你将学到什么
Develop critical understanding of the concept of social innovation and its influence on social, economic and environmental outcomes in rural areas
Identify diverse roles of communities and civil society in the development of social innovation initiatives
Improve awareness of the multiple applications of rural social innovation to support social well-being
Explore a range of tools and methods to better support social innovation
Develop competences for identifying, categorising and analysing cases of social innovation in Europe and non-European Mediterranean countries
Classify factors that affect the development of social innovation in rural areas
Assess social innovation through innovative techniques of evaluation
Compare the policy contexts for social innovation in rural areas and their role in stimulating or constraining its development
课程概况
On this course, you’ll learn what social innovation is, how it can best be supported and where innovation efforts should be concentrated. You’ll specifically focus on the challenges facing rural areas.
You’ll be introduced to a range of approaches for actioning social innovation initiatives as you explore the role of communities and society in innovation development.
Using global case-studies, you’ll analyse new approaches proposed by 26 partners involved in the EU H2020 research project, SIMRA. You’ll explore the findings of the project, led by the project partners themselves.
面向人群
The course is designed for anyone interested in innovation in rural development.
This may include decision-makers, public, private and third sector development agents, evaluators, facilitators, technical advisors, researchers or students involved in social innovation projects in rural areas.
