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Social Innovation (or Why We Need the Civil Society)

In: Sustainable Business

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  • Manuel Fischer

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Daniel Foord

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Jan Frecè

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Kirsten Hillebrand

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Ingrid Kissling-Näf

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Rahel Meili

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Marie Peskova

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • David Risi

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • René Schmidpeter

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

  • Tobias Stucki

    (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Activities enacted by economic and governmental actors at various levels will not be sufficient to achieve the necessary turnaround of our consumption patterns and economic systems. What is needed instead are orchestrated, multilevel, and possibly cross-sectoral approaches that offer new solutions to the grand challenges we currently face. There is growing recognition among scholars that civil society plays an important role in addressing so-called "wicked" social, economic, and environmental problems. In this chapter, we discuss the concept of social innovation, how it can be put into practice, and how it can be scaled.

Suggested Citation

  • Manuel Fischer & Daniel Foord & Jan Frecè & Kirsten Hillebrand & Ingrid Kissling-Näf & Rahel Meili & Marie Peskova & David Risi & René Schmidpeter & Tobias Stucki, 2023. "Social Innovation (or Why We Need the Civil Society)," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: Sustainable Business, chapter 0, pages 77-89, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-3-031-25397-3_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25397-3_5
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