Dear colleagues,
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<br>I hope you find this workshop interesting and consider to participate.
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<br>Best regards,
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<br>Hugo
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<br>SOCIAL INNOVATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: EMBRACING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
<br>FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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<br>Contemporary societies are facing a permanent social, economic and ecological
<br>turbulence. Social innovation starts from the willingness to transform ideas
<br>into action to respond to problems and contribute for solutions where public
<br>policies are failing to provide effective answers. Despite the fragmentation
<br>of the field, Regional Science has been an important catalyst for social
<br>innovation research by paying attention to territorial innovative responses to
<br>emerging social needs.
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<br>The 25th APDR workshop Social Innovation Towards Sustainability: Embracing
<br>Contemporary Challenges for Regional Development will promote the reflection
<br>and knowledge sharing on social innovation practices connected with
<br>sustainability and regional development. It intends to promote an inter-sector
<br>dialogue among researchers, activists, local, regional and national policy
<br>makers, associations, non-governmental organizations, practitioners of social
<br>innovation and social entrepreneurs.
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<br>The workshop will take place on 16th April 2020 at the Faculty of Economics,
<br>University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal). Its main objective is to discuss the
<br>state of the art of social innovation in Regional Science and the contemporary
<br>challenge for sustainability. Topics of discussion, among others, regard
<br>social innovation, micro-scale innovation, transformative innovation,
<br>sustainability transitions and community-based sustainability projects. The
<br>workshop intends to stimulate synergies between research, governance and civil
<br>society initiatives, present examples of community-based good practices, and
<br>contribute to the visibility of social innovation as a central topic for the
<br>transformation of society towards a more sustainable future.
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<br>We invite researchers, activists, public officials and social entrepreneurs to
<br>submit proposals for contributions to the workshop. Submissions might be based
<br>on formal research or on concrete activist, community or public policy
<br>initiatives.
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<br>More information available at: http://www.apdr.pt/evento_25/index.html
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<br>Hugo Pinto
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<br>Permanent Researcher and Co-Coordinator
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<br>NECES - Research Group on Science, Economy and Society
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<br>Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra
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<br>Invited Assistant Professor
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<br>Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve
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<br>CinTurs, Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being,
<br>University of Algarve
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<br>orcid.org/0000-0002-8497-4798
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