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Classification of Social Innovations for Marginalized Rural Areas

Year: 2017

Type: report

Abstract: This deliverable asserts the need for a common definition of social innovation (SI) for use by the SIMRA project.This provides guidance for teams of scientists investigating social innovation and informs those involved in policy design and implementation.We see it as incumbent on those investigating SI to have conceptual and definitional clarity and those supporting it to know what it is that they are supporting.Against this background, the following definition of SI has been developed: "The reconfiguring of social practices, in response to societal challenges, which seeks to enhance outcomes on societal well-being and necessarily includes the engagement of civil society actors."

Source: Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling

Authors: Nico Polman, Bill Slee, Tatiana Kluvánková, M.W.C. Dijkshoorn-Dekker, Maria Nijnik, Veronika Gežík, Katrine Soma

Language: English

Topic: Innovation, Technology, and Society

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: James Hutton Institute, European Commission, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Awards: Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas, G402021293

OpenAlex ID: W2802744251

Cites: 43

Cited by: 42

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