scholarly journals Grassroots Innovation for Human Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
Alejandra Boni ◽  
Monique Leivas ◽  
Teresa De La Fuente ◽  
Sergio Belda-Miquel
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Grassroots Innovation ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
Audiovisual Work ◽  
The City

Can digital technologies serve to highlight and strengthen the work of social organizations that promote human development? This is the question the authors want to answer in this article, in which they analyse an eight-month participatory video (PV) process, promoted by a group of university researchers and conducted in collaboration with two grassroots innovations (GI) in the city of Valencia (Spain): the Fuel Poverty Group and Sólar Dómada. The innovative component of PV is situated in two areas: firstly, as an action research methodology, the PV process enables people's participation, with the aim of generating learning, agency and contextual knowledge from the participants; secondly, the innovation is found in the product, the video itself. The video narratives can be used to disseminate the practices of the GIs and offer a space for critical reflection on the structural constraints that may hamper the diffusion of innovations. Furthermore, the audiovisual work itself has its own agency and has the potential to create opportunities for advocacy and contribute towards removing barriers that limit human development.

Grassroots Innovation for Human Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 687-702
Author(s):  
Alejandra Boni ◽  
Monique Leivas ◽  
Teresa De La Fuente ◽  
Sergio Belda-Miquel
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Participatory Video ◽  
Grassroots Innovation ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
Audiovisual Work ◽  
The City

Can digital technologies serve to highlight and strengthen the work of social organizations that promote human development? This is the question the authors want to answer in this article, in which they analyse an eight-month participatory video (PV) process, promoted by a group of university researchers and conducted in collaboration with two grassroots innovations (GI) in the city of Valencia (Spain): the Fuel Poverty Group and Sólar Dómada. The innovative component of PV is situated in two areas: firstly, as an action research methodology, the PV process enables people's participation, with the aim of generating learning, agency and contextual knowledge from the participants; secondly, the innovation is found in the product, the video itself. The video narratives can be used to disseminate the practices of the GIs and offer a space for critical reflection on the structural constraints that may hamper the diffusion of innovations. Furthermore, the audiovisual work itself has its own agency and has the potential to create opportunities for advocacy and contribute towards removing barriers that limit human development.

Innovation for Human Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-188
Author(s):  
Alejandra Boni ◽  
Monique Leivas ◽  
Teresa De La Fuente ◽  
Sergio Belda-Miquel
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Participatory Video ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
The City

In this chapter, the authors examine to what extent a participatory video process promoted by a group of university researchers and conducted in collaboration with two grassroots innovations in the city of Valencia (Spain) has been a tool of human development innovation. They explore both the process and the product using different categories belonging to the participatory action research and human development and capabilities approach literature. They conclude that the process has expanded the capabilities of the participants, particularly those relating to rethinking and re-signifying their own innovative practices, and the more instrumental capabilities developed in connection with the use of video and teamwork. Furthermore, videos contribute, firstly, towards spreading a certain vision of the grassroots innovations aligned with the values of human development and, secondly, to creating communicative spaces where such innovation can be shown and discussed.

It is Time for Philosophy to Return to the City

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-216
Author(s):  
Donatella Di Cesare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Critical Reasoning ◽  
The City

Philosophy has been a subversive practice since the time of Socrates. Recognizing no authority other than the persuasiveness of dialectics, philosophy designated a thinking beyond the boundaries of the city: an estranging conception, an elsewhere of thought. It is from this critical distance that philosophy derived its political vocation. In the era of global capitalism, however, philosophy has become institutionalized and lost its subversive potential. To this end, philosophy has accepted that it should no longer pose too many questions, especially the ones which are most fundamental, resulting in a dearth of in-depth public questioning, and the slumber of critical reasoning. Hence, philosophy needs to rediscover its political vocation in order to reawaken consciences and to once again embrace that theoretical and practical commitment which never accepts anything without critical reflection. By doing so, it will be possible to restore philosophy to its original role as a guiding light for the community.

scholarly journals PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA PROVINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukamdi Sukamdi
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Sharp Decline ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The City

There is a gap of development achievement in Indonesia. At least it can be observed from human development index (HDI) in the period of 1996- 2002 which show a significant different across provinces. Among provinces in Java, Yogyakarta sit in the second position after Jakarta in the year of 1996 and 1999, but it became third rank in the year of2002. As it was in other provinces, the value of the index is still lower in 2002 compared to 1996, but higher than in 1999. It means the economic crisis which hit the country affect the human development a lot. In the same time among the district in the Yogyakarta province, the gap of HDI also appeared between the District of Gunung Kidul which the rank was 140 and the city of Yogyakarta which the rank was Q in 2002. Even the gap was higher in 1996 and 1999 because the rank of Gunung Kidul is 187 and 1965 respectively while it was 5 and 2 for the city of Yogyakarta. Gunung Kidul is also the area which was the most hit by the crisis as can be seen from the sharp decline in people's purchasing power. However this area experience faster recovery shown by the higher increase of purchasing power than other districts.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF GRASSROOTS INNOVATION PRACTICE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fandi Ahmad Shah Amir Syah ◽  
Khairul Aidil Azlin Abd Rahman ◽  
Mohamad Fakri Zaky Ja’afar ◽  
Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Multiple Resources ◽  
Grassroots Innovation ◽  
Grassroots Innovations

