Political change through social innovation : a debate / Frank Moulaert (Emeritus Professor of Spatial Planning, Department of Architecture, KU Leuven, Belgium), Bob Jessop (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University), Erik Swyngedouw, (Professor of Geography, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, UK), Liana Simmons (Political Scientist, Food Activist, Italy), and Pieter Van den Broeck (Professor of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, KU Leuven, Belgium).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moulaert, Frank, author.

Jessop, Bob, author.

Swyngedouw, E. (Erik), author.

Simmons, Liana R., author.

Broeck, Pieter van den, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar dialogues series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization.

Social change--Political aspects.

Social change.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

"This book asks why socially innovative initiatives, including attempts to rejuvenate democracy by introducing new modes of participation, are not leading to a democratization of the State or overcoming the gap between political leaders and people. It offers a vivid and thought-provoking conversation on why we are at such an impasse and explores concrete possibilities for change. Offering insights on the failures of modern democracies from three leading voices of contemporary social science, the book interrogates the possibilities of progressive socio-political agendas, strategies, and movements seeking to overcome these failures. It highlights examples of bottom-linked forms of governance that provide signs of positive change and focuses on the essential role that progressive institutions play in enabling socio-political transformation. It also analyses how processes of self-emancipation driven by social innovation and political mobilization movements represent the most promising form of political engagement today. Students and scholars of social innovation and governance will find this to be an invigorating read. It will also be helpful to politicians and government officials seeking to understand, respond to, and explore efforts towards democratizing political change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword

1. Can mutual aid in a post-industrial society reforge the political? / Frank Moulaert, Bob Jessop, Erik Swyngedouw and Liana Simmons

2. Bottom-linked governance and socio-political transformation / Frank Moulaert

3. Is emancipatory politicization still possible today? / Erik Swyngedouw

4. Exploring the dilemma between self-emancipation and self-responsibilization / Bob Jessop

5. Debate: A dialogical encounter on the potentialities of social innovation for social-political transformation

6. Towards socially innovative political transformation / Frank Moulaert, Pieter Van Den Broeck, Liana Simmons, Bob Jessop and Erik Swyngedouw

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781803925141 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.