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| Loorbach, Derk; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; loorbach@drift.eur.nl; Avelino, Flor; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; avelino@drift.eur.nl; Haxeltine, Alex; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK; alex.haxeltine@uea.ac.uk; Wittmayer, Julia M.; DRIFT, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; wittmayer@drift.eur.nl; O'Riordan, Tim; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK; t.oriordan@uea.ac.uk; Weaver, Paul; ICIS, Maastricht University, NL; LUCSUS, Lund University, Sweden; paul.weaver@maastrichtuniversity.nl. |
| Continuing economic turbulence has fuelled debates about social and political reform as much as it has stimulated actions and initiatives aimed at a more fundamental transition of dominant economic systems. This paper takes a transition perspective to explore, from a Western European viewpoint, how the economic crisis is actually viewed through a variety of interpretations and responded to through a range of practices. We argue that framing societal phenomena such as the economic crisis as "symptoms of transition" through alternative narratives and actions can give rise to the potential for (seemingly) short-term pressures to become game changers. Game changers are then defined as the combination of: specific events, the subsequent or parallel framing of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Economic crisis; Game changers; Narratives of change; Practices of change. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Westley, Frances R.; Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience, University of Waterloo; School for Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo; fwestley@uwaterloo.ca; McGowan, Katharine A.; Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta; kmcgowan@mtroyal.ca; Antadze, Nino; Department of Environmental Studies, Bucknell University; na011@bucknell.edu; Blacklock, Jaclyn; University of Waterloo; jblacklo@uwaterloo.ca; Tjornbo, Ola; Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience, University of Waterloo; ola.tjornbo@gmail.com. |
| We explore the impact of “game changers” on the dynamics of innovation over time in three problem domains, that of wilderness protection, women’s rights, and assimilation of indigenous children in Canada. Taking a specifically historical and cross-scale approach, we look at one social innovation in each problem domain. We explore the origins and history of the development of the National Parks in the USA, the legalization of contraception in the USA and Canada, and the residential school system in Canada. Based on a comparison of these cases, we identify three kinds of game changers, those that catalyze social innovation, which we define as “seminal,” those that disrupt the continuity of social... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Game changers; Innovation; North America; Social innovation; Transformative change. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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