Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy-making and practice: Theory, Policy and Practice

Social innovation and social policy: Theory, policy-making and practice: Theory, Policy and Practice

by Stephen Sinclair (Author), Simone Baglioni (Author)

Synopsis

This book examines why social innovation is important to social policy analysis. It discusses the theoretical and policy context of this concept; its origin and background; why it has emerged to prominence in recent years and how it has been applied.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 136
Edition: 1
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 15 Dec 2017

ISBN 10: 1447320107
ISBN 13: 9781447320104

Media Reviews
This book puts the key concept of social innovation to the test by critically reviewing state of the art scholarly research and practice related case studies. Annette Zimmer, University of Munster, Germany
Author Bio
Simone Baglioni is Professor of Politics in the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University. He is the coordinator of the EU Horizon 2020 project SIRIUS and a principal investigator in the TransSol and Fab-Move projects dealing with social innovation and collective actions issues. Stephen Sinclair is Professor of Social Policy and a researcher in the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University. He is co-Director of the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit at GCU.