ABSTRACT

This paper explores the contested concept of social innovation by using the ideas of discourse and framing as a lens to explore the contested definitions of social innovation. A selection of definitions is then deconstructed in relation to these discourses and framings. It is argued that the political pressures which create interest in social innovation have resulted in a confused and contested series of definitions, which remain largely unconnected to wider debates and theories about innovation. Instead, many authors contrive an almost alchemic status for social innovation when the reality of social innovation in practice may be rather more prosaic.

中文翻译：

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社会创新：一个有争议的概念的初步探索

摘要

本文以话语和框架的思想为视角，探讨了社会创新的争议性定义，探讨了社会创新的争议性概念。然后根据这些话语和框架解构一系列定义。有人认为，对社会创新产生兴趣的政治压力导致了一系列混乱和有争议的定义，这些定义在很大程度上与关于创新的更广泛的辩论和理论无关。相反，当实践中的社会创新现实可能更加平淡无奇时，许多作者为社会创新设计了一种近乎炼金术的地位。