Transformative Social Innovation in Rural Areas: Insights from a Rural Development Initiative in the Portuguese Region of Baixo Alentejo

Marina Novikova · 2021 · European Countryside

Summary. A rural development initiative in Portugal's Baixo Alentejo region demonstrates transformative social innovation by acting as a knowledge broker, resource broker, and network enabler that bridges stakeholders and promotes cooperation. The initiative triggered bottom-linked governance and knowledge exchange, though it faced implementation challenges. The study refines an analytical framework for assessing how social innovation creates broader systemic change beyond meeting immediate service gaps.

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  title   = {Transformative Social Innovation in Rural Areas: Insights from a Rural Development Initiative in the Portuguese Region of Baixo Alentejo},
  author  = {Marina Novikova},
  journal = {European Countryside},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.2478/euco-2021-0005},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0005}
}

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DOI

10.2478/euco-2021-0005

Countries

Portugal

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, policy

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