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Translocal empowerment in transformative social innovation networks

Flor Avelino, Adina Dumitru, Carla Cipolla, Iris Kunze, Julia M. Wittmayer · 2019 · European Planning Studies

Summary. This paper examines how people gain power and capacity to achieve goals through both local and transnational social innovation networks. The authors analyze five global networks—FEBEA, DESIS, Global Ecovillage Network, Impact Hub, and Slow Food—to understand empowerment mechanisms. They find that translocal connections, linking local initiatives with global networks, enable actors to mobilize resources and drive social change through intrinsic motivation and self-determination.

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Avelino, F., Dumitru, A., Cipolla, C., Kunze, I., & Wittmayer, J. M.. (2019). Translocal empowerment in transformative social innovation networks. European Planning Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1578339

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DOI
10.1080/09654313.2019.1578339
Countries
Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Austria
Regions
Europe, South America
Categories
innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28