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New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research
β Scribed by Alex Nicholls, Julie Simon, Madeleine Gabriel (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 293
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book is open access under a CC BY license.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Introduction: Dimensions of Social Innovation....Pages 1-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Social Innovations as Drivers of Social Change β Exploring Tardeβs Contribution to Social Innovation Theory Building....Pages 29-51
At the Root of Change: The History of Social Innovation....Pages 52-68
A Relational Database to Understand Social Innovation and Its Impact on Social Transformation....Pages 69-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Social Innovation: Redesigning the Welfare Diamond....Pages 89-106
Social Innovation for Social Cohesion....Pages 107-127
Collaborative Services in Informal Settlements: Social Innovation in a Pacified Favela in Rio de Janeiro....Pages 128-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Enhancing Public Innovation through Collaboration, Leadership and New Public Governance....Pages 145-169
Seoul Cityβs Social Innovation Strategy: New Models of Communication to Strengthen Citizen Engagement....Pages 170-191
Can Collective Intelligence Produce Social Innovation?....Pages 192-211
The Usefulness of Networks: A Study of Social Innovation in India....Pages 212-232
Conclusion: The Task of the Social Innovation Movement....Pages 233-251
Back Matter....Pages 252-267
β¦ Subjects
Development Economics; Social Work and Community Development; Social Sciences, general; Entrepreneurship; Social Policy; Innovation/Technology Management
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