A research agenda for social innovation / edited by Jürgen Howaldt, Christoph Kaletka, Antonius Schröder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schröder, A. (Antonius), editor.

Kaletka, Christoph, editor.

Howaldt, Jürgen, 1960- editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Research Agendas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Sociology.

Social change--Research--Methodology.

Social change.

Social entrepreneurship--Research--Methodology.

Social entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages.) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2021.

Summary:

This insightful Research Agenda offers unique perspectives into the different strands of social innovation research, covering the history and theory of this ever-growing research field. Chapters show the range and depth of the social advances that characterize this vibrant and contested subject, and analyse the strong increase in political and public interest in social innovation. Exploring the potential influence of social innovation on important social factors, the Research Agenda looks at education, poverty reduction, environmental policies, and health and social care. Contributors examine the approaches and successful initiatives that illustrate the strengths of social innovations in manifold areas and in establishing sustainable patterns of consumption, while coping with demographic change. Possible future research pathways are outlined and new topics such as social innovation ecosystems, epistemic diversities and sustainable development are examined in detail. This discerning and innovative Research Agenda will be an ideal read for social innovation researchers, policy-makers and innovation-policy stakeholders. It will be a welcome addition to the literature for innovation practitioners and entrepreneurs looking for theoretical insights into this influential subject.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. A Research Agenda for Social Innovation - the emergence of a research field

PART I History of the concept and theoretical foundations

2. Research on the history of innovation: from the spiritual to the social

3. Social innovation and social change

4. The importance of systems thinking and transformation for social innovation research: the evolution of an approach to social innovation

5. The role of social innovation research in sustainable development

6. Digital transformation of work: spillover effects of workplace innovation on social innovation

PART II Governance, actors and ecosystems

7. Capabilities approach and social innovation

8. Unpacking epistemic diversities in grassroots social innovation and enterprises in India: a critical agenda for re-centering people

9. Social innovation ecosystems: a literature review and insights for a research agenda

10. Power and conflict in social innovation: a field-based perspective

PART III Framework conditions and infrastructures

11. Research on social innovation: advancing the frontiers of social innovation research and policy

12. Collaborative spaces for social innovation

13. The role of design research in and for social innovation

14. Social innovation and social sciences: reflections on a difficult relationship

15. Measuring social innovation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Howaldt, Jürgen A Research Agenda for Social Innovation

ISBN:

9781789909357 (electronic book)