scholarly journals Playing with the Rules of the Game: Social Innovation for Urban Transformation

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1168-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Rules Of The Game

scholarly journals Performances da cultura visual e de eventos no processo de revitalização urbana no “Distrito Criativo” de Porto Alegre

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Simon
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ritual Process ◽  
Video Makers

Busco com este artigo refletir sobre as formas como o processo de revitalização urbana em uma região de Porto Alegre se constrói por meio da cultura visual e de eventos específicos. Com aporte da antropologia urbana e visual, a pesquisa etnográfica foi realizada no Quarto Distrito de Porto Alegre/RS/Brasil, principalmente no bairro Floresta, o qual passou por um processo de desindustrialização e hoje recebe olhares atentos de alguns atores interessados em sua revitalização. Junto a este contexto de transformação urbana, compreendemos a importância da cultura visual como um agente fundamental, pois cria uma nova cartografia imagética urbana, que sobrepõe imagens do passado com as do presente, contribui para o registro e a disseminação dos projetos de inovação social. As performances desempenhadas pelos fotógrafos, vídeo makers e participantes dos eventos atuam de forma significativa para uma reconfiguração imagética e estética do território criativo. Os eventos reúnem práticas de sociabilidades, narrativas permeados de emoção com resgates de memórias e com projeções para o futuro. O próprio evento se mostra como um processo estético e ritual. Este artigo compõe parte da pesquisa desenvolvida no Núcleo de Antropologia Visual, da UFRGS.Palavras-chave: Bairro Floresta. Cultura visual. Eventos. Revitalização urbana.Performances of visual culture and events in the urban revitalization process in the "Creative District" of Porto AlegreThis paper aims to reflect upon the ways in which the process of urban revitalization in a region of Porto Alegre is built by visual culture and specific events. Following the contribution of urban and visual anthropology, the ethnographic research was conducted in the Forth District, Porto Alegre/RS/Brazil, mainly in the Floresta neighborhood, which went through a process of deindustrialization and today receives watchful eyes of some actors interested in its revitalization. Near this context of urban transformation, we understand the importance of visual culture as a key player, because it creates a new urban imagery cartography, which overlays images of the past with the present, contributes to register and disseminate the projects of social innovation. The performances of photographers, video makers, and the participants of the events act significantly for a reconfiguration of the imagery and the aesthetics of the creative territory. The events assemble sociability practices, emotional narratives with memories rescue and projections for the future. The event itself performs as an aesthetic and ritual process. This paper is a research developed within the Visual Anthropology Center, at UFRGS.Keywords: Floresta neighbourhood. Visual culture. Events. Urban revitalization.  

scholarly journals Is There a Scope for Social Innovation in Ukrainian Forestry?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9674
Author(s):  
Maria Nijnik ◽  
Tatiana Kluvánková ◽  
Albert Nijnik ◽  
Serhiy Kopiy ◽  
Mariana Melnykovych ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Social innovation is recognised for its potential to turn societal challenges into opportunities and develop sustainable solutions for people and nature. We identify and examine challenges that Ukrainian forestry is facing and apply an “action arena” conceptual approach to explore whether and how social innovation can enhance the sustainable development of forestry. We develop a framework to analyse the reconfiguration of social practices by using research methods that focus on the use of documentation of the institutional contexts and interviewing forest policy experts, as well as stakeholder evaluation of the challenges and ways forward for Ukrainian forestry. We apply the Q-method to identify stakeholder attitudes and examine the role of people in the reconfiguring of social practices and promoting sustainable development of the forest sector. Implications for changing the rules of the game and institutional perspectives on forestry are identified, with examples of social innovation initiatives presented. Results show that to emerge, develop, and be transformative, social innovation must have supporting institutional conditions to create new norms, rules, and social practices. Relevant stakeholders need to envision alternative futures, reshape places, and become more actively engaged in decision-making processes. We identify the key directions for changing the rules of the game and the opportunities that social innovation has to offer.

scholarly journals Social Innovation as a Driver of Urban Transformation? The Case of Planning Approaches in the Dominican Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelillah Hamdouch ◽  
Andiel Galvan
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Institutional Dimension ◽  
Urban Project

This article assesses the role of social innovation (SI) as a driver of urban transformation through the case-based analysis of an ambitious social housing urban project in the Dominican Republic, specifically in the emblematic slum La Barquita, in the heart of northern Santo Domingo. This project was led by a dedicated public body, URBE, which is in charge of the coordination of several institutions and the management of the community participation. Since La Nueva Barquita integrates dimensions regarding the satisfaction of human needs, change in social relations, and increase of citizens’ sociopolitical capabilities, it may be considered a socially innovative initiative in the territorial development discussion. The article builds first on the literature on SI by drawing attention on governance and institutional structures in specific urban contexts. Based on a series of semi-direct interviews, it then focuses on the analysis of key moments regarding the definition, implementation and evaluation of the institutional dimension of the project from its launching in 2013.

Once You Learn the Rules of the Game, You'll Be Able to Play It

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette Yetter ◽  
Felicia Castro
Keyword(s):  
Rules Of The Game

The Role and Place of Budget Procedure in the System

2003 ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bushmin
Keyword(s):  
Budget Process ◽  
Public Expenditures ◽  
Principal Role ◽  
Process Trends ◽  
The Given ◽  
Rules Of The Game

The article is devoted to the analysis of improving budget process trends. The author offers the concept of "financial technologism". Its usage should promote an essential improvement of the budget process. The given concept is based on the fact that the regulation of budget procedure is the process of determination of "rules of the game", and the order of interaction of different institutions within the framework of the budget process, and the trends and volumes of expenses are the strategy of institutions. The procedure within the budget process plays a principal role as compared with the trends and volumes of public expenditures.

Engineers or Lawyers? Institutions and Demand for Higher Education

2012 ◽  
pp. 30-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Natkhov ◽  
L. Polishchuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Transmission Channel ◽  
Demand For Education ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Quality Of Institutions ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Law and public administration schools in Russia vastly exceed in their popularity sciences and engineering. We relate such lopsided demand for higher education to the quality of institutions setting “rules of the game” in economy and society. Cross-country and Russian interregional data indicate the quality of institutions (rule of law, protection of property rights etc.) is negatively associated with the demand for education in law, and positively — in sciences and engineering. More gifted younger people are particularly sensitive to the quality of institutions in choosing their fields of study, and such selection is an important transmission channel between institutions and economic growth.

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