Exploring Civic Innovation for Social and Economic Transforma... - 9781138936331

Taylor & Francis

Exploring Civic Innovation for Social and Economic TransformationAuthor(s): Kees Biekart, Wendy Harcourt, Peter Knorringa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138936331, 978-1138936331\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection examines the globally rising phenomenon of civic innovation. Combining nuanced theory with rich empirical examples, this book defines the dynamic and complex process of civic innovation as the multiple economic, political and social processes where peoples, organizations, movements and ideas are shaping struggles for global justice on the interface of capitalism.\n\nExploring Civic Innovation for Social and Economic Transformation reflects the increasingly holistic approach to development in terms of both teaching and research, and illustrates how civic innovation happens everywhere; at the global and institutional level as well as in communities and for individuals. Through conceptual debate and narra.