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Transformative Social Innovation: Implications for Transitions Research

par Pel, Bonno ;Haxeltine, Alex;Kemp, René;Dumitru, Adina;Avelino, Flor
Référence International Sustainability Transitions conference(12-14 June 2018: Manchester (UK)), International Sustainability Transitions conference
Publication Publié, 2018-06-12

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Social innovation is gaining attention for its transformative potentials. Drawing on theory-building efforts regarding transformative social innovation (TSI), this contribution formulates implications for transitions research. Critically considering how the empirical extensions to transitions research feed back into its theoretical core concepts, five insights are discussed. These pertain to 1) the broadened range of ‘persistent problems’ at issue; 2) the transformative significance of institutional hybridization; 3) the individual and collective empowerment processes of social 'niches’; 4) the translocal mobilities of social niches and 5) the need for refined process understandings that account for phenomena of re-emergence and cyclical transformation.