Interpretations of Innovation in Rural Development. The Cases of Leader Projects in Lecce (Italy) and Granada (Spain) in 2007–2013 Period

Francisco Antonio Navarro Valverde, Marilena Labianca, Eugenio Cejudo García, Stefano De Rubertis, Angelo Salento, Juan Carlos Maroto Martos, Angelo Belliggiano · 2018 · European Countryside

Summary. This study examines how the Leader initiative interprets and implements innovation in rural development across Granada, Spain and Lecce, Italy from 2007–2013. The researchers analyzed projects Local Action Groups labeled as innovative and found that while social innovation is programmatically central to Leader, local implementation faces significant obstacles. Key problems include limited local understanding of social innovation's role and weak institutional support structures in these peripheral regions.

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Valverde, F. A. N., Labianca, M., García, E. C., Rubertis, S. D., Salento, A., Martos, J. C. M., & Belliggiano, A.. (2018). Interpretations of Innovation in Rural Development. The Cases of Leader Projects in Lecce (Italy) and Granada (Spain) in 2007–2013 Period. European Countryside. https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0007

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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2018-0007
Countries: Spain, Italy
Regions: Europe
Categories: regional-innovation-systems, policy
Added: 2026-04-28