How to frame the governance dimension of social innovation: theoretical considerations and empirical evidence

Campomori, Francesca; Casula, Mattia

doi:10.1080/13511610.2022.2036952

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“…Third, the European Union pressured the Dutch government under the EU competition directives to give market principles greater purchase. According to Musterd (2022) Cities are not only places where specific social problems are more visible but are also contexts that are supposed to serve as platforms for innovation in social policy, as is true of migration policies at the local level, for example (Campomori et al 2023). In particular, contexts with higher shares of migrants constitute fertile ground for migrant political agency, serving as battlegrounds for the acquisition of social rights (Barberis and Angelucci 2022).…”

Section: Sovereigntymentioning

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The ‘European City’ at the Crossroads: Four Analytical Elements for Understanding Convergence and Differentiation

Kazepov,

Ahn,

Cucca

2023

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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This theoretical contribution explores the use of four analytical elements to understand European cities' commonalities and distinctive characteristics in the face of the challenges presented by structural global changes and supra‐national governance mechanisms: sovereignty, policy, politics, context. The article shows how institutional and contextual opportunities mediate globalization's repercussions to varying degrees at the urban level, according to national and regional dynamics and institutional frameworks as well as urban governance structures. Additionally, the article argues that the local policy capacity of cities and their ability to innovate and deal with new social challenges are shaped by the interplay among the four specific elements mentioned before.

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Section: Sovereigntymentioning

confidence: 99%

The ‘European City’ at the Crossroads: Four Analytical Elements for Understanding Convergence and Differentiation

Kazepov,

Ahn,

Cucca

2023

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…According to E. Paul and S. Will Social Innovation is defined "as innovative activities and services designed to meet social needs", pursuing this idea they distinguished the following four areas: -Social innovation as a driving force of institutional change (Rodríguez-Núñez et al 2023, Campomori & Casula 2023;social innovations as new ideas, aimed at achieving social goals and satisfying social needs (Choi, N., & Majumdar, 2015); -social innovations as ideas of social good (Centre for Social Innovation, etc. ), as a new solution to social problems aimed at improving the quality of life of the whole society rather than individuals (Farzad et.…”

Section: Concept Of Social Innovationmentioning

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Intercultural education and social innovation approaches as answers to societal challenges of migration

Spulber,

Nesterova

2023

Geopolitical, Social Security and Freedom Journal

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Social reality is always in the process of changing. Globalisation has made these changes more abrupt with a more powerful impact. Migrations break one equilibrium and then create another. As a result, social reality is constantly facing new challenges. With ever-increasing immigration, social reality does not have time to settle an equilibrium that has to cope with significant changes. These situations can lead to social unrest. Both social innovations and intercultural education are constructive responses to these challenges. The manuscript aims to analyse how intercultural education and social innovation can be an opportunity to contribute to making societies more sustainable and cohesive.

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“…As often happens with concepts widely diffused in the public and academic debate, definitions of social innovation have flourished through the years: the variety of interpretations of this concept reflects the variety of fields of social innovation, of actors involved, and of approaches to evaluate it (for instance, see Galego et al, 2021). The vagueness and indeterminacy of this concept posed the question of finding one (or more) working definition of social innovation that could be employed in empirical research (Pol and Ville, 2009;European Commission, 2013;Grimm et al, 2013;Campomori and Casula, 2022).…”

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The ‘Innovative Job Agency’: an experiment in renewing local social services in Pisa (Italy)

Vivaldi,

Blasini,

Bruno

2023

Social Policy Review 35

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This chapter analyses and evaluates, from the perspective of social innovation, the Agenzia per il Lavoro Innovativo (ALI -'Agency for Innovative Work') project, an experimental social policy project promoted and co-designed by Pisa (Italy) Società della Salute (SdS), 1 together with the social cooperatives Arnera, Aforisma, and Il Simbolo, and with the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna -the latter involved in the assessment of social impact. 2 The project aimed to foster the autonomy of socially vulnerable people by promoting their job placement. To this end, ALI involved participants in highly personalised individual projects that included access to a series of services aimed at providing new skills to participants (for example, training courses) and bringing them closer to the labour market, both directly (through internships), and indirectly -that is by providing services that can alleviate the family, relational and personal conditions that hinder individual autonomy (for example, childcare services, basic home care and psychological support). The experiment consisted of two rounds: the first from October 2020 to December 2021, and the second from January 2022 to June 2022. Overall, ALI involved 207 participants, selected from citizens assisted by Pisa social services.Despite the limited number of participants involved (207 people overall), and its experimental nature, ALI presents two interesting social innovation aspects concerning the approach to social exclusion and the governance of service provision. The first aspect concerns the kind of intervention proposed by ALI. ALI offers a range of services to tackle the different dimensions that determine social vulnerability and to empower the participants. This is particularly evident in some personalised projects (some of which are reported in this chapter) where ALI addressed the various vulnerabilities of the participants and of their families (for example, parenting problems, psychological distress and unemployment) to create the conditions for their

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How to frame the governance dimension of social innovation: theoretical considerations and empirical evidence

Cited by 14 publications

References 49 publications

The ‘European City’ at the Crossroads: Four Analytical Elements for Understanding Convergence and Differentiation

The ‘European City’ at the Crossroads: Four Analytical Elements for Understanding Convergence and Differentiation

Intercultural education and social innovation approaches as answers to societal challenges of migration

The ‘Innovative Job Agency’: an experiment in renewing local social services in Pisa (Italy)

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