Testing a framework to co-construct social innovation actions: Insights from seven marginalized rural areas

Govigli, V.M. and Alkhaled, S. and Arnesen, T. and Barlagne, C. and Bjerck, M. and Burlando, C. and Melnykovych, M. and Fernandez-Blanco, C.R. and Sfeir, P. and Górriz-Mifsud, E. (2020) Testing a framework to co-construct social innovation actions: Insights from seven marginalized rural areas. Sustainability, 12 (4). ISSN 2071-1050

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Abstract

Innovation actions within European Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects aim at testing research results in practice. When supporting social innovations in rural areas, such testing requires the alignment of several rural actors in order to entail behavioral changes beyond the individual level. Recently, social innovation has been recognized as an important tool for rural areas, developing new solutions to respond to wicked problems for improving local living conditions at the grassroots level. In this study, we analyzed the use of an operational framework to support the early governance of social innovation actions. This framework was applied to co-construct seven innovation actions across Europe and the Mediterranean basin applied to forestry, agriculture, and rural development. Our results showed that supporting social innovators and local actors at the early stage of social innovation processes is key for efficiently addressing and tackling challenges and opportunities. Additionally, we showed that the process of defining a social innovation is complex and requires recursive engagement, which might lead to evolution through time, especially in the first phases of the process. Lastly, conducting the feasibility assessment enabled strategic thinking on crucial dimensions for designing a promising social innovation action, such as social networks management, financial sustainability, and know-how. Such findings helped us to draw general lessons for the development and governance of social innovation actions in rural areas, potentially applicable to any rural sector. © 2020 by the author.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Sustainability
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? AGRICULTUREFEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTFORESTRYINNOVATION MANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE CO-CONSTRUCTIONMULTI-ACTOR APPROACHPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENTMANAGEMENT, MONITORING, POLICY AND LAWGEOGRAPHY, PLANNI ??
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142555
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Deposited On:
20 Mar 2020 10:25
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Yes
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Published
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