jaana E; Koskivaara, Atte; Makkonen, Teemu; Yakusheva, Natalya; Malkamäki, Arttu. Innovation: the european journal of social science research 34 2: 202-221. 2021 -
Urbanisation and the shifting conditions of the state as a territorial-political community: A study of the geographies of political efficacy
Luukkonen, Juho; Wekcroth, Mikko; Kemppainen, Teemu; Makkonen, Teemu; Sirviö, Heikki. Transactions of the institute of british geographers [Epub ahead of print 1 Nov 2021]: 1-17. 2021 -
Systems of environmental innovation: sectoral and technological perspectives on ballast water treatment systems
Makkonen, Teemu; Inkinen, Tommi. Wmu journal of maritime affairs 20: 81-98. 2021 -
Cycling in Tibet: An analysis of tourists' spatiotemporal behavior and infrastructure
Mou, Naixia; Liu, Zhiwen; Zheng, Yunhao; Makkonen, Teemu; Yang, Tengfei; Zhang, Lingxian. Tourism management 2022; 88: 104418. 2021 -
Originality: The Holy Grail of tourism research
Rodríguez, Isabel; Mantecón, Alejandro; Williams, Allan M.; Makkonen, Teemu; Kim, Yoo Ri. Journal of travel research [Epub ahead of print 5 Aug 2021]: 1-14. 2021