Normative/Prescriptive |
Scoping review of the debate on SI and governance |
Interdisciplinary debate on social innovation and public governance (Galego et al., 2022Galego, D., Moulaert, F., Brans, M., & Santinha, G. (2022). Social innovation & governance: A scoping review. The European Journal of Social Science Research, 35(2), 265-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2021.1879630 https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2021.18...
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Changes in social relations (interactions) Interface between SI and new forms of interaction across actors, sectors, and scales prompting creativity and coproduction of learning |
Public-private governance (Klievink & Janssen, 2014Klievink, B., & Janssen, M. (2014). Developing multi-layer information infrastructures: Advancing social innovation through public-private governance. Information Systems Management, 31(3), 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2014.923268 https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2014.92...
). Indicators, governance index on SI (Unceta et al., 2017Unceta, A., Castro-Spila, J., & García Fronti, J. (2017). The three governances in social innovation. Innovation, 30(4), 406-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2017.1279537 https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2017.12...
). Multi-level governance of SI (Sabato & Verschraegen, 2019Sabato, S., & Verschraegen, G. (2019). The multi-level governance of social innovation: How the EU supports socially innovative initiatives. Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, 14(1), 35-66. https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1483/92869 https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1483/92...
). Innovation in the public sector and open innovation labs (Bevilacqua et al., 2020Bevilacqua, C., Ou, Y., Pizzimenti, P., & Minervino, G. (2020). New Public institutional forms and social innovation in urban governance: Insights from the “Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics” (MONUM) in Boston. Sustainability, 12(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010023 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010023...
). Multisectorial collaboration and partnerships (Sauer & Hiete, 2020Sauer, P. C., & Hiete, M. (2020). Multi-stakeholder initiatives as social innovation for governance and practice: A review of responsible mining initiatives. Sustainability 12(1), 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010236 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010236...
). Network for knowledge coproduction and creativity promotion in urban life (Eizaguirre et al., 2012Eizaguirre, S., Pradel, M., Terrones, A., Martinez-Celorrio, X., & García, M. (2012). Multilevel governance and social cohesion: Bringing back conflict in citizenship practices. Urban Studies, 49(9), 1999-2016. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26150973 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26150973...
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Social and environmental transformations (sustainability) Social innovation as a vector of sustainability promotion and responses to social challenges |
CSOs, SI, and governance against poverty (De Muro et al., 2007De Muro, P., Hamdouch, A., Cameron, S., & Moulaert, F. et al. (2007). Organisations de la société civile, innovation sociale et gouvernance de la lutte contre la pauvreté dans le Tiers-Monde. Mondes en Développement, 3(139), 25-42). Place-based sustainable development (Baker & Mehmood, 2015Baker, S., & Mehmood, A. (2015). Social innovation and governance of sustainable places. Local Environment, 20(3), 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.842964 https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.84...
). SI and adaptive governance (Castro-Arce et al., 2019Castro-Arce, K., Parra, C., & Vanclay, F. (2019). Social Innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: Revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62(13), 2255-2272. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976 https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.15...
). Localized Agri-food Systems (LAFS) (Martinez & Rivera, 2018Martinez, J. M. T., & Rivera, M. D. D. (2018). Territorial governance and Social Innovation: The cases of San Pedro Capula’s artisanal cheese and rice (Orysa Sativa) of Morelos, Mexico. Agriculture - BASEL, 8(2), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8020023 https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture80200...
). SI and disaster, SI and risk governance (Rana et al., 2021. IS, public policies, and sustainability (Meyer, 2022Meyer, C. (2022). Social Innovation governance in smart specialisation policies and strategies heading towards sustainability: A pathway to RIS4? Social Sciences, 11(4), 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11040150 https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11040150...
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Promotion of collaboration, participation, bottom/up dynamics Relation between SI and collaborative governance described as a formal and institutionalized process of consensus-oriented decisions to respond to local challenges |
Citizen participation, local and territorial governance (Biljohn & Lues, 2020Biljohn, M. I. M., & Lues, L. (2020). Citizen participation, social innovation, and the governance of local government service delivery: Findings from South Africa. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(3), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628052 https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2019.16...
; Calvo & Fernandez, 2021Calvo, P. M. H., & Fernandez, J. G. (2021). Iniciativas de diálogo, participación e innovación social para mejorar la gobernanza territorial en el medio rural. Ciudades, (24), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.24.2021.45-64 https://doi.org/10.24197/ciudades.24.202...
