Social Innovations in the Czech Republic

PEJCAL, Jakub and Marek VYSKOČIL. Social Innovations in the Czech Republic. In Maciej Szcepańczyk. Inowacje spoleczne w teorii i praktyce. Lodz: Politechnika Lódzka, 2015, p. 100-110. ISBN 978-83-7283-687-8.

Basic information

• Original name: Social Innovations in the Czech Republic
• Authors: PEJCAL, Jakub (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Marek VYSKOČIL (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Lodz, Inowacje spoleczne w teorii i praktyce, p. 100-110, 11 pp. 2015.
• Publisher: Politechnika Lódzka

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50200 5.2 Economics and Business
• Country of publisher: Poland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/15:00089120
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• ISBN: 978-83-7283-687-8
• Keywords in English: Social Innovations; non-profit sector; public sector; best practice

Abstract

The present paper deals with the concept of social innovations that has been turning into a mantra insome areas of research and public policy. Although social innovations as a phenomenon must have always existed, it was given its name and attention by experts only recently. Social innovations have gradually become a concept that has got into academic debates, research projects and policy documents and instruments of public policies. The advent of the trend (to deal with social innovation issues) is not uniform everywhere; this is the reason why this paper sets itself the objective to map how social innovations are currently perceived in the Czech Republic. The authors consider it useful to allow comparison of different approaches to social innovations as applied in different countries, it can be helpful in mapping social innovations or when trying to learn and draw inspiration from practices of another country.In their paper, the authors present the information collected about social innovations in the Czech Republic through researching literature and especially internet sources, and the information obtained directly or indirectly in interviews held with experts in the field of social economy. The paper aims to offer readers insights into the issue of the existence and financial support of social innovations in the Czech Republic.

Links

• MUNI/A/0831/2013, interní kód MU: Name: Neziskové organizace v procesu sociálních inovací (Acronym: NOPSI)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A