Dr Chris Van Egeraat

    Geography,

    Associate Professor

    Rhetoric House
    10
    (01) 708 4714

    Biography

    Chris van Egeraat lectures economic geography at the Department of Geography, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Development Geography from Utrecht University and a PhD from DCU Business School. He has worked as a research officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute and Dublin City University Business School, as a post-doctoral researcher at UCD and as a Research Fellow at NIRSA, Maynooth University. His research interests and publications focus on the economic geography of production/innovation networks and regional economic development. He is Chair of the Regional Studies Association, Irish Branch.

    Book

    Year Publication
    2015 Edgar Morgenroth, Chris van Egeraat, Declan Curran, Justin Gleeson, Nola Hewitt-Dundas, Rutger Kroes and Justin Gleeson (2015) Mapping the Potential for All-Island Sectoral Ecosystems. Newry: IntertradeIreland.
    2014 Van Egeraat, C. Kogler, D. and Cooke, P. (2014) Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation. Abingdon: Routledge.
    2013 Walsh, J. van Egeraat, C., Martin, T. O’Doherty, D. and McDevitt, J. (2013) Mid-East Region Economic Action Plan. Wicklow: MERA.
    2009 O’Byrne, J. and Van Egeraat, C. (2009) North Dublin Industrial Trends and Employment Analysis 2009-2020: Assessing the Region’s Skills and Infrastructural Needs. Dublin: North Dublin Development Coalition (NorDubCo).
    2009 Adair, A., Berry, J., Driscoll, J., Van Egeraat, C., Guerra, E., McGreal, S., Ryan, C., Vigier, F. (2009) The Newry-Dundalk Twin City Region, Armagh: International Centre for Local and regional Development. Armagh: International Centre for Local and regional Development.
    1999 Egeraat, C. van, Trent, C., Breathnach, P., and Walsh, J. (1999) Kildare Linkage Study: An Analysis of Opportunities in Five Sectors. Clane: Kildare County Enterprise Board.
    1997 O'Connell, L., Van Egeraat, C., and Enright, P. (1997) Clusters in Ireland: The Irish Dairy Processing Industry: An Application of Porter's Cluster Analysis. NESC Research Series, no. 1, Dublin: National Economic and Social Council. Dublin: NESC.

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2017 Curran, D. and Van Egeraat, C. and O'Gorman, C. (2017) 'New entrants and inherited competence: the evolution of the Irish biotech sector' In: Local Governance, Development and Innovaiton. Dublin : Glasnevin Publishing.
    2015 Van Egeraat, C. and Gleeson, J. (2015) 'Economic Status and Labour Force' In: The Atlas of Ireland: Mapping Social and Economic Patterns. Maynooth : AIRO.
    2015 Van Egeraat, C. (2015) 'Industry of Employment' In: The Atlas of Ireland: Mapping Social and Economic Patterns. Maynooth : AIRO.
    2014 van Egeraat, C, O Riain, S., Kerr, A. (2014) 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry' In: Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation. London : Routledge. [Full-Text]
    2013 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2013) 'Analysis of the Life sciences Sector' In: Top 250 Exporters. Dublin : Irish Exporters Association.
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2010) 'Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems' In: Digital Ecosystems. Springer : Sringer.
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Sokol, M. (2010) 'Dublin as a Polycentric City Region?' In: Dublin's Economic Development: Building a Thriving and Sustainable City Region. Dublin : DCU Press.
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and O’Byrne, J. (2010) 'Developing the Pharmaceutical Sector in the Dublin City Region' In: Dublin's Economic Development: Building a Thriving and Sustainable City Region. Dublin : DCU Press.
    2009 Van Egeraat, C. and Barry, F. (2009) 'The Pharmaceutical Industry over the Boom Period and Beyond' In: Ireland's Celtic Tiger: Legacies and Prospects. Routledge : Routledge.
    2009 Cassidy, J; Barry, F; van Egeraat, C (2009) 'Porter's diamond and small nations in the global economy: Ireland as a case study' In: HANDBOOK ON SMALL NATIONS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: THE CONTRIBUTION OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC SUCCESS. CHELTENHAM : EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD.
    2007 Egeraat, C. van and Breathnach, P. (2007) 'The Manufacturing Sector' In: Understanding Contemporary Ireland. Pluto Press : Pluto Press. [Full-Text]
    2006 Van Egeraat, C., Sokol, M and Convery, (2006) 'Greater Dublin in the Celtic Tiger Economy: Towards a Polycentric Mega-City Region?' In: The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from Mega-City-Regions in Europe. London : Earthscan / James & James.
    2006 Breathnach, P. and Van Egeraat, C. (2006) 'The Equine Industry in County Kildare' In: Kildare History and Society: Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. Dublin : Geography Publications. [Full-Text]
    2006 Van Egeraat, C. and Sokol, M. (2006) 'Service Firm Connections in the Dublin-Belfast Corridor' In: Ireland’s Megacity Region: The Dublin-Belfast Corridor. Aldershot : Ashgate.
    2000 Jacobson, D., Heanue, K. and Van Egeraat (2000) 'Industrial Agglomeration' In: The IEBM Handbook of Economics. London : Thomson Learning.
    1997 O'Connell, L., Van Egeraat, C., and Pitts, E. (1997) 'The Irish Dairy Processing Industry' In: Competitiveness in the Food Industry. London : Chapman and Hall.
    1997 Clancy, P., O'Malley, E., O'Connoll, L. and Van Egeraat, C. (1997) 'Culliton's Clusters: Still the Way to Go?' In: Sustaining Competitive Advantage. Dublin : National Economic and Social Council.

