Grassroots Innovation: Discourse, Policy and Practice in the Global South
Author:   Hemant Kumar (Central University of Gujarat, India) ,  Gautam Sharma (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   194
Publication Date:   21 June 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Hemant Kumar (Central University of Gujarat, India) ,  Gautam Sharma (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032377162


ISBN 10:   103237716
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   21 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of tables List of figures Acknowledgements List of abbreviations and acronyms 1 Introduction 2 Conceptualizing Innovations: Discourse in the formal and informal sector innovations 3 Innovations from the Below: Inverted models of innovation and the Global South 4 Grassroots Innovation in India: Philosophy, approaches and policy 5 Ideating Grassroots Innovation: Crafting solutions for the everyday problems 6 Implementing Grassroots Innovation: The pathways of diffusion 7 Concluding Remarks References Index

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Hemant Kumar is Assistant Professor at the Department of Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He has spent more than a decade in India working on innovations in the informal sector with an emphasis on grassroots innovations. Other areas of interest for him include STS studies, marginalization in STEM, science, technology, and innovation diplomacy, as well as the history and philosophy of science and technology. Gautam Sharma is an early career researcher with a PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Studies from the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. He has worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the DST-Centre for Policy Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, India. Following this, Gautam joined Lund University, Sweden, within the Centre for Innovation Research (CIRCLE) and the Division of Innovation, Department of Design Sciences, as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow. His research focuses on innovation in informal contexts, particularly addressing the challenges and opportunities in the Global South.

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