Sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) is a subset of innovation that focuses on not just
maximizing profits but also on minimizing negative consequences for the environment and …

This article is a systematic literature review on social innovation in inner peripheries. It
investigates what actors (who), processes (how), and topics (what) emerge from the …

Within the framework of the LEADER approach to rural development applied in rural areas
of the European Union, a high degree of social innovation (SI) has been achieved with the …

Social innovation is gaining momentum in academia, policy and practice, as a process by
which local communities generate new social relations and become more capable of …

The “woolliness” and “methodological hurdles” of co‐production make it challenging to
compare and contrast different co‐production policy initiatives and their outcomes, and distil …

Although frequently perceived as a 'woolly'policy concept and a means to reduce public
service delivery costs, co-production can lead to increased quality and efficiency of services …

Rural social enterprises (RSEs) are an emerging actor that applies market-based
approaches to implement a social mission: steering social and economic development. They …

While boosting rural development, improvements in rural human settlements have become
universal choices in many countries throughout the world. However, few studies have been …

In rural areas, the social innovation (SI) process emerges as a response to negative
socioeconomic trends or gets triggered by open windows of opportunity, bringing solutions …

Considering its contribution to solving societal issues, social innovation (SI) has become
critical to driving community development. This paper exposes the role of SI in community …