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Encyclopedia of Social Innovation
This invaluable Encyclopedia presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of the field of social innovation, providing an insightful view into potential future developments both practically and theoretically.
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This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
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This invaluable Encyclopedia presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of the field of social innovation, providing an insightful view into potential future developments both practically and theoretically.
With entries authored by prominent international scholars, the Encyclopedia outlines the theoretical foundations, concepts, types, processes and measurement of social innovation. Entries cover a variety of key themes including social innovation ecosystems, co-creation, new technologies and methods, education, governance and policies.
The Encyclopedia of Social Innovation will serve as a significant reference point for both scholars and students of social entrepreneurship, sociology and management. It will also be beneficial for all those seeking to clarify various problem-solving routes in the face of contemporary societal challenges.
Key Features:
• 77 accessible and fully-referenced entries
•一个跨学科的范围提供读者智慧h a sound overview of social innovation in different research areas
• Exploration of the societal, political, business and entrepreneurial ramifications of social innovation
• Examination of the challenges caused by modern phenomena such as rapid population growth and how these challenges have affected new social demands.
With entries authored by prominent international scholars, the Encyclopedia outlines the theoretical foundations, concepts, types, processes and measurement of social innovation. Entries cover a variety of key themes including social innovation ecosystems, co-creation, new technologies and methods, education, governance and policies.
The Encyclopedia of Social Innovation will serve as a significant reference point for both scholars and students of social entrepreneurship, sociology and management. It will also be beneficial for all those seeking to clarify various problem-solving routes in the face of contemporary societal challenges.
Key Features:
• 77 accessible and fully-referenced entries
•一个跨学科的范围提供读者智慧h a sound overview of social innovation in different research areas
• Exploration of the societal, political, business and entrepreneurial ramifications of social innovation
• Examination of the challenges caused by modern phenomena such as rapid population growth and how these challenges have affected new social demands.
Critical Acclaim
‘In recent decades, the study of social innovations has become a vibrant and increasingly specialized field of research. This Encyclopedia offers a unique journey into this research area thanks to a plurality of theoretical frameworks, disciplinary perspectives and research angles from 77 articles. An essential reference!’
– Sylvain Lefèvre, University of Québec at Montréal, Canada
‘With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from all over the world, this comprehensive and extraordinary reference work provides a wealth of information on innovative approaches to addressing social and socio-economic challenges. Whether you're an academic, a social entrepreneur, or policymaker, the Encyclopedia of Social Innovation is a must-have for understanding and advancing social innovation.’
– Susana Borras, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
‘The Encyclopedia of Social Innovation offers a rich set of topics and themes and insightful reflection by globally renowned scholars.’
– Johanna Mair, Hertie School, Germany
– Sylvain Lefèvre, University of Québec at Montréal, Canada
‘With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from all over the world, this comprehensive and extraordinary reference work provides a wealth of information on innovative approaches to addressing social and socio-economic challenges. Whether you're an academic, a social entrepreneur, or policymaker, the Encyclopedia of Social Innovation is a must-have for understanding and advancing social innovation.’
– Susana Borras, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
‘The Encyclopedia of Social Innovation offers a rich set of topics and themes and insightful reflection by globally renowned scholars.’
– Johanna Mair, Hertie School, Germany
Contributors
Contributors include: Yves-Marie Abraham, Graziela Alperstedt, Carla Alvial-Palavicino, Carolina Andion, Ken Aoo, Flor Avelino, Swati Banerjee, Jo Barraket, Sergio Belda-Miquel, Gabriel Berger, Steffen Bethmann, Dipannita Bhattacharjee, Birgit Blättel-Mink, Leopoldo Blugerman, Victoria Boelman, Alejandra Boni, Stefan Böschen, Marie Bouchard, Marleen Brans, Uwe Cantner, Toni Caro, Eleanor Carter, Shrirang Chaudhary, Gabriela Christmann, Carla Cipolla, Wendy Cukier, Anne de Bruin, Tine de Moor, Alessandro Deserti, Steven Dhondt, Dmitri Domanski, Adina Dumitru, Alexander Ebner, Jakob Edler, Monica Edwards-Schachter, Marta Enciso, Timur Ergen, Benjamin Ewert, Anne-Laure Fayard, Dirk Fornahl, Diego Galego, Bipashyee Ghosh, Tuur Ghys, Maria Gohn, Zohreh Hassannezhad, Atila Havas, Fiona Henderson, Jürgen Howaldt, Lars Hulgard, Matthias Hüttemann, Gorka Espiau Idoiaga, Alina Kadyrova, Christoph Kaletka, René Kemp, Andreas Knie, Ralf Kopp, Gorgi Krlev, Cordula Kropp, Daniel Krüger, Christopher Kullenberg, Benoît Lévesque, Ghita Lkhoyaali, Karina Maldonado-Mariscal, Ashokkumar Manoharan, Sally McGeogh, Katharine McGowan, Adela McMurray, Massimo Menichinelli, Matthias Menter, Georg Mildenberger, Jeremy Millard, Nora Milotay, Philipp Mirvis, Gianluca Misuraca, Guang Ying Mo, Michele-Lee Moore, Bronwen Morgan, Geoff Mulgan, Cian O'Donovan, Anne Parpan Blaser, Bonno Pel, Caetano C.R. Penna, Marlei Pozzebon, Maria Rabadijeva, Emmanuel Raufflet, Francesca Rizzo, Karolin Rogge, Pierre Rossel, Michael Roy, Fabio Saldanha, Ella Scheepers, Johan Schot, Antonius Schröder, Cornelius Schubert, Klaus Schuch, Elmar Schüll, Michael Schwarz, Don Scott, Abdul Shaban, P.K. Shajahan, Mandy Singer-Brodowski, Melanie Smallman, Lina Sonne, Ana Clara Souza, Simone Strambach, Judith Sutz, Simon Teasdale, Judith Terstriep, Volker Then, Jan-Frederik Thurmann, Ola Tjörnbo, Fergus Turner, Diana Carolina Velasco, Lucien von Schomberg, Rene von Schomberg, Eva Wascher, Matthias Weber, Olaf Weber, Sabine Weber, Julia Wittmayer, Laura Fee Wloka, Rafael Ziegler, Marthe Zirngiebl
