Policy Press

Published

Jul 29, 2025

Page count

160 pages

ISBN

978-1447374732

Dimensions

216 x 140 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Jul 29, 2025

Page count

160 pages

ISBN

978-1447374725

Dimensions

216 x 140 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Jul 29, 2025

Page count

160 pages

ISBN

978-1447374749

Dimensions

216 x 140 mm

Imprint

Policy Press
Social Innovation for Real-World Transformation

Julie Chateauvert is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Philippe Dufort is Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Jonathan Durand Folco is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Christopher Gunter is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Krys Maki is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Anahi Morales Hudon is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Jamel Stambouli is Associate Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Julie Paquette is Associate Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Simon Tremblay-Pepin is Associate Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Philippe Néméh-Nombré is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Amanda Wilson is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University, Canada.

Prologue

Introduction: Learning to Change the World

1. Innovation Beyond Buzzwords

2. The Battlefield of Social Innovation: Strategic Challenges and Paradoxes

3. Understanding the World to Change It

4. The past as Possibilities

5. Centering Intersectionality and Equity

6. Acting Collectively

7. Driving Change

8. Transforming the Economy

9. Doing Business Differently

10. Organizing Democratically

11. Community Involvement

12. Culture as Resistance

13. Where Do We Stand? Unsettling the Neoliberal University Through Engaged Pedagogy

Conclusion: Changing the Scale