'The challenges of poverty and social exclusion cannot be fully
resolved through conventional public sector policies and market-led
innovation. The case studies in this Handbook capture some of the
key success factors of socially innovative action in different
socio-economic contexts. This Handbook will inspire readers as it
highlights the creativity and commitment of diverse enterprises and
movements working for social innovation.' - Anna Kajumulo
Tibaijuka, Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements,
United Republic of Tanzania, and retired UN Under Secretary
General, immediate former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT 'Social
innovation may not be a new idea but it is clearly an idea whose
time has come, not least because the traditional models of
innovation - narrowly framed technical models - have run their
course and no longer resonate in a world of societal challenges.
This Handbook has two great merits - it brings conceptual rigour to
the debate and it provides compelling narratives of social
innovation in practice.' - Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University, UK
This enriching Handbook covers many aspects of the scientific and
socio-political debates on social innovation today. The
contributors provide an overview of theoretical perspectives,
methodologies and instructive experiences from all continents, as
well as implications for collective action and policy. They argue
strongly for social innovation as a key to human development. The
Handbook defines social innovation as innovation in social
relations within both micro and macro spheres, with the purpose of
satisfying unmet or new human needs across different layers of
society. It connects social innovation to empowerment dynamics,
thus giving a political character to social movements and bottom-up
governance initiatives. Together these should lay the foundations
for a fairer, more democratic society for all. This
interdisciplinary work, written by scholars collaborating to
develop a joint methodological perspective toward social innovation
agency and processes, will be invaluable for students and
researchers in social science and humanities. It will also appeal
to policy makers, policy analysts, lobbyists and activists seeking
to give inspiration and leadership from a social innovation
perspective. Contributors: A. Abreu, J. Andersen, I. Andre, L.
Arthur, A. Ashta, A. Bilfeldt, I. Calzada, S. Cameron, A. Carmo, K.
Dayson, P. Debruyne, J. Defourny, K. Delica, A. Dubeux, S.
Eizaguirre Anglada, V. Espinoza, A.C. Fernandes, J.-M. Fontan, L.
Fraisse, M.S. Frandsen, M. Garcia Cabeza, R. Gera, J.K.
Gibson-Graham, S. Habersack, A. Hamdouch, D. Harrisson, S.
Hettihewa, J. Hillier, L. Hulgard, B. Jessop, J.-L. Klein, H.
Konstantatos, N.V. Krishna, N. Kunnen, B. Levesque, D. MacCallum,
F. Martinelli, A. Mehmood, A. Membretti, E. Midheme, F. Moulaert,
A. Novy, M. Nyssens, S. Oosterlynck, C. Parra, T. Pilati, M. Pradel
Miquel, G. Roelvink, B. Schaller, P.K. Shajahan, D. Siatitsa, P.
Singer, C. Tornaghi, D.-G. Tremblay, D. Vaiou, P. Van den Broeck,
B. Van Dyck, S. Vicari Haddock, T. Vitale, C. Wright, S. Young
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