Description:
Written by leading experts from across Europe, this book provides a grounded exploration of innovation in the practice, research and education of social work. It focuses on the role of participation, collaboration and co-creation as key drivers of social innovation within these fields, providing practical examples of social entrepreneurship, people-centred design and participatory led innovation.
The positive outcomes of local social innovations are analysed in the wider European framework, with reflections and recommendations for advancing innovation in policy, service provision, education and research.
Brief description: Jana Javornik is Associate Professor in Work and Employment Relations at the University of Leeds.
Review Quotes:
"This important new text provides a grounded and well-theorised exploration of how social innovation can infuse and inspire new developments in social work contexts and systems." Michelle Lefevre, University of Sussex