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In the debate which is currently flaring up regarding social innovations, hardly any contributions to the debate fail to omit – whether in oral or written, printed or online form – a reference to present and forthcoming societal challenges, which appear to necessitate social innovation. In the article by Jürgen Howaldt, some key areas of research are identified highlighting the relevance of social innovations on dealing with global dilemmas.
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Hochgerner, J. (2011). The Long Road from Awareness to Systematic Research and Funding of Social Innovations. In: Jeschke, S., Isenhardt, I., Hees, F., Trantow, S. (eds) Enabling Innovation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24503-9_23
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