Grassroots Social Innovation for Human Development: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks in the City of Valencia (Spain)
Summary. This paper examines organic food buying groups in Valencia, Spain, to understand how grassroots social innovation contributes to human development. The authors combine social innovation, grassroots innovation, and capability approach frameworks to create a new analytical model. Their analysis identifies key elements that bottom-up food initiatives must include—such as agent involvement, clear purposes, enabling drivers, and inclusive processes—to effectively advance human development and social transformation.
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Pellicer-Sifres, V., Belda‐Miquel, S., López-Fogués, A., & Aristizábal, A. B.. (2017). Grassroots Social Innovation for Human Development: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks in the City of Valencia (Spain). Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2016.1270916
Pellicer-Sifres, Victoria, et al. “Grassroots Social Innovation for Human Development: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks in the City of Valencia (Spain).” Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2016.1270916.
Pellicer-Sifres, Victoria, Sergio Belda‐Miquel, Aurora López-Fogués, and Alejandra Boni Aristizábal. 2017. “Grassroots Social Innovation for Human Development: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks in the City of Valencia (Spain).” Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2016.1270916.
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- 10.1080/19452829.2016.1270916
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- Spain
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- Europe
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- food-systems, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28