2019
DOI: 10.3390/su11164465
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Mind the Gap: The Potential Transformative Capacity of Social Innovation

Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the potential of Social Innovation (SI) for social transformation. Being a popular concept, SI has been discussed for decades, increasingly recognized for its complexity. A systematic review of the literature on SI was undertaken to understand the state-of-the-art, the evolution of the concept and its core underpinnings in order to meet the research aim of this paper. The literature is relatively broad in relation to general characteristics of SI and contex… Show more

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“…It has been recognized that the concept of social innovation should be developed further in particular through systematic analysis of success factors and empirically demonstrative cases [19,20]. Even though the openness of the concept of social innovation need not necessarily hinder the achievement of accompanying practical aims, systematically developed and tested conceptualizations may contribute to insights, which can be transferred across settings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been recognized that the concept of social innovation should be developed further in particular through systematic analysis of success factors and empirically demonstrative cases [19,20]. Even though the openness of the concept of social innovation need not necessarily hinder the achievement of accompanying practical aims, systematically developed and tested conceptualizations may contribute to insights, which can be transferred across settings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is no consensus in the literature regarding which social needs are addressed through social innovation and who is involved [12]. In addition, ambiguity surrounds the concept of social innovation that warrants clarification, and the use of the term social innovation often reveals semantic difficulties, producing multiple, interchangeable and mixed understandings [13]. For example, social innovation has been described as: A maze or a container concept that is vaguely represented [14][15][16][17][18].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Case study as a research design for our purpose was best suited as case study is an "empirical inquiry that investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context" [37]. This approach was an ideal fit for this research as it allows us to look at contemporary social innovations in the forest sector that were acting as a mechanism for civil society actors to find new ways to meet social needs and to fill gaps that are not being fulfilled by state or markets [6,7]. As we are interested in how the forest sector can profit from social innovation, we first had to investigate into their features in-depth via qualitative research such as interviews.…”
Section: Case Study Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The inclusion of civil society leads to institutional change that tends to lead to the re-organisation of societal actors (forest owners, forest managers, consumers, producers) and their relationships [28]. The emphasis on changes in social practices and relationships is articulated in both social innovation literature [6,19,22,29,30] as well as in governance literature [12,15,16,23]. Likewise, scholarly literature on institutional innovations [31,32] considers all changes in societal practices as important sources of institutional change.…”
Section: Theoretical Background: Social Innovation and Forest Governancementioning
confidence: 99%
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