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2018 O'Leary, E. and Van Egeraat, C. (2018) 'Re-thinking Irish Economic Development'. Administration, 64 (1).
    2016 Curran, D., O’Gorman, C. and Van Egeraat, C. (2016) 'Opportunistic Spin-offs in the Aftermath of an Adverse Corporate Event'. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 23 (4):984-1008. [Full-Text]
    2016 Ó’Riordáin, S. and Van Egeraat, C. (2016) 'The National Spatial Strategy: Lessons for implementing a National Planning Framework'. Administration, 64 (4):5-21. [Full-Text]
    2016 Van Egeraat, C., Morgenroth, E. Kroes, R., Curran, D. and Gleeson, J. (2016) 'A measure for identifying substantial geographic concentrations'. Papers in Regional Science, . [Full-Text]
    2015 Curran, D., Van Egeraat, C. and O’Gorman, C. (2015) 'New Entrants and Inherited Competence in the Evolution of the Irish Biotech Sector'. European Planning Studies, .
    2015 Breathnach, P., Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2015) 'Regional Economic Resilience in Ireland: The Roles of Industrial Structure and Foreign Inward Investment, Regional Studies Regional Science'. Regional Studies, 2 (1). [Full-Text]
    2014 van Egeraat, C; Curran, D (2014) 'Social Networks and Actual Knowledge Flow in the Irish Biotech Industry'. European Planning Studies, 22 :1109-1126. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2013 Shannon, L. and Van Egeraat, C. (2013) 'Regional governance and bottom-up regional development in the Border Region and County Cavan'. Administration, 61 :3-10. [Full-Text]
    2013 van Egeraat, C, O Riain, S., Kerr, A. (2013) 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry'. European Planning Studies, 21 :1437-1455. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2013 Van Egeraat, C; Curran, D (2013) 'Spatial Concentration in the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry: The Role of Spatial Planning and Agglomeration Economies'. Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 104 :338-358. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2013 Meredith, D. and van Egeraat, C. (2013) 'Ten Years On: Revisiting the NSS'. Administration, 60 :3-13. [Full-Text]
    2013 O'Riordain, S. and Van Egeraat, C. (2013) 'New Regional Governance in Ireland: Perspectives and Challenges'. Administration, 61 :3-10. [Full-Text]
    2013 McCafferty, D., Van Egeraat, C., Gleeson, J. and Bartley, B. (2013) 'Complementarities between Urban Centres on the Island of Ireland'. Administration, 60 :115-141. [Full-Text]
    2013 Van Egeraat, C., Breathnach, P. and Curran, D. (2013) 'Enterprise and labour: hubs, gateways and inter-regional specialisation'. Administration, 60 :91-115. [Full-Text]
    2013 O’Keefe, B., Van Egeraat, C. And O’Riordain, S. (2013) 'Putting People First: Reforming Regional and Local Government in Ireland, Regions'. 290 :4-6.
    2013 Van Egeraat, C. and Kogler, D. (2013) 'Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation'. European Planning Studies, 21 :1317-23. [Full-Text]
