This book is open access under a CC BY license. Interest in social innovation continues to rise, from governments setting up social innovation 'labs' to large corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice, and this hampers our ability to understand social innovation and make the most of its potential. This collection brings together work by leading social innovation researchers globally, exploring the practice and process of researching social innovation, its nature and effects. Combining theoretical chapters and empirical studies, it shows how social innovation is blurring traditional boundaries between the market, the state and civil society, thereby developing new forms of services, relationships and collaborations. It takes a critical perspective, analyzing potential downsides of social innovation that often remain unexplored or are glossed over, yet concludes with a powerful vision of the potential for social innovation to transform society. It aims to be a valuable resource for students and researchers, as well as policymakers and others supporting and leading social innovation.
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Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
Publication Date: 04 Sep 2015
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781137549532
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Geoff Mulgan National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (Nesta) UK Jürgen Howaldt TU Dortmund University Germany Ralf Kopp TU Dortmund University Germany Michael Schwarz Freelancer Germany Katharine McGowan University of Waterloo Canada Frances Westley University of Waterloo Canada Marie J. Bouchard Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Catherine Trudelle Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Louise Briand Université du Québec en Outaouais Canada Juan-Luis Klein Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Benoit Lévesque Université du Québec à Montréal and École nationale d'administration publique Canada David Longtin Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Mathieu Pelletier Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Jane Jenson Université de Montréal Canada Adalbert Evers Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen/Universität Heidelberg Germany Benjamin Ewert University Hospital Bonn Germany Carla Cipolla Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab / UFRJ - Coppe Brazil Patricia Melo Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab / UFRJ - Coppe Brazil Ezio Manzini Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Network Italy Eva Sørensen Roskilde University Denmark Jacob Torfing Roskilde University Denmark Jungwon Kim Spreadi UK Sojung Rim Spreadi UK Ahyoung Park Cdot (C.) South Korea Sunkyung Han Cdot (C.) South Korea Ola Tjornbo University of Waterloo Canada Lina Sonne Okapi India Roberto Mangabeira Unger Harvard Law School United States