Social Innovation for Political Transformation: Thoughts for a better world

New book calls for a systemic change for the co-construction of a sustainable, solidarity based and re-generative society.

Social Innovation for Political Transformation: Thoughts for a better world comprises works from academics on social innovation and socio-political transformation. Edited by Sustainable Place’s Dr Abid Mehmood and colleagues from KU Leuven, the book offers various interpretations of the interconnectedness of social innovation and socio-political transformation.

As a critique to the dominance of market-based logics and extractivism in the age of ‘caring neo-liberalism’, it calls for a systemic change for the co-construction of a sustainable, solidarity based and re-generative society.

With contributions from over 55 authors combining historical insights, current debates and avenues for the future, the work includes a variety of essays, short explanations and illustrative cases. And covers topics such as: Keynesian economics and regional development; migration; neighbourhoods and communities; culture, underdevelopment and global South-North relations.