    2012 Van Egeraat, C (2012) 'The state of the Irish pharmaceutical industry'. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 4 :1039-1041. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2012 van Egeraat, C; Breathnach, P (2012) 'The Drivers of Transnational Subsidiary Evolution: The Upgrading of Process R&D in the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry'. Regional Studies, 46 :1153-1167. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2012 Van Egeraat, C. (2012) 'Review of Competition, Competitive Advantage, and Clusters: The Ideas of Michael Porter'. Regional Studies, 46 :276-277. [Full-Text]
    2010 van Egeraat C. (2010) 'The scale and scope of process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry'. Irish Geography, 43 (1):35-58. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2009 van Egeraat C.; Barry F. (2009) 'The Irish pharmaceutical industry over the boom period and beyond'. Irish Geography, 42 (1):23-44. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2008 Sokol, M; Van Egeraat, C; Williams, B (2008) 'Revisiting the 'informational city': Space of flows, polycentricity and the geography of knowledge-intensive business services in the emerging global city-region of Dublin'. Regional Studies, 42 :1133-1146. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2006 Van Egeraat, C; Jacobson, D (2006) 'The geography of production linkages in the Irish and Scottish microcomputer industry: The role of information exchange'. Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 97 :405-417. [Full-Text]
    2008 Barry, F. and Van Egeraat, C. (2008) 'The Decline of the Computer Hardware Sector: How Ireland Adjusted'. Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2008 :38-57. [Full-Text]
    2007 Van Egeraat, C. (2007) 'Review of Arnoud Lagendijk and Pivi Oinas, Proximity, Distance and Diversity: Issues on Economic Interaction and Local Development'. Journal of Economic Geography, 83 :203-204. [Full-Text]
    2006 Van Egeraat, C. (2006) 'Review of Andy Cumbers and Danny MacKinnon, Clusters in Urban and Regional Development'. Regional Studies, 40 . [Full-Text]
    2005 van Egeraat, C; Jacobson, D (2005) 'Geography of production linkages in the Irish and Scottish microcomputer industry: The role of logistics'. Economic Geograpaphy, 81 :283-303. [Full-Text]
    2004 van Egeraat, C; Jacobson, D (2004) 'The rise and demise of the Irish and Scottish computer hardware industry'. European Planning Studies, 12 :809-834. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2001 Clancy, P., O'Malley, E., O'Connoll, L. and Van Egeraat, C. (2001) 'Industry Clusters in Ireland: An Application of Porter's Model of National Competitive Advantage to Three Sectors, European Planning Studies'. 9 . [Full-Text]
    2000 O'Malley, E., and Van Egeraat, C. (2000) 'Industry Clusters and Irish Indigenous Manufacturing: Limits of the Porter View. Economic and Social Review'. To be added, 31 . [Full-Text]
    1999 Van Grunsven, L. and Van Egeraat, C. (1999) 'Achievements of the Industrial 'High-Road' and Clustering Strategies in Singapore and Their Relevance to European Peripheral Economies. European Planning Studies'. 7 . [Full-Text]
    1999 O'Connell, L., Clancy, P. and Van Egeraat, C. (1999) 'Porter's Diamond: A Problem Solving Heuristic'. European Journal of Marketing, 33 . [Full-Text]

