A provisional overview of public policy according to ‘social investment’ from an institutional perspective
Editors
Stephen J. Barnett (EUCLID Network), Dr. Gavin Bailey and Prof. Chris Fox (Manchester Metropolitan University)
This report is a snapshot of the state of play in 2015 of the ways in which welfare states are moving towards social investment approaches and the extent […]
Survey Evidence from European Countries
by Andrea Bassi, Giulio Ecchia and Alice Guerra
In this paper, we investigate significant social innovation policies (related to the concept of social investment) involving the role of Social Economy organizations, and we discuss some relevant national and regional social innovation experiences by relying upon the current national and international literature, reports […]
The evolutional path to equality
by Eva Hijmans, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
According to the reform program 2014 of the Ministry of Economic affairs in The Netherlands: “labour market participation of women in the Netherlands is among the highest in Europe (71.9% as compared to 62.3% in the EU-28). At the same time, the majority of […]
by Heidi Sandberg
Forum – idéburna organisationer med social inriktning
A society is only as strong as its weakest link. That is probably true. But equally true is that a society that turns every relationship into economic transactions, will become both weak and poor, and a chilly place to live in.
In Sweden, as elsewhere in Europe, we […]
by Riccardo Prandini, University of Bologna
Matteo Orlandini, University of Bologna.
Alice Guerra, Copenhagen Business School.
Summary
This report analyses and seeks to establish whether and how, in the last twenty years, the EU member countries have adopted welfare systems that incorporate aspects of social investment.
The quantitative and comparative study focuses on social investment strategies across 28 European member […]
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences International Week – Guest Speaker Chris Fox
INNOSI project leader Professor Chris Fox will appear at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences as a keynote speaker to discuss the initial findings of research carried out by the INNOSI consortium. He will also be discussing themes related to Criminal justice in a […]
by Principal Lecturer Harri Jalonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences
How does the refugee crisis influence European welfare societies? Is ‘big data’ a remedy for productivity challenges in healthcare or is it only one new threat to citizens’ privacy? Does the significance of investors’ ethical considerations boost the rise of socially responsible investment policies? How does climate […]
The second INNOSI consortium meeting will take place at the Ciudad Politècnica de la Innovación of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain on the 14th and 15th January, 2016. The meeting will be attended by a group of around 50 professors and researchers from the 10 European universities involved in the project and representatives of […]
by Professor Alexandra Koronaiou and Alexandros Sakellariou, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens
The fields of social investment and social innovation are under-developed in Greece. They are rather unstable and vague, due to the absence of a central policy that would call for a socially-oriented action plan to be designed. The Greek state has never given priority […]
by Gary Copitch and Hayley Trowbridge
People’s Voice Media, UK
We think that people telling their own stories about the experiences that matter to them, and that have impacted on their lives is powerful stuff. Using pocket technology to capture these stories and the Internet to share them with others is exactly what community reporting is all […]
