Social innovation, an answer to contemporary societal challenges? Locating the concept in theory and practice

Robert Grimm, Chris Fox, Susan Baines, Kevin Albertson · 2013 · Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research

Summary. Social innovation is promoted as a solution to societal challenges through inclusive practices and grassroots initiatives, but the concept has been stretched across so many different academic and policy contexts that it risks losing coherence. The authors argue that for social innovation to become a useful policy tool, researchers and policymakers need clearer theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence about what political and economic changes are necessary to support it effectively.

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10.1080/13511610.2013.848163

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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