New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research / edited by Alex Nicholls, Julie Simon, Madeleine Gabriel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, Alex.

Contributor:

Nicholls, Alex, Editor.

Simon, Julie, Editor.

Gabriel, Madeleine, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state.

Technological innovations.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Political science.

Development economics.

Community development.

Social service.

Welfare.

Innovation and Technology Management.

Economic Sociology.

Political Science.

Development Economics.

Social Work and Community Development.

Local Subjects:

Welfare.

Innovation and Technology Management.

Economic Sociology.

Political Science.

Development Economics.

Social Work and Community Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 267 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

2015.

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword: The Study of Social Innovation - Theory, Practice and Progress

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Dimensions of Social Innovation

Part I: Researching Social Innovation

1 Social Innovations as Drivers of Social Change - Exploring Tarde's Contribution to Social Innovation Theory Building

2 At the Root of Change: The History of Social Innovation

3 A Relational Database to Understand Social Innovation and Its Impact on Social Transformation

Part II: Blurring Boundaries and Reconfiguring Relations

4 Social Innovation: Redesigning the Welfare Diamond

5 Social Innovation for Social Cohesion

6 Collaborative Services in Informal Settlements: Social Innovation in a Pacified Favela in Rio de Janeiro

Part III: Producing Social Innovation through New Forms of Collaboration

7 Enhancing Public Innovation through Collaboration, Leadership and New Public Governance

8 Seoul City's Social Innovation Strategy: New Models of Communication to Strengthen Citizen Engagement

9 Can Collective Intelligence Produce Social Innovation?

10 The Usefulness of Networks: A Study of Social Innovation in India

Conclusion: The Task of the Social Innovation Movement

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

CC BY

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781137506795

1137506792

OCLC:

937997830