Social Innovation and Human Development—How the Capabilities Approach and Social Innovation Theory Mutually Support Each Other

Jürgen Howaldt, Michael Schwarz · 2017 · Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Summary. Social innovations address major social challenges by creating new configurations of social practices that drive social change. The paper grounds social innovation in social theory, examining how it emerges from different actors and cultural contexts. It demonstrates that social innovation and human development concepts mutually reinforce each other, with social practices serving as the mechanism through which innovations generate meaningful social change.

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DOI

10.1080/19452829.2016.1251401

Countries

Germany

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28