The electronics industry is one of the most representative industries that organizes production on a global scale, and it also plays a significant role in the global economy. As one of the key founders of the Manchester School, Prof. Henry Wai-Chung Yeung from the National University of Singapore, launched his new book Interconnected World: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia. This book, based on the theoretical framework of the Global Production Networks 2.0, through solid empirical studies, has analyzed the form, evolution and drivers of the global production networks in the 2010s of the four most important segments in the electronics industry (i.e., semiconductors, personal computers, cell phones, and consumer electronics).
Currently, in human geography, theories tend to stand alone, without sufficient dialogues with each other. It lacks a common base on which different sub-disciplines, theories and approaches could engage with each other and jointly discuss how to develop better theories for the whole discipline. Against this backdrop, Professor Henry Wai-Chung Yeung's new book Theory and Explanation in Geography offers a systematic review and a critical reflection of mainstream critical theories in human geography, and points to the direction for future theory advancement.
The recently published book, "Innovation Pattern and Path of Urban Agglomeration in China" by Haitao Ma, provides a comprehensive exploration of the concepts, theories, and patterns of innovation within Chinese urban agglomerations. It contributes to a nuanced understanding of the innovation process at the urban-region scale. The book also delves into the planning practices and trajectories of science and technology innovation in Chinese urban agglomerations. Building on this book, future research could further investigate the following issues: (1) the interdependence between the delineation of urban agglomeration boundaries and the analysis of regional innovation collaboration; (2) theoretical advancements concerning collaborative innovation in urban agglomerations or urban networks; (3) the integration of different innovation actors and various forms of network connections within urban agglomerations.
