Definitions and reviews of social innovation

Caulier-Grice, J., Davies, A., Patrick, R. and Norman, W. (2012) ‘Defining social innovation’, A Deliverable of the Project: ‘The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Building Social Innovation in Europe’, European Commission – 7th Framework Programme, Brussels: European Commission, DG Research, http://siresearch.eu/sites/default/files/1.1%20Part%201%20-%20defining%20social%20innovation_0.pdf.

Johnson, S. (2010) Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, New York: Riverhead Books.

Moulaert, F., Martinelli, F., Swyngedouw, E. and Gonzalez, S. (2005) ‘Towards alternative model(s) of local innovation’, Urban Studies, 42, 11, 1969–90.

Mulgan, G. (2006) Social Innovation: What It Is, Why It Matters, How It Can Be Accelerated, London: Basingstoke Press, http://youngfoundation.org/publications/social-innovation-what-it-is-why-it-matters-how-it-can-be-accelerated/.

Mulgan, G., Ali, R., Halkett, R. and Sanders, B. (2007) In and Out of Sync: The Challenge of Growing Social Innovations, London, NESTA, http://youngfoundation.org/publications/in-and-out-of-sync-the-challenge-of-growing-social-innovations/.

Mulgan, G.et al. (2010) Study on Social Innovation, London: Young Foundation, http://youngfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Study-on-Social-Innovation-for-the-Bureau-of-European-Policy-Advisors-March-2010.pdf.

Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J. and Mulgan, G. (2008) How to Innovate: The Tools for Social Innovation, London: NESTA, http://youngfoundation.org/publications/how-to-innovate-the-tools-for-social-innovation/.

Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J. and Mulgan, G. (2009) Social Venturing, NESTA Social Innovator Series, London: NESTA, http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/social-venturing.

Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J. and Mulgan, G. (2010) The Open Book of Social Innovation, London: NESTA. http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/open-book-social-innovation.

General sources on social innovation

BEPA (2010) Empowering People, Driving Change: Social Innovation in the European Union, Luxembourg: European Union/Bureau of European Policy Advisers.

European Commission (2010) Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union, SEC(2010) 1161, Brussels: European Commission, http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm.

European Commission (2013) Guide to Social Innovation, Brussels: European Commission DG Regional and Urban Policy and DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Evers, A., Ewert, B. and Brandsen, T. (2014) Social Innovations for Social Cohesion: Transnational Patterns and Approaches from 20 European Cities, Liege: EMES European Research Network, http://www.wilcoproject.eu/ereader-wilco/.

Nicholls, A. and Murdock, A. (2012) Social Innovation: Blurring Boundaries to Reconfigure Markets, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

Think tanks working in the social innovation field

NESTA (formerly National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), http://www.nesta.org.uk/.

Social Innovation Europe, http://socialinnovationeurope.eu/.

Social Innovation Generation, http://www.sigeneration.ca/.

TED (formerly Technology, Entertainment, Design), http://www.ted.com/.

Networks and social innovation discussions

Social Frontiers 2013 Conference: The Next Edge of Social Innovation Research, http://siresearch.eu/social-frontiers-2013.

Social Innovation eXchange, http://www.socialinnovationexchange.org/about/about/people.

Social Innovation on LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Social-Innovation-Group-155429.

Social Innovation Network, http://socialinnovationeurope.eu/

Journals

The Innovation Journal, http://www.innovation.cc/index.html.

International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, http://www.inderscience.com/jhome. php?jcode =ijsei.

Social innovation research projects

ImPRovE: Poverty Reduction in Europe: Social Policy and Innovation, http://improve-research.eu/.

INNOSERV: Social Platform on Innovative Social Services – a research project under the EU FP7-Cooperation call FP7-SSH-2011–3, http://inno-serv.eu/.

Inventory of projects funded under the EU Research Framework Programmes on Social Innovation, http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/social_business/docs/conference/rtd_en.pdf.

LIPSE: Learning Innovation in Public Sector Environments, www.lipse.org.

PUBLIN: Innovation in the Public Sector – a research project under the EU Fifth Framework Programme, http://survey.nifu.no/step/publin/index.html.

SINGOCOM: Framework 5 project Social Innovation in Governance in Neighbourhood Communities (see also Moulaert et al., 2005).

SocIEtY: Social Innovation–Empowering the Young for the Common Good, http://www.society-youth.eu/.

TEPSIE: Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe, http://www.tepsie.eu/.

WILCO: Welfare Innovations at the Local Level, http://www.wilcoproject.eu/.

Public and voluntary sector innovation

Bason, C. (2010) Leading Public Sector Innovation: Co-creating For A Better Society, Bristol: The Policy Press.

Mahroum, S. (2013) ‘Policy innovations: towards an analytic framework’, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 15, 2, 182–97.

Moore, M. and Hartley, J. (2008) ‘Innovations in governance’, Public Management Review, 10, 1, 3–20.

Mulgan, G. (2007) Ready or Not? Taking Innovation in the Public Sector Seriously, London: NESTA.

Murray, R. (2009) Danger and Opportunity: Crisis and the New Social Economy, London: NESTA, http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/danger_and_opportunity.pdf.

Osborne, S. P. and Brown, L. (2011) ‘Innovation in public services: engaging with risk’, Public Money and Management, 31, 1, 4–6.

Public Management Review (2008) Special edition on public services innovation, 10, 1.