Social Innovation Impacts and Their Assessment
An Exploratory Study of a Social Innovation Initiative from a Portuguese Rural Region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5935970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marina Novikova (0000-0002-8041-0442, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 122 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci11030122 |
| OpenAlex | W4220915451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 64 |
Over recent decades, various approaches to social innovation (SI) have been developed. At the same time, the question on how SI can contribute to and can impact the development of rural regions still remains only partially answered. One of the research gaps that remains addressed only to a certain extent is associated with the ways in which impacts produced by SI can be assessed. Such research, focusing on SI impacts in rural contexts is even more scarce. In the current paper, an attempt is made to investigate the impacts of an SI initiative operating in the field of integrated rural development. The study takes on a case study design focusing on ADC Moura, a local development association from Baixo Alentejo, Portugal. The results show that the impacts of said SI initiative have a multi-sectoral and multi-durational nature and transcend sectors and address multiple domains (social, economic, institutional, and environmental), with the SI initiative having the most impacts on the local level of the municipality. In addition to this, the paper provides some ideas for further research
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Exploratory research · Geography · Political science · Portuguese · Public relations · Regional science · Rural area · Social impact · Social innovation · Social science · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Rural development and sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |