<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Social innovation entered the academic discourse several decades ago and has since been seen as a way of tackling existing problems in various contexts. Although an extensive body of research has been conducted into the role of social innovation in urban context, there is still a gap when it comes to studying the role of social innovation in the development of rural areas. In this paper, an attempt is made to look at the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Local Development Associations (LDAs) as promoters of social innovation in rural areas in Austria and Portugal, aiming to understand the role of such organisations and the challenges faced by the latter in promoting social innovation.</p></abstract>

Social innovation entered the academic discourse several decades ago and has since been seen as a way of tackling existing problems in various contexts. Although an extensive body of research has been conducted into the role of social innovation in urban context, there is still a gap when it comes to studying the role of social innovation in the development of rural areas. In this paper, an attempt is made to look at the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Local Development Associations (LDAs) as promoters of social innovation in rural areas in Austria and Portugal, aiming to understand the role of such organisations and the challenges faced by the latter in promoting social innovation.

Local Development Initiatives as Promoters of Social Innovation: Evidence from Two European Rural Regions

DINÂMIA’CET-IUL – Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Social innovation entered the academic discourse several decades ago and has since been seen as a way of tackling existing problems in various contexts....

Local Development Initiatives as Promoters of Social Innovation: Evidence from Two European Rural Regions

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 43 - 53

Received: Jan 15, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0012

Keywords
social innovation, local action groups, local development associations, rural regions, Austria, Portugal

© 2020 Marina Novikova et al., published by Sciendo

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

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Local Development Initiatives as Promoters of Social Innovation: Evidence from Two European Rural Regions

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 43 - 53

Received: Jan 15, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0012

Keywordssocial innovation, local action groups, local development associations, rural regions, Austria, Portugal

© 2020 Marina Novikova et al., published by Sciendo

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

Fig. 1

Keywords
social innovation, local action groups, local development associations, rural regions, Austria, Portugal