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New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research

Palgrave Macmillan

Editors:

  1. Alex Nicholls

    1. University of Oxford, UK

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  2. Julie Simon

    1. The Young Foundation, UK

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  3. Madeleine Gabriel

    1. Nesta, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Introduction: Dimensions of Social Innovation

    1. Introduction: Dimensions of Social Innovation

      • Alex Nicholls, Julie Simon, Madeleine Gabriel
      Pages 1-26Open Access

  3. Researching Social Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    3. At the Root of Change: The History of Social Innovation

      • Katharine McGowan, Frances Westley
      Pages 52-68Open Access

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

      • Marie J. Bouchard, Catherine Trudelle, Louise Briand, Juan-Luis Klein, Benoît Lévesque, David Longtin et al.
      Pages 69-85Open Access

  4. Blurring Boundaries and Reconfiguring Relations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Social Innovation: Redesigning the Welfare Diamond

      • Jane Jenson
      Pages 89-106Open Access

    3. Social Innovation for Social Cohesion

      • Adalbert Evers, Benjamin Ewert
      Pages 107-127Open Access

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

      • Carla Cipolla, Patricia Melo, Ezio Manzini
      Pages 128-142Open Access

  5. Producing Social Innovation through New Forms of Collaboration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    3. Seoul City’s Social Innovation Strategy: New Models of Communication to Strengthen Citizen Engagement

      • Jungwon Kim, Sojung Rim, Sunkyung Han, Ahyoung Park
      Pages 170-191Open Access

    4. Can Collective Intelligence Produce Social Innovation?

      • Ola Tjornbo
      Pages 192-211Open Access

  6. Conclusion: The Task of the Social Innovation Movement

    1. Conclusion: The Task of the Social Innovation Movement

      • Roberto Mangabeira Unger
      Pages 233-251Open Access

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 252-267
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About this book

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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Keywords

  • Social innovation
  • social enterprise
  • social entrepreneurship
  • social change
  • communication
  • entrepreneur
  • Entrepreneurship
  • governance
  • government
  • innovation
  • Leadership
  • service
  • strategy
  • technology
  • transformation
  • work
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, UK

    Alex Nicholls

  • The Young Foundation, UK

    Julie Simon

  • Nesta, UK

    Madeleine Gabriel

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About the editors

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
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Bibliographic Information

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Softcover Book USD 23.00
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