Social Innovation and Civil Society in Urban Governance: Strategies for an Inclusive City

Processes of socioeconomic polarisation and social exclusion mark contemporary cities. In many countries, welfare states are in crisis, suffering from post-Fordist transformations. In cities, new ways of governance are needed to overcome the consequences of economic, social and political restructuri...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2005-10, Vol.42 (11), p.2007-2021
Main Authors: Gerometta, Julia, Häussermann, Hartmut, Longo, Giulia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Cities
Civil Society
Economic activity
Economic liberalism
Governance
Innovation
Interdisciplinary research
Municipal government
Political economy
Social capital
Social change
Social Closure
Social exclusion
Social groups
Social innovation
Social integration
Society
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
SPECIAL TOPIC: SOCIAL INNOVATION IN THE GOVERNANCE OF URBAN COMMUNITIES: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
Urban communities
Urban economics
Urban governance
Urban planning
Welfare State
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Summary:Processes of socioeconomic polarisation and social exclusion mark contemporary cities. In many countries, welfare states are in crisis, suffering from post-Fordist transformations. In cities, new ways of governance are needed to overcome the consequences of economic, social and political restructuring. This article seeks to explore the role of civil society in new urban governance arrangements that will hopefully contribute to counter the trends towards social exclusion. While aware of the ambiguity of civil society's role in rebuilding governance relationships, it is argued that, under certain conditions, civil society is found to be a valuable contributor towards more cohesive cities and governance arrangements that promote them. Such conditions involve the existence of a multiscalar democratic governance regime that favours public deliberation and social economy initiatives.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/00420980500279851