Social Innovation in Rural Regions: Urban Impulses and Cross‐Border Constellations of Actors
Summary. Social innovation in rural German regions emerges through cross-border networks of actors and urban influences rather than in isolation. Ethnographic research in the Eifel, Lower Lusatia, and Uckermark regions shows that rural communities adopt knowledge and practices from urban areas, creating hybrid rural-urban innovations. These connections strengthen rural-urban relationships and reduce traditional antagonisms between them.
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Noack, A., & Federwisch, T.. (2018). Social Innovation in Rural Regions: Urban Impulses and Cross‐Border Constellations of Actors. Sociologia Ruralis. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12216
Noack, Anika, and Tobias Federwisch. “Social Innovation in Rural Regions: Urban Impulses and Cross‐Border Constellations of Actors.” Sociologia Ruralis, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12216.
Noack, Anika, and Tobias Federwisch. 2018. “Social Innovation in Rural Regions: Urban Impulses and Cross‐Border Constellations of Actors.” Sociologia Ruralis. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12216.
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- DOI
- 10.1111/soru.12216
- Countries
- Germany
- Regions
- Europe
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- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28