The International Handbook on Social Innovation

'Moulaert, MacCallum, Mehmood and Hamdouch's International Handbook on Social Innovation is a refreshing and stimulating contribution to Edward Elgar's line of handbooks, appropriate for primarily academics and graduate students researching social innovation, through theoretically oriented practitioners interested in the topic will find much to learn from the book as well.' --Gordon Shockley, Journal of Regional Science'In an era where social innovation is re-emerging as an important policy framework for bringing social transformation, this volume is a significant contribution to the theory and practice of social innovation. The incremental discussion from concepts to theory to practice and then to social innovation research is supported by cases literally from all over the globe. It moves the discourse from isolated models of neighbourhood engagements and social enterprises, to a comprehensive, multidimensional approach combining needs, social relations and empowerment. A must read for academicians, learners, practitioners and policy makers alike.' --S. Parasuraman, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India 'Social innovation is an important instrument for understanding how contemporary societies deal with social change and how social practices and policies intended to combat poverty and social exclusion are developed and implemented effectively. The Handbook offers a valuable contribution to the development of a clear, transdisciplinary and critical understanding of social innovation practices. The reader will find an in-depth discussion of the most important theoretical approaches to the concept and a thorough exposition of the epistemological and methodological framework for research in social innovation. The volume includes a number of interesting case studies in different areas of social change and issues of policy and governance.' --Enzo Mingione, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Edited by Frank Moulaert, Emeritus Professor of Spatial Planning, P&D, Faculty of Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium, Diana MacCallum, Senior Lecturer, Urban and Regional Planning, School of Design and Built Environment, Curtin University, Western Australia, Abid Mehmood, Research Fellow, Sustainable Places Research Institute, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK and Abdelillah Hamdouch, University of Tours, France

Contents: General Introduction: The Return of Social Innovation as a Scientific Concept and a Social Practice Frank Moulaert, Diana MacCallum, Abid Mehmood and Abdelillah Hamdouch PART I: SOCIAL INNOVATION: FROM CONCEPT TO THEORY AND PRACTICE Introduction: Social Innovation at the Crossroads between Science, Economy and Society Juan-Luis Klein 1. Social Innovation: Intuition, Precept, Concept, Theory and Practice Frank Moulaert, Diana MacCallum and Jean Hillier 2. Social Innovation in Governance and Public Management Systems: Toward a New Paradigm? Benot Lvesque 3. Social Innovation, Social Economy and Social Enterprise: What Can the European Debate Tell Us? Jacques Defourny and Marthe Nyssens 4. Social Innovation in an Unsustainable World Abid Mehmood and Constanza Parra 5. Social Innovation through Arts and Creativity Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Thomas Pilati 6. Microcredit as a Social Innovation Arvind Ashta, Karl Dayson, Rajat Gera, Samanthala Hettihewa, N.V. Krishna and Christopher Wright 7. Social Innovation for People-Centred Development Lars Hulgrd and P.K. Shajahan PART II: SOCIAL INNOVATION THEORY: ITS ROLE IN KNOWLEDGE BUILDING Introduction: Social Innovation An Idea Longing for Theory Stijn Oosterlynck 8. Social Innovation Research: A New Stage in Innovation Analysis? Bob Jessop, Frank Moulaert, Lars Hulgrd and Abdelillah Hamdouch 9. Social Innovation: A Territorial Process Barbara Van Dyck and Pieter Van den Broeck 10. Social Sustainability: A Competing Concept to Social Innovation? Constanza Parra 11. Theorizing Multi-level Governance in Social Innovation Dynamics Marc Pradel Miquel, Marisol Garca Cabeza and Santiago Eizaguirre Anglada 12. Towards a Deleuzean-inspired Methodology for Social Innovation Research and Practice Jean Hillier PART III: INSTRUCTIVE CASE STUDIES IN SOCIAL INNOVATION ANALYSIS Introduction: Social Innovation Experience and Action as a Lead for Research Stuart Cameron 13. Just Another Roll of the Dice: A Socially Creative Initiative to Assure Roma Housing in North Western Italy Tommaso Vitale and Andrea Membretti 14. From Book Container to Community Centre John Andersen, Kristian Delica and Martin Severin Frandsen 15. Venturing Off the Beaten Path: Social Innovation and Settlement Upgrading in Voi, Kenya Emmanuel Midheme 16. Knowledge Building and Organizational Behavior: The Mondragn Case from a Social Innovation Perspective Igor Calzada 17. Going Beyond Physical Urban Planning Interventions: Fostering Social Innovation through Urban Renewal in Brugse Poort, Ghent Stijn Oosterlynck and Pascal Debruyne 18. Social Innovation through the Arts in Rural Areas: The Case of Montemor-o-Novo Isabel Andr, Alexandre Abreu and Andr Carmo PART IV: SOCIAL INNOVATION ANALYSIS: METHODOLOGIES Introduction: Reality as a Guide for SI Research Methods? Abdelillah Hamdouch 19. A Transversal Reading of Social Innovation in European Cities Serena Vicari Haddock and Chiara Tornaghi 20. Qualitative Approaches for the Study of Socially Innovation Initiatives Haris Konstantatos, Dimitra Siatitsa, Dina Vaiou 21. Research Strategies for Assets and Strengths Based Community Development Nola Kunnen, Diana MacCallum and Susan Young 22. Technological Incubators of Solidarity Economy Initiatives: A Methodology for Promoting Social Innovation in Brazil Ana Dubeux 23. Partnership-based Research: Coproduction of Knowledge and Contribution to Social Innovation Jean-Marc Fontan, Denis Harrisson and Juan-Luis Klein 24. Social Innovation in Public Elder Care: The Role of Action Research John Andersen and Annette Bilfeldt 25. Reflections on the Form and Content of Participatory Action Research and Implications for Social Innovation Research Len Arthur PART V: COLLECTIVE ACTION, INSTITUTIONAL LEVERAGE AND PUBLIC POLICY Introduction: The Institutional Space for Social Innovation Diana MacCallum 26. Learning from Case Studies of Social Innovation in the Field of Social S