Call for Papers and Panels
Regional and Geographical Aspects of Social Innovation
12th International Social Innovation Research Conference 2020
Conference Theme: ‘Social innovation and enterprise for more prosperous, fair and sustainable societies’
Sheffield University Management School, Centre for Regional Economic and Enterprise Development
1st – 3rd September 2020
Conference website: https://isircconference2020.com/
Stream chairs: Michael Leyshon, Catherine Leyshon, Timothy Walker and Micaela Mazzei
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This conference stream is focused on the intersections between social innovation and matters of geography. Thinking geographically about social innovation means taking seriously questions of space, place, and scale. Different types of social innovation can be realised at different scales – from an individual working on a singular concern, through to social movements working on issues of profound significance for whole societies. Thinking geographically also draws attention to the nature of the ‘social’ in social innovation. In particular the ways in which social connections, places and activities are brought into being through processes of innovation. There are also wider topological implications of these different kinds of social innovation as each is stimulated, created and operationalised by various configurations of people and organisations, in different geographical contexts, sometimes through trans-spatial connections. Thinking geographically, therefore, calls attention to the genus, scale and limits of social innovations and questions the extent to which they can be transferred into other places, as well as the potential that specific places offer to social innovations to flourish and implement change. This stream, therefore, invites papers that 1) explore the specificity of the ‘social’ in social innovation; 2) critically examine the role that place plays in social innovation; and 3) assess the potential for social innovations to be replicated across wider geographical contexts.
This stream calls for contributions on the following themes:
• What is the geography of social innovation?
• What do we mean by the social in social innovation?
• How do the politics, culture and society of a locality, region or country impact social innovation?
• How can social innovation be scaled up or scaled down? How is social innovation incubated in place?
• At what scale can social innovations operate most successfully?
• Is it possible to imagine a global social innovation?
• What critical tools and concepts does the discipline of geography bring to enhance our understanding of social innovation?
Submission Guidelines
Paper abstracts must be a maximum of 300 words, excluding references. They should articulate: the research questions or objectives being addressed; the conceptual or theoretical perspectives informing the work; where appropriate, the methodology utilised; and the contribution of the paper to knowledge in light of the conference theme.
Optional full paper submission for consideration in best paper awards is due no later than 31st July 2020.
All paper abstracts must be submitted via the conference website, where you will select a conference stream: https://isircconference2020.com/
Enquiries about conference administration and technical issues related to online submission should be directed to the conference administration team: [log in to unmask]
Deadlines
• Abstract and panel proposals submission: Closes 28th February 2020
• Decision on submissions: Notification by 31st March 2020
• Full papers submitted for consideration in best paper awards due: 31st July 2020
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