New frontiers in social innovation research /
Title By: Nicholls, Alex [Edited by] | Simon, Julie [Edited by] | Gabriel, Madeleine [Edited by]
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BookPublisher: Germany : Palgrave Macmillan, c2015.Description: xxix, 267 p. : ill., ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781137506795; 9781137549532Subject(s): Social entrepreneurship | Social change | Diffusion of innovations -- Social aspects | Technological innovations -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 338.064 NE WF Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 338.064 LI IN Innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological change / | 338.064 MA VA Value creation and the Internet of things : | 338.064 NE WF New frontiers in social innovation research / | 338.064 NE WF New frontiers in social innovation research / | 338.064 OR GA Organizing global technology flows : | 338.064 OR WT WTF : | 338.064 PA ST Structural economic dynamics : |
This book is open access under a CC BY license. Foreword: The Study of Social Innovation - Theory, Practice and Progress; Geoff Mulgan Introduction: Dimensions of Social Innovation; Alex Nicholls; Julie Simon; Madeleine Gabriel PART I: RESEARCHING SOCIAL INNOVATION 1. Social Innovations as Drivers of Social Change - Exploring Tarde's Contribution to Social Innovation Theory Building; Jurgen Howaldt; Ralf Kopp; Michael Schwarz 2. At the Root of Change: The History of Social Innovation; Katharine McGowan; Frances Westley 3. A Relational Database to Understand Social Innovation and its Impact on Social Transformation; Marie J. Bouchard; Catherine Trudelle; Louise Briand; Juan-Luis Klein; Benoit Levesque; David Longtin; Mathieu Pelletier PART II: BLURRING BOUNDARIES AND RECONFIGURING RELATIONS 4. Social Innovation. Redesigning the Welfare Diamond; Jane Jenson 5. Social Innovation for Social Cohesion; Adalbert Evers; Benjamin Ewert 6. Collaborative Services in Informal Settlements: Social Innovation in a Pacified Favela in Rio de Janeiro; Carla Cipolla; Patricia Melo; Ezio Manzini PART III: PRODUCING SOCIAL INNOVATION THROUGH NEW FORMS OF COLLABORATION 7. Enhancing Public Innovation through Collaboration, Leadership and New Public Governance; Eva Sorensen; Jacob Torfing 8. Seoul City's Social Innovation Strategy: New Models of Communication to Strengthen Citizen Engagement; Jungwon Kim; Sojung Rim; Sunkyung Han; Ahyoung Park 9. Can Collective Intelligence Produce Social Innovation?; Ola Tjornbo 10. The Usefulness of Networks: a Study of Social Innovation in India; Lina Sonne Conclusion: The Task of the Social Innovation Movement; Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
Interest in social innovation is growing, from governments setting up innovation 'labs' to corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice. This collection helps bridge that gap, compiling work by leading social innovation researchers to build understanding of the nature and effects of social innovation.