Social Innovation in Rural Regions: Urban Impulses and Cross-Border Constellations of Actors

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anika Noack ◽  
Tobias Federwisch
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Cross Border

scholarly journals THE OPINION OF RURAL SCHOOL CHILDREN ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LATVIA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žanna MARTINSONE ◽  
Ivars VANADZIŅŠ
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
National Park ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Local Schools ◽  
Social Actions

The previous survey among adult inhabitants of rural areas indicated that they do not see the possibility for development of business facilities in some rural regions of Latvia – so called specially protected nature territories (SPNT). However, the opinion of the younger generation (pupils of local schools of SPNT) about sustainable management and preservation of the nature has not been analyzed so far. The aim of study was to study the level of social awareness of children living in rural areas on sustainable environment issues. Several discussion-lectures on sustainable environment issues were organized during March-April 2017 in one of SPNT (Raznas National Park; 87 children from 6 to 12 classes were participating). The pupils’ opinion on environmental and social awareness indicated that children are more motivated to take active role in protection of environment. Moreover, most of them were aware of the importance of ecosystem services in their lives as well as their impact on nature. It was also found that the interest of children in agriculture derives from their family's core activities in this area indicating that there might be successful future scenarios in this area concentrating on development of ecological and economically sustainable innovative farming. Social innovation labs are very good example on potential scenario that could be repeated also in Latvian rural areas to areas of social actions in order find a better solutions and cope with problems and after all help to successfully generate ideas and implement innovations.

scholarly journals Understanding the process of social innovation in rural regions: some Hungarian case studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Katonáné Kovács ◽  
Ezster Varga ◽  
Gusztáv Nemes
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Hungarian Case

scholarly journals Local Development Initiatives as Promoters of Social Innovation: Evidence from Two European Rural Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Marina Novikova ◽  
Maria de Fátima Ferreiro ◽  
Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Extensive Body ◽  
Action Groups

AbstractSocial innovation entered the academic discourse several decades ago and has since been seen as a way of tackling existing problems in various contexts. Although an extensive body of research has been conducted into the role of social innovation in urban context, there is still a gap when it comes to studying the role of social innovation in the development of rural areas. In this paper, an attempt is made to look at the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Local Development Associations (LDAs) as promoters of social innovation in rural areas in Austria and Portugal, aiming to understand the role of such organisations and the challenges faced by the latter in promoting social innovation.

scholarly journals TOWARDS A MODEL OF SOCIAL INNOVATION: CROSS-BORDER LEARNING PROCESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF AN AGEING SOCIETY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lene Berit Skov Bjerregaard ◽  
Sonata Maciulskyte ◽  
Elvyra Acienė ◽  
Jonas Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Ageing Society ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Collaboration Process

<p>The aim of this paper is to reveal how the collaboration process mobilise resources among countries with different logics of welfare, yet address similar problems of ageing society, i a caring, a learning and a political perspective.</p><p>The study draws on social science theories and the analysis is based on qualitative empirical data from an interdisciplinary field.</p><p>The main conclusion is that a multi-dimensional understanding of dementia care by shared knowledge of different welfare logics adds value to experiences of cross-border learning.  A social innovation model is presented.</p>

scholarly journals Challenges of impact assessment in Social Innovation: A qualitative study from two European rural regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Marina Novikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Uniform Method ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Positivist Approach ◽  
Action Groups

Over recent years, various approaches to assessing the impacts of social innovation (SI) have developed without a uniform method having arisen. There are some issues around how impacts can be assessed, connected with the questions on the nature of impacts, the levels of analysis and effects of a purely positivist approach to impact assessment. While attempting to assess such impacts, various SI initiatives face the diversity of challenges. To this end, the aim of the article is to investigate the experience of said initiatives promoting social innovation related to impact assessment of social innovation. The paper is based on an empirical study conducted with the local development associations and local action groups involved in social innovation projects in two rural regions of Austria and Portugal. The results indicate that, despite recognising the importance of impact assessment regarding social innovation activities and the opportunities it provides, local organisations in question face many challenges in assessing the impacts of social innovation, including conceptual and practical difficulties.

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