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The Importance of Knowledge Transfer for the Development of Rural Areas in Pomerania
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Knowledge resources are one of the most important factors stimulating the development of contemporary rural areas. The aim of this article is to discuss the nature of knowledge and diagnose its transfer, which occurs as a result of interactions between indigenous inhabitants (autochthons, “oldtimers”) and “new” rural inhabitants (allochthons, “newcomers”), and to assess its impact on the development of the rural areas studied. The analysis was conducted on both theoretical and empirical grounds (a case study based on the peripheral village of Wszedzień). This case study is a fragment of broader research conducted as part of the project entitled “Rural-Urban Knowledge Transfer – Models of Interdependence”, whose analytical procedure covered 18 geographically diverse rural centers in Poland. This research approach incorporated desk research of secondary data, primarily domestic and international publications, as well as descriptive methods. A review of the relevant literature highlighted definitional ambiguities concerning both the conceptualization of knowledge and the mechanisms of its transfer. Based on questionnaire surveys conducted among residents of the village of Wszedzień, as well as qualitative interviews with representatives of permanent residents (the local leader) and migrants (newcomers), a typology of knowledge transfer, its directions, and degree of intensification were identified, and the implications of diffusion for the analyzed social groups and the “small homeland” were diagnosed. The empirical research demonstrates that knowledge transfer between native and “new” residents of the village of Wszedzień, despite its low intensity, determines local development processes. Both groups contribute unique resources, the combination of which triggers social synergy.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/b.2026.81.0.123-146
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