Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives

Karina Castro-Arce, Frank Vanclay · 2019 · Journal of Rural Studies

Summary. This paper develops an analytical framework for understanding how local community initiatives and government structures work together to achieve sustainable rural development. Using a Costa Rica case study, the authors identify that successful social innovation requires 'bottom-linked governance'—where actors across different political levels and sectors share decision-making. They find that bridging roles (network enabler, knowledge broker, resource broker, conflict resolver, vision champion) and power-sharing are critical for social innovation to scale up and transform governance systems.

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  title   = {Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives},
  author  = {Karina Castro-Arce and Frank Vanclay},
  journal = {Journal of Rural Studies},
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  doi     = {10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.010},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.010}
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DOI

10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.010

Countries

Costa Rica

Regions

Central America

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, policy

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