Grassroots innovation is an activity that uses multiple resources or indigenous technology to create an innovation more creatively. The innovations are often utilised to improvise the community and environment. The invented product or process is created at the bottom of the pyramid due to necessities, difficulties, and challenges. Malaysia thrives to become a high income developed nation through several initiatives, such as lifelong learning and innovation. Malaysians are encouraged to undertake education programmes to enhance knowledge and skills. These grassroots activities need to be discovered as they affect income and social values. The local grassroots innovators have difficulty commercialising the innovations due to a lack of skills, knowledge, and technology. This study aimed to identify the grassroots innovations, the process in developing innovation, and complement the innovation towards commercialisation. Local innovators adapt to the new product development process as a mutual understanding and for grassroots sustainable development.

A Child of the City: a Longitudinal Study of Stratification and Migration in a Rajasthan Village

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Howard M Jones
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Circular Migration ◽  
Short Term ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Data ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Village ◽  
The City

Abstract By reference to a multi-caste and tribal village in southern Rajasthan the paper examines the degree to which caste and tribal membership impacts on different aspects of migration, e.g. commencement, form, destination, duration, and types of work undertaken. Using a livelihoods approach, supplemented by other perspectives and concentrating on four migration streams (three domestic, one international), data collected over a period of nearly thirty-five years indicates that patterns of migration are far from random. It is argued that the use of official stratification categories in migration surveys can obscure important differences within caste groupings. Short-term circular migration, underestimated in national surveys, is shown to be substantial, especially for the tribal migrants in the village. While position in the social structure differentially affects aspects of migration across the village hierarchy, examples are given of individual migrant agency overcoming structural constraints.

Analysis of the Urban Environment Needs Based on the Residents’ Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2766-2769
Author(s):  
Yong Chun Wu ◽  
Xin Kui Liu ◽  
Lian Feng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
City Environment ◽  
The People ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
The City

Create a good city environment is an eternal theme of human development. The urbanization has brought not only economic and social development, but also urban sprawl and environmental damage, which make the city become a tool to complete various functions and no longer suitable for residents to live. A strange phenomenon appears that the more development of the city, the lower residents’ satisfaction to the urban environment. This article argues that meeting the needs of the people is the true meaning of urban development, and discusses the needs of the residents to the urban environment.

Human Destinies

2018 ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Gary Westfahl
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Species ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Interstellar Space ◽  
Fiction Writers ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

Unlike other science fiction writers, this chapter explains, Clarke rarely envisions humanity colonizing interstellar space and forging a galactic empire, anticipating limitations on human development. Though unconcerned about nuclear wars or alien invasions, Clarke regularly predicts humanity’s extinction, due to climate change or competing new species, or long periods of decadence. If humans avoid these fates, evolution may transform them into a new species, unlike present-day humans. Such scenarios unfold in Clarke’s major novels about humanity’s destiny: in Against the Fall of Night (1953), revised as The City and the Stars (1956), residents of an unchanging future city rediscover their ambitions but still face eventual demise; and in Childhood’s End (1953) humans guided by alien Overlords become a group intelligence to join a transcendent Overmind.

Cities of Refuge, Rebel Cities, and the City to Come

2019 ◽  
pp. 253-271
Author(s):  
Giovanna Borradori
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Political Agency ◽  
The Political ◽  
Shared Experience ◽  
The Core ◽  
Political Transformations ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
To Come ◽  
The City

As the processes of globalization transform cities into nodes of accumulation of financial and symbolic capital, it is fair to assume that urban contexts have never been more vulnerable to the systemic imperatives of the market. It is thus surprising that cities continue to be the site where the deepest social and political transformations come to the surface. What, then, preserves the city as a space of dissent? The claim of this chapter is that a critical reflection on the political agency of Northern and Southern cities has to start from asking what it means today to occupy the pavement of their streets. The argument explored here is that, in this age of molecular neoliberal encroachment and restructuring, it is a certain experience of dispossession, rather than the quest for identification and recognition, that makes the city the core of a shared experience of refuge and resistance.

Understanding of grassroots innovations in India: evidence from the countryside

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sazzad Parwez ◽  
K. Chandra Shekar
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Grassroots Innovation ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
The Government

Purpose Disadvantaged regions in India suffer from various forms of problems aggravated by constraints of accessibility. This paper aims to conceptualize innovations as solutions to the problem at grassroots. Design/methodology/approach This paper tries to bridge empirical gaps in conceptualization of innovations at grassroots with the application of both empirical and theoretical methods. Findings Grassroots innovation is an important instrument to solve such problems in these regions, where appropriate solution is not developed by the government instrument or private agencies (market) in general with various forms of value creation. Originality/value This paper tries to bridge empirical gaps in conceptualization of innovations at grassroots.

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