Book review: Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation

Abstract

This helps not only to understand the transformative momentum of SI but also the various meanings in scientific or practice fields that produce different contemporary normative and theoretical interpretations of the relatively vivid research field of SI (chapter 3). Moulaert, Frank MacCallum, Diana Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2019; 168 pp.: 978 1 78536 039 8, £85.00 (hbk) Frank Moulaert and Diana MacCallum share their three-decade-long experience of social innovation (SI) research in their recent book, I Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation. i This publication is not merely conceptualised for an academic readership but rather for anyone interested in a holistic understanding of SI theory and practice. This grand, normative claim towards a more inclusive society, for SI in general and SI research in particular, is necessary as SI has been experiencing a renaissance, not only in academic discourse but also in political debates. [Extracted from the article]