Universities as catalysts of change in locked-in and vulnerable resource-based regions of the Global South
研究大学如何在全球南方锁定且脆弱的资源型地区促进区域发展与创新，通过秘鲁两个矿区的比较案例，发现冲突氛围和缺乏创新文化是主要挑战，而战略领导和机构能力是关键。
This paper explores the contribution of universities to regional development and innovation in locked-in and vulnerable resource-based regions of the Global South. Building on a regional change agency approach, we identify the combination of key factors and context preconditions for universities to successfully fulfil their local engagement role in a particularly challenging environment. To do so, we use a comparative case study of two mining regions in Peru. Our results reveal that the prevalence of a climate of conflict and the lack of an innovation culture in the regional ecosystem are important challenges, while strategic leadership and institutional capacities are central elements for universities to fulfil their role as transformative agents.