Social innovation : new forms of organisation in knowledge-based societies

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Title:

Social innovation : new forms of organisation in knowledge-based societies

Author:

Ruiz Viñals, Carmen.

ISBN:

9780415640145

Publication Information:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description:

x, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge/Lisbon civic forum studies in innovation ; 1

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The concept of social innovation -- 1.Social innovations and the advancement of the general concept of innovation / Josef Hochgerner -- 2.Social innovations in the perspective of Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics / Horst Hanusch -- pt. II Innovation and non-profit organisations -- 3.Non-profit organisations and new social paradigms / Tibor Palankai -- 4.Fundraising and transparency in the not-for-profit sector / Alex Murdock -- 5.Social innovation oriented towards solving practical problems: the case of the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa / Rui Teixeira Santos -- pt. III Social innovation and new technologies -- 6.New forms of organisation for social innovation and entrepreneurship: the social cloud innovation model / Joan Francesc Fondevila -- 7.Web 2.0 and social innovation / David Sancho -- 8.Social innovation as a way to tackle complex societal problems - the case of opening access to public data / Pirjo Yli-Viitala --

Contents note continued: pt. IV Social entrepreneurship -- 9.The potential role of EU cohesion policy in funding social economy projects / Akos Kengyel -- 10.Public-private innovation networks and social innovation in the service economy / Jorge Gallego -- 11.Towards financial solidarity in the European Union / Ryszard Wilczynski.

Subject Term:

Organization.

Technological innovations -- Social aspects.

Social problems.

Added Author:

Ruiz Viñals, Carmen.

Parra Rodríguez, Carmen.

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'Social innovation' can be simply defined as the new ideas and initiatives that make it possible to meet our society's challenges in areas such as the environment, education, employment, culture, health and economic development. It is currently becoming increasingly important as a central concept for social theories and politics. This edited volume brings together interdisciplinary contributions which examine the complex interrelation between innovation and social problems, a link which has been surprisingly underexplored in academia and practice thus far.

Social Innovation: New Forms of Organisation in Knowledge-Based Societies examines the mutual interdependence of innovation processes and social affairs. This interdependent relationship is characterised by a high degree of complexity which stems on the one hand from the true uncertain character of innovation and on the other hand from the different time scales in both domains.

The alliance between innovation and social policy is highly relevant to the challenges which we are facing in the 21st century, such as resource scarcity, ageing societies and climate change. All of these issues demand substantial, continuous and sustainable structural change to maintain international competitiveness. Social change can only be understood by improving our knowledge about the impact of innovation processes in their co-evolutionary alliance with social evolution.

The purpose of this book is to increase awareness of social participation among civil society organisations, SMEs, governments and research institutions, in order to promote economic, political and social changes that enhance collective welfare. This volume offers a key starting point for those looking to further explore this important realm of social research.