This paper identifies and examines pathways in which online mental health forums assist in
building personal resilience and address the mental ill-health of rural residents. We use a …

This paper examines food provisioning initiatives that were implemented to reduce food
insecurity during the period of the spread of Covid-19. Food insecurity increased sharply …

Despite the growing academic and policy interest in social enterprises, existing debates fail
to answer how these organizations innovate without compromising their social mission. In …

An ageing population has placed strains on health and social care systems. Innovative
solutions have been sought to inject capacity and capability in order to deliver services to …

Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a powerful vehicle to address unmet societal
needs. Nonetheless, research into how contexts and agency interact to determine …

The European population is ageing: among European Union (EU) nations, including
Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom (UK), the proportion of those aged 65 and over …

Collaborative governance processes have been increasingly analysed in recent years as
potential solutions to societal challenges. They are intended as “a strategy used in planning …

Background The SCALE-UP project aims to support regional bioeconomies, fostering social,
environmental, and economic benefits for rural areas. It improves the multi-actor …

A central focus of this PhD dissertation is to advance an understanding of how social
innovation is generated through the perspective of civil society organisations (CSOs) that …

Nonstate service providers in the form of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an
important role in the delivery of social services and the development of social work practice …