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Author: Marc Pradel-Miquel ,
Ana B. Cano-Hila ,
Marisol García Cabeza
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781839102318
ISBN 10: 1839102314
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 19 June 2020
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Can social innovation be a trigger for governance change and political transformation in cities? That is the key question this book attempts to answer. This is undoubtedly the most pressing issue in contemporary urban praxis for those concerned with questions of urban democracy and social equality. And this book is a formidable achievement in charting the possibilities of social innovation to nurture urban transformation.' -- Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester, UK 'Using Spanish cities as an empirical lens to understand how south European cities reacted to the 2008 crisis, this important book unveils how governance arrangements can change through the transformative potential of social movements and under which conditions civil society can be a driver of social innovation.' -- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria 'This is a very important volume of research.' -- Anthony Orum, University of Illinois at Chicago, US 'This book is a valuable and timely contribution of comparative urban research. Although the chapters in this volume are focused primarily upon the intense conflicts over the meanings of citizenship, governmental authority, and social change in southern Europe, the research reported is relevant to the countless other places in the world that are experiencing rapid social change.' -- Dennis R. Judd, University of Illinois at Chicago, US 'The book provides evidence of bottom-linked governance experiments in prominent southern European cities, in which public servants, local politicians, movement leaders, concerned citizens and migrants, ... become engaged in a shared, reflexive learning process. And although 'success is not guaranteed' the stories of these experiences should be shared and learned from. That is why this book is a must read for anyone caring about the future of (urban) solidarity and democracy.' -- from the Foreword by Frank Moulaert
'Can social innovation be a trigger for governance change and political transformation in cities? That is the key question this book attempts to answer. This is undoubtedly the most pressing issue in contemporary urban praxis for those concerned with questions of urban democracy and social equality. And this book is a formidable achievement in charting the possibilities of social innovation to nurture urban transformation.' -- Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester, UK 'Using Spanish cities as an empirical lens to understand how south European cities reacted to the 2008 crisis, this important book unveils how governance arrangements can change through the transformative potential of social movements and under which conditions civil society can be a driver of social innovation.' -- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria 'This is a very important volume of research.' -- Anthony Orum, University of Illinois at Chicago, US 'This book is a valuable and timely contribution of comparative urban research. Although the chapters in this volume are focused primarily upon the intense conflicts over the meanings of citizenship, governmental authority, and social change in Southern Europe, the research reported is relevant to the countless other places in the world that are experiencing rapid social change.' -- Dennis R. Judd, University of Illinois at Chicago, US 'The book provides evidence of bottom-linked governance experiments in prominent Southern European cities, in which public servants, local politicians, movement leaders, concerned citizens and migrants, become engaged in a shared, reflexive learning process. And although success is not guaranteed , the stories of these experiences should be shared and learned from. That is why this book is a must read for anyone caring about the future of (urban) solidarity and democracy.' -- from the Foreword by Frank Moulaert
'Can social innovation be a trigger for governance change and political transformation in cities? That is the key question this book attempts to answer. This is undoubtedly the most pressing issue in contemporary urban praxis for those concerned with questions of urban democracy and social equality. And this book is a formidable achievement in charting the possibilities of social innovation to nurture urban transformation.' -- Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester, UK 'This book is a valuable and timely contribution of comparative urban research. Although the chapters in this volume are focused primarily upon the intense conflicts over the meanings of citizenship, governmental authority, and social change in southern Europe, the research reported is relevant to the countless other places in the world that are experiencing rapid social change.' -- Dennis R Judd, University of Illinois at Chicago, US 'The book provides evidence of bottom-linked governance experiments in prominent southern European cities, in which public servants, local politicians, movement leaders, concerned citizens and migrants, ... become engaged in a shared, reflexive learning process. And although 'success is not guaranteed' the stories of these experiences should be shared and learned from. That is why this book is a must read for anyone caring about the future of (urban) solidarity and democracy.' -- from the Foreword by Frank Moulaert
'Can social innovation be a trigger for governance change and political transformation in cities? That is the key question this book attempts to answer. This is undoubtedly the most pressing issue in contemporary urban praxis for those concerned with questions of urban democracy and social equality. And this book is a formidable achievement in charting the possibilities of social innovation to nurture urban transformation.' --Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester, UK'Using Spanish cities as an empirical lens to understand how south European cities reacted to the 2008 crisis, this important book unveils how governance arrangements can change through the transformative potential of social movements and under which conditions civil society can be a driver of social innovation.' --Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria 'This book is a valuable and timely contribution of comparative urban research. Although the chapters in this volume are focused primarily upon the intense conflicts over the meanings of citizenship, governmental authority, and social change in Southern Europe, the research reported is relevant to the countless other places in the world that are experiencing rapid social change.' --Dennis R. Judd, University of Illinois at Chicago, US
Author Information
Edited by Marc Pradel-Miquel, Ana Belén Cano-Hila and Marisol García Cabeza, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, Spain