    Other Journal

    Year Publication
    2014 Van Egeraat, C. and Doran, J. (2014) 'Getting the Policies and Priorities Right' Council Review, .
    2013 O’Keefe, B., Van Egeraat, C. And O’Riordain, S. (2013) 'Putting People First: Reforming Regional and Local Government in Ireland, Regions' Regions, 290 (2) :4-6.
    2011 Van Egeraat, C. (2011) 'Ireland, corporation tax and the Dutch sandwich' International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 12 (2) .
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. (2010) 'Comparing Clusters' Corporate Responsibility in Europe: Government Involvement in Sector-specific Initiatives, 6 (6) .
    2008 Creamer, C., Blair, N. O’Keeffe, B. and Van Egeraat, C. (2008) 'Tough Love: Local Cross-Border Co-operation Faces the Challenge of Sustainability' J R Soc Health, 1 (9) .

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2010 van Egeraat, C; Curran, D (2010) DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems

    Published Report

    Year Publication
    2013 Van Egeraat, C. and Gleeson, J. (2013) Economic Baseline Study Meath. Meath County Council, .
    2011 Van Egeraat, C. and Jacobson, J. (2011) The Irish Biopharmaceuticals and Biotech industry. In: Jullien, B., Sectoral Studies of Institutional Configurations and Industrial Dynamics. Deliverable D4.3. EU FP7, .
    2010 Curran, D., O Callaghan, C., Ancien, D., Van Egeraat, C., McCafferty, D., Gleeson, J. and Bartley, B. (2010) Dublin Case Study. In: Harding et al. (2010) The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe, ESPON Final Report. ESPON, .
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2010) Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: Towards the Development of a Biotech Digital Ecosystem in Ireland. Deliverable 11.11 of EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project. (2010) Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: Towards the Development of a Biotech Digital Ecosystem in Ireland. Deliverable 11.11 of EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project. EU FP6, .
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2010) A Biotech Digital Ecosystem for the Greater Dublin Region: DE Deployment Plan. Deliverable 5.1 of EU CIP DEN4DEK Project. EU CIP, .
    2010 Curran, D. and Van Egeraat, C. (2010) Defining and Valuing Dublin’s Creative Industries, Report to Dublin City Council. Dublin City Council, .
    2009 Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy. Deliverable 11.2 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project (2009) Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy. Deliverable 11.2 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project. EU FP6, .
    2009 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2009) A Biotech Digital Ecosystem for the Greater Dublin Region: Preliminary Strategy. Deliverable 4.1 of EU CIP DEN4DEK Project. EU CIP, .
    2008 Van Egeraat, C. O’Riain, S. Kerr, A. Sarkar, R. Chatterjee, J., Stanley, J., Rivera León, L. and Passani, A. (2008) Van Egeraat, C. O’Riain, S. Kerr, A. Sarkar, R. Chatterjee, J., Stanley, J., Rivera León, L. and Passani, A. (2008) A Research Agenda for Bridging Digital Ecosystems to Regional Development and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: A Preliminary Report. Deliverable 11.1 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project. EU FP6, .
    2006 Van Egeraat, C., Kitchin, R. and O'Brien, M. (2006) Van Egeraat, C., Kitchin, R. and O'Brien, M. (2006), Investing in Maynooth: the prime location for the systems biology sector. Report prepared for the Dean of Research, NUI Maynooth, October 2006. Maynooth University, .
    2006 Van Egeraat, C., Kitchin, R. and O'Brien, M. (2006) Investing in Maynooth: the prime location for knowledge based activities. NUI Maynooth, .
    2005 Sokol, M. and Van Egeraat C. (2005) Polynet Action 2.1 and 2.2: Qualitative Analysis of Service Business Connections, Greater Dublin. In Hall, P. and Pain, K., Polynet Action 2.1 and 2.2. Interim report to INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat. INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat, .
    2005 Yarwood, J., Van Egeraat C. and Sokol, M. (2005) Polynet Action 1.1: Commuting and the Definition of Functional Urban Regions, Greater Dublin. In Hall, P. and Pain, K., Polynet Action 1.1. Interim report to INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat. INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat, .
    2005 Van Egeraat C., Sokol, M. and Yarwood, J. (2005) Polynet Action 1.2: Quantitative Analysis of Service Business Connections, Greater Dublin. In Hall, P. and Pain, K., Polynet Action 1.2. Interim report to INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat. INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat, .
    1997 Clancy, P., O'Malley, E., O'Connoll, L. and Van Egeraat, C. (1997) Clusters in Ireland: An Application of Porter's Model of National Competitive Advantage to Three Sectors (report prepared for the National Economic and Social Council. NESC, .
    1995 Van Grunsven, L., Van Egeraat, C. and Meijsen, S. (1995) New Manufacturing Establishments and Regional Economy in Johor, Malaysia: Production Linkages, Employment and Labour Fields (Utrecht University Report Series). Utrecht University, .

