Transformative social innovation and rural collaborative workspaces: assembling community economies in Austria and Greece

Colm Stockdale, Vasilis Avdikos · 2025 · Open Research Europe

Summary. Rural collaborative workspaces in Austria and Greece demonstrate transformative potential through social innovation processes. Community-led workspaces strengthen rural actors' capacities, shift individual perspectives toward collective action, and reshape economic relationships. The study finds these spaces can foster community economies by changing social relations and economic subjectivities. However, workspaces need greater institutional support and resources to progress beyond early transformation stages and achieve lasting societal impact.

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  title   = {Transformative social innovation and rural collaborative workspaces: assembling community economies in Austria and Greece},
  author  = {Colm Stockdale and Vasilis Avdikos},
  journal = {Open Research Europe},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.12688/openreseurope.18007.2},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.18007.2}
}

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DOI

10.12688/openreseurope.18007.2

Countries

Austria, Greece

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28