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Transitions towards new economies? A transformative social innovation perspective
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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:35 authored by Flor Avelino, Adina Dumitru, Noel Longhurst, Julia Wittmayer, Sabine Hielscher, Paul Weaver, Carla Cipolla, Rita Afonso, Iris Kunze, Jens Dorland, Morton Elle, Bonno Pel, Tim Strasser, Rene Kemp, Alex HaxeltineThere are numerous social innovation networks and initiatives worldwide with the ambition to contribute to transformative change towards more sustainable, resilient and just societies. Many of these have a specific vision on the economy and relate to alternative visions of a ‘New Economy’. This paper highlights four prominent strands of new economy thinking in state-of-the-art discussions: degrowth, collaborative economy, solidarity economy, and social entrepreneurship. Taking a perspective of transformative social innovation, the paper draws on case studies of 12 social innovation initiatives to analyse how these relate to new economies and to transitions toward new economic arrangements. The 12 cases are analysed in terms of a) how they relate to narratives of change on new economies, b) how they renew social relations, and c) how their new economy arrangements hold potential to challenge established institutional constellations in the existing economy.
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TRANSIT - Transformative Social Innovation Theory project (FP7 SSH.2013.3.2-1) (DRIFT lead); G1256; EUROPEAN UNION; FP7-SSH-2013-1 (613169)
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TRANSIT working paper #3Pages
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BrightonDepartment affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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This paper has been presented at the 6th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference, Sustainability Transitions and Wider Transformative Change Historical Roots and Future Pathways, 25th – 28th August 2015, Brighton, University of Sussex Campus (Falmer), UKSPRU Working Paper Series (ISSN 2057-6668).Institution
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