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The 'Stitching Up' of Regional Development Governance: metaphorically speaking

  • Mary-Louise Conway

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Abstract

In this paper, metaphor is explored for its capacity to create meaning in the early stages of doctoral research. Metaphor has been useful in enabling me to make sense of disparate literature surrounding regional development governance and gender. The construction of a metaphor has enabled me to consider my own subjectivities and build a voice within the research. Metaphor by nature is descriptive and it is this cognitive aesthetic which has made it engaging as a method for creating a sense of wholeness out of many disparate parts. It is hoped that the metaphor will also be useful for women and men involved in the regional development context who wish to make sense of their experiences.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngaging the Multiple Contexts of Management: Convergence and Divergence of Management Theory and Practice - Proceedings of the 19th ANZAM Conference
EditorsDoug Davies, Greg Fisher & Rachel Hughes
Place of PublicationCanberra, Australia
PublisherAustralian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
ISBN (Print)1740882458
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2005
EventANZAM 2005: 19th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management - Canberra, Australia
Duration: 7 Dec 200510 Dec 2005

Conference

ConferenceANZAM 2005: 19th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
CityCanberra, Australia
Period7/12/0510/12/05

Keywords

  • Business and Management

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