Beyond Territorial Innovation Models: The Pertinence of the Territorial Approach

Research on territorial innovation models (TIMs) has had and still has a considerable impact on innovation studies in a broad range of fields (political economy, geography, sociology, administrative and political science, etc.). This paper suggests that a broader approach – territorial economy – which became structured to a considerable extent thanks to research on innovation, is emerging. It has much to give when applied to other current social issues (mobility, financialization, etc.) and to theoretical improvement (that is, it can upgrade one's understanding of economic change by putting space and time at the centre of economic theories).