; Constantini et al., 2022Constantini, E., Piriu, A. A., & Addabbo, T. (2022). Understanding the nexus between local governance and social innovation: Evidence from an Italian study on family policies, with an ex-post COVID-19 interference. Polis, 37(1), 71-104. https://rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1424/103559 https://rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1424/103559...
; Kim, 2022Kim, S. (2022). A participatory local governance approach to social innovation: A case study of Seongbuk-gu, South Korea. Environment and Planning Politics and Space, 40(1), 201-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/23996544211005784 https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654421100578...
). Multiscale democratic governance, collaborative governance (Barandiaran, 2021Barandiaran, X. (2021). Gobernanza Colaborativa para la innovación pública y social: El caso de Gipuzkoa, País Vasco. European Public and Social Innovation Review, 6(2), 78-96. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir.21-2.6 https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir.21-2.6...
; Gerometta et al., 2005Gerometta, J., Hausermann, H. H., & Longo, G. (2005). Social Innovation and civil society in urban governance: Strategies for an inclusive city. Urban Studies, 42(11), 2007-2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980500279851 https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098050027985...
). Socially innovative governance (Georgios & Barrí, 2023Georgios, C., & Barraí, H. (2023). Social Innovation in rural governance: A comparative case study across the marginalised rural EU. Journal of Rural Studies, 99, 193-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.06.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021....
). Collaborative platform for SI (Temmerman et al., 2021Temmerman, L., Veeckman, C., & Ballon, P. (2021). Collaborative governance platform for social innovation in Brussels. Social Enterprise Journal, 17(2), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-12-2019-0101 https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-12-2019-0101...
). Cooperative relations between civil society organizations and the state (Campomori & Casula, 2022Campomori, F., & Casula, M. (2022). How to frame the governance dimension of social Innovation: Theorectical considerations and empirical evidence. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2022.2036952 https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2022.20...
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Critique |
Social innovation as a continuum of neoliberal reforms and a magic concept Critical reflections about the notions of SI, governance, and their relation |
Critical reflection about the concept of SI, PG, and social investment (Bifulco, 2020Bifulco, L. (2020). Sharing and control: The Janus-faced governance of social services at times of social innovation and social investment. Social Work and Society, 18(1), 1-11. https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/635 https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/i...
; Bragaglia, 2021Bragaglia, F. (2021). Social Innovation as a ‘magic concept’ for policy makers and its implications for urban governance. Planning Theory, 20(2), 102-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095220934832 https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095220934832...
). Regressive aspects of digital social innovations (DSI) (Certomà, 2022Certomà, C. (2022). Future scenarios of digital social innovation in urban governance. A collective discussion on the socio-political implications in Ghent. Cities, 122. 103542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103542 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.10...
). Relation between SI, good governance (Massey & Johnston-Miller, 2016Massey, A., & Johnston-Miller, K. (2016). Governance: Public governance to social innovation? Policy and Politics, 44(4), 663-675. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557314X14042230109592 https://doi.org/10.1332/030557314X140422...
), and austerity governance (Arampatzi, 2022Arampatzi, A. (2022). Social Innovation and austerity governance in Athens and Madrid: Rethinking the changing contours of policy and practice. European Urban and Regional Studies, 29(1), 45-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697764211028900 https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776421102890...
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Relational |
Transformation of the relational webs that constitute local spaces Theoretical analysis emphasizing the relational dimension of governance and IS |
Changes in human-environment interactions (Baker & Mehmood, 2015Baker, S., & Mehmood, A. (2015). Social innovation and governance of sustainable places. Local Environment, 20(3), 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.842964 https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.84...
). Social innovation and local systems of governance (Anglada, 2016Anglada S. E. (2016). Social innovation and local systems of governance: A comparison of political participation by networks for the promotion of a solidarity-based economy in Barcelona and Bilbao. Papers, 101(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers.1796 https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers.1796...
). Relational approach to understand transformative trajectory of learning and change in urban governance (Bartels, 2020Bartels, K. (2020). Transforming the relational dynamics of urban governance: How social innovation research can create a trajectory for learning and change. Urban Studies, 57(14), 2868-2884. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019889290 https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019889290...
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