[HTML][HTML] Developing a framework for radical and incremental social innovation in rural areas

N Vercher, G Bosworth, J Esparcia - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Social innovation (SI) has been championed as an integral feature of community-led rural
development. However, the choice of the term “innovation” prompts a number of questions …

Can social innovation make a change in european and mediterranean marginalized areas? Social innovation impact assessment in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and …

E Ravazzoli, C Dalla Torre, R Da Re, V Marini Govigli… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Social innovation (SI) impacts are long-term changes that affect different dimensions of
territorial capital (ie, economy, society, environment, governance) for the territory in which SI …

The role of actors in social innovation in rural areas

N Vercher - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Social innovation is gaining momentum in academia, policy and practice, as a process by
which local communities generate new social relations and become more capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Social innovation and global citizenship: Guiding principles for sustainable, just and democratic energy transition in cities

M Segales, RJ Hewitt, B Slee - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the relationship of global citizenship to social innovation and
propose a set of guiding principles to facilitate sustainable, just and democratic energy …

The emergence of social innovation in rural revitalisation practices: A comparative case study from Taiwan

HC Chen, A Knierim, BB Bock - Journal of Rural Studies, 2022 - Elsevier
Social innovation is considered a promising strategy for coping with societal challenges in
rural areas. It is even viewed as essential to revitalisation. The literature suggests that social …

Exploring the role of narrative in social enterprise and social innovation

N Meissner, J McNeill, M Allen - Social Enterprise Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine how the fields of social enterprise, social
entrepreneurship and social innovation have theorised and applied the concepts of …

[HTML][HTML] Blazing the trail: Social innovation supporting wildfire-resilient territories in Catalonia (Spain)

CR Fernández-Blanco, E Górriz-Mifsud… - Forest policy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mediterranean territories have co-evolved and been shaped by fire throughout history.
However, global environmental change conditions are increasing the size, intensity and …

The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives

V Marini Govigli, M Rois‐Díaz… - Environmental Policy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Social innovations are grassroots processes aiming to achieve impacts beyond an
individual level and towards a broader societal good. The environmental dimension of …

Territorial social innovation and alternative food networks: the case of a new farmers' cooperative on the island of Ibiza (Spain)

N Vercher - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Social innovation is gaining attention as a perspective that stresses the relevance of
transforming social relations to promote sustainable territorial development. This paper …

Social innovation impacts and their assessment: An exploratory study of a social innovation initiative from a Portuguese rural region

M Novikova - Social Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over recent decades, various approaches to social innovation (SI) have been developed. At
the same time, the question on how SI can contribute to and can impact the development of …