The Quebec system of social innovation: a focused analysis on the local development field

Abstract

-this article shows the components of a system of social innovation based on collaboration and consensus building between a plurality of actors and economic logics. the social innovation system of Quebec features new combinations, approaches, ways of coordination and governance in which social economy and civil society play an important role. Participative governance, co-production of services, co-construction of public policies, as well as the plural character of the economy represent important aspects of this system. this article addresses the territorial dimensions of what could be called the Quebec model of social innovation.Keywords: Quebec, social innovation system, partnership consensus building, governance, plural economy, social economy.Resumo -sisteMa sociaL e inovação no queBeque. uMa anáLise centraDa no DesenvoLviMento LocaL. este artigo ilustra as componentes de um sistema de inovação social baseado na colaboração e na construção de um consenso entre uma grande diversidade de actores com diferentes lógicas económicas, O sistema de inovação social do Quebeque é caracterizado por combinações e abordagens inovadoras, formas de coordenação e de governança em que a economia social e a sociedade civil desenvolvem importantes papéis. a governança participativa, a co-produção de serviços, a construção de políticas públicas, bem como o caracter plural da economia representam dimensões importantes neste sistema, sendo tida em conta a dimensão territorial e a inovação social que acarretam. Résumé -Le systèMe D'innovation sociaLe Du quéBec. une anaLyse centrée sur Le cHaMp Du DéveLoppeMent LocaL. Cet article met en lumière les composantes d'un système d'innovation sociale basé sur la concertation. Le système québécois d'innovation sociale est caractérisé par une gouvernance déterminée à la fois par la concertation et le partenariat, par la participation de la société civile dans la production des services publics (co-production) et dans l'élaboration de politiques publiques (co-construction), ainsi que par la combinaison de diverses logiques économiques. Dans cette combinaison, l'économie sociale et la société civile jouent un rôle fondamental. Ce texte porte sur les dimensions territoriales de ce qui pourrait être désigné comme le modèle québécois d'innovation sociale.

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