    Book Review

    Year Publication
    2012 van Egeraat, C (2012) Competition, Competitive Advantage, and Clusters: The Ideas of Michael Porter. ABINGDON: [Book Review] [DOI]
    2007 van Egeraat, C (2007) Proximity, distance and diversity: Issues on economic and local development. WORCESTER: [Book Review]
    2006 Van Egeraat, C (2006) Clusters in urban and regional development. ABINGDON: [Book Review]

    Editorial

    Year Publication
    2013 Van Egeraat, C; Kogler, DF (2013) Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation Networks. ABINGDON: [Editorial] [DOI]

    Working Paper

    Year Publication
    2015 Van Egeraat, C. Morgenroth, E., Curran, D., Kroes, R. and Gleeson, J. (2015) A measure for identifying substantial geographic concentrations. Munich: [Working Paper]
    2014 Breathnach, P., Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2014) Regional Economic Resilience in Ireland: The Roles of Industrial Structure and Foreign Inward Investment. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2011 Curran, D., Van Egeraat, C. and O’Gorman (2011) New Entrants and Inherited Competence: The Evolution of the Irish Biotech Sector. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2010 McCafferty, D., Van Egeraat, C., Gleeson, J. And Bartley, B. (2010) Complementarities between Urban Centres on the island of Ireland. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2010) Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2010 Van Egeraat, C. and Curran, D. (2010) Defining and valuing Dublin’s creative Industries. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2009 Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries. Maynooth: [Working Paper]
    2008 Van Egeraat, C. and Barry, F. (2008) The Irish Pharmaceutical Industry over the Boom Period and Beyond. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2008 Van Egeraat, C. and Breathnacht, P. (2008) The Drivers of Transnational Subsidiary Evolution: The Upgrading of Process R&D in the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2007 Van Egeraat, C. (2007) The Scale and Scope of Process R&D in the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2007 Sokol, M., Van Egeraat, C. and Williams, B. (2007) Revisiting the ‘Informational City’: Space of Flows, Polycentricity and Knowledge-intensive Business Services in an Emerging Global City. Loughborough: [Working Paper]
    2005 Van Egeraat C. and Sokol, M. (2005) Polycentricity in the Dublin Mega-City Region: A Quantitative Analysis of Service Firm Connections. Dublin: [Working Paper]
    2005 Barry, F. and Van Egeraat, C. (2005) The Eastward Shift of Computer Hardware Production: How Ireland Adjusted. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2005 Van Egeraat, C. and Jacobson, D. (2005) Information Exchange and the Geography of Production Linkages – the Microcomputer Industry in Ireland and Scotland. Maynooth: [Working Paper] [Full-Text]
    2005 Sokol, M., and Van Egeraat, C. (2005) Locational strategies of advanced producer services in Dublin: towards a polycentric mega-city region?. Dublin: [Working Paper]
    2005 Van Egeraat C. and Sokol, M. (2005) Van Egeraat C. and Sokol, M. Polycentricity in the Dublin Mega-City Region: A Quantitative Analysis of Service Firm Connections, UII Working Paper Series No. 1, Urban Institute Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland. Dublin: [Working Paper]
    1999 Van Egeraat, C. and O'Malley, E. (1999) Porter's Industry Clusters in Irish Indigenous Industry. Dublin: [Working Paper]

    Report

    Year Publication
    1999 van Egeraat, Chris; Trant, Kathy; Breathnach, Proinnsias; Walsh, James A (1999) Kildare Linkage Study. Clane, County Kildare: [Report]
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    Outreach Activities

    Organisation Type Description
    Meath County Council Policy Makers Member of the Meath Economic Forum
    Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Policy Makers Member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for the National Planning Framework
    Regional Studies Association Irish Branch Civic Society Previous Chair and Current Secretary of the Irish branch of the Regional Studies Association, the leading global learned society in the field of Regional Studies. In conjunction with national, regional and local government and civic society organisations, I have organised multiple conferences and workshops, many with a clear implications for regional policy.
    IntertradeIreland Policy Makers Member of the steering group for developing a cross-border bio-pharmaceutical ecosystem
    Mid-East Regional Authority Policy Makers Co-author Mid-East Regional Economic Action Plan
    National Economic and Social Council Policy Makers Consultancy related to industrial development
    Forfas Policy Makers Consultancy related to industrial development
    Enterprise Ireland Civic Society Consultancy related to industrial development
    Kildare County Council Civic Society Co-author Kildate Linkage Programme
    IDA Ireland Civic Society Consultancy related to regional and national industrial development