The Role of Agency in the Emergence and Development of Social Innovations in Rural Areas. Analysis of Two Cases of Social Farming in Italy and The Netherlands
| Autor: | Cristina Dalla Torre, Elena Pisani, Marijke Dijkshoorn-Dekker, Riccardo Da Re, Laura Secco, Nico Polman, Francesca Gori, Vicentini K, Mariana Melnykovych, Elisa Ravazzoli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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rural areas
Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies WASS 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Inclusive growth Rural areas 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources 11. Sustainability Agency (sociology) Regional science GE1-350 Sociology agency dimensions Agency dimensions Embeddedness Empowerment Resilience Social innovation idea Societal challenges Transformability Vulnerable groups Green Economy and Landuse media_common 2. Zero hunger Environmental effects of industries and plants 1. No poverty 021107 urban & regional planning Groene Economie en Ruimte 8. Economic growth Psychological resilience social innovation idea media_common.quotation_subject TJ807-830 Qualitative property Context (language use) Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 transformability resilience 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 9. Industry and infrastructure Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment societal challenges Environmental sciences Sustainable growth rate |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4440, p 4440 (2020) Sustainability (Switzerland) 12 (2020) 11 Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(11) Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 11 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Social innovation is considered a relevant concept to tackle societal challenges and needs in rural areas and to promote smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. The characterising sector of rural areas is agriculture therefore, the focus of this paper is on social innovation in the field of social farming. Among the many factors leading to the emergence and development of social innovation, agency has been considered relevant in the literature on transformability and transformative social innovation as it is the ability to turn contextual difficulties into opportunities for social innovation and for inclusive growth. This paper proposes an evaluation framework to assess the different dimensions of agency by triangulating quantitative with qualitative data and by using indicators. This paper adopts a case study approach, analysing two cases of social farming in Italy and the Netherlands. The results show that the social innovation idea and the resilience of the agency are among the most relevant dimensions for the emergence and development of social innovations. Finally, this paper discusses the three most relevant factors for agency to lead to social innovation: idea and embeddedness of the agency, transformability of the context through agency´ s resilience, and agency as catalyst for empowerment. |
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