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Social Innovation Impacts and Their Assessment: An Exploratory Study of a Social Innovation Initiative from a Portuguese Rural Region

Marina Novikova · 2022 · Social Sciences

Summary. This case study examines how a social innovation initiative in rural Portugal creates measurable impacts across multiple sectors and timeframes. The research finds that the local development association ADC Moura generates effects spanning social, economic, institutional, and environmental domains, with strongest influence at the municipal level. The study demonstrates that social innovation assessment in rural contexts requires multi-dimensional frameworks capturing impacts beyond single sectors.

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Novikova, M.. (2022). Social Innovation Impacts and Their Assessment: An Exploratory Study of a Social Innovation Initiative from a Portuguese Rural Region. Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11030122

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DOI
10.3390/socsci11030122
Countries
Portugal
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28