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How Social Innovation can be Supported in Structurally Weak Rural Regions

Gabriela B. Christmann · 2020

Summary. Social innovation initiatives flourish across rural Europe, driven by residents and entrepreneurs addressing societal challenges. This paper analyzes conditions enabling rural social innovation to emerge and identifies critical factors supporting or hindering its success. The research reconstructs actor constellations and innovation phases, pinpoints obstacles that derail initiatives, and determines which support strategies help social innovation develop in structurally weak rural regions.

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Christmann, G. B.. (2020). How Social Innovation can be Supported in Structurally Weak Rural Regions. https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/irsdia/52020e.html

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Countries
Germany
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, policy
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2026-04-28