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<p>Social innovation (SI), which is known as an alternative practice for solving social problems, can be implemented by various actors, including nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and public institutions. This article addresses the implementation of SIs by public institutions in rural areas of Poland. Its aim is to answer two questions: 1) Does cooperation with NGOs distinguish rural public institutions in Poland that have implemented SIs from those that have not? 2) Does the level of human and financial resources of NGOs affect the level of cooperation between public institutions and NGOs from rural gminas? The results of an internet survey conducted on a random sample of 330 public institutions and 400 one-to-one interviews conducted on a random sample of NGOs from rural communes (rural gminas) are presented to answer the research questions posed. According to the findings, collaboration between public institutions and NGOs does not distinguish institutions that implemented SI and those that did not. In addition, the level of human and financial resources of NGOs was not a factor in determining whether or not public institutions cooperated with NGOs.</p>
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Social innovation (SI), which is known as an alternative practice for solving social problems, can be implemented by various actors, including nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and public institutions. This article addresses the implementation of SIs by public institutions in rural areas of Poland. Its aim is to answer two questions: 1) Does cooperation with NGOs distinguish rural public institutions in Poland that have implemented SIs from those that have not? 2) Does the level of human and financial resources of NGOs affect the level of cooperation between public institutions and NGOs from rural gminas? The results of an internet survey conducted on a random sample of 330 public institutions and 400 one-to-one interviews conducted on a random sample of NGOs from rural communes (rural gminas) are presented to answer the research questions posed. According to the findings, collaboration between public institutions and NGOs does not distinguish institutions that implemented SI and those that did not. In addition, the level of human and financial resources of NGOs was not a factor in determining whether or not public institutions cooperated with NGOs.

Public Institutions and Ngos Cooperation for Social Innovations in Post-Socialist Rural Poland

Department of Rural Geography and Local Development

European Countryside

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Social innovation (SI), which is known as an alternative practice for solving social problems, can be implemented by various actors, including nongovernmental...

Public Institutions and Ngos Cooperation for Social Innovations in Post-Socialist Rural Poland

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 623 - 637

Received: Dec 17, 2021

Accepted: Jul 13, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0031

Keywords
public institutions, nongovernmental organisations, social innovation, cooperation, post-socialist Poland, rural areas

© 2022 Katarzyna Zajda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Public Institutions and Ngos Cooperation for Social Innovations in Post-Socialist Rural Poland

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 623 - 637

Received: Dec 17, 2021

Accepted: Jul 13, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0031

Keywordspublic institutions, nongovernmental organisations, social innovation, cooperation, post-socialist Poland, rural areas

© 2022 Katarzyna Zajda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
public institutions, nongovernmental organisations, social innovation, cooperation, post-socialist Poland, rural areas