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Digital Social Innovation and Urban Space: A Critical Geography Agenda
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Abstract Digital Social Innovation (DSI) is a new concept referring to social innovation initiatives that leverage digital technologies potentiality to co-create solutions to a wide range of social needs. These initiatives generally take place in urban contexts. However, in the existing literature, scarce at... view more
Digital Social Innovation (DSI) is a new concept referring to social innovation initiatives that leverage digital technologies potentiality to co-create solutions to a wide range of social needs. These initiatives generally take place in urban contexts. However, in the existing literature, scarce attention is devoted to the spatial dimensions and the social, cultural or political space-related effects of DSI practices. This article suggests that a critical geography perspective can address these gaps. After a review of existing relevant contributes, the article elaborates a research agenda for a critical geography of DSI. This articulates along four research lines, including the emergence of DSI networks, the (re)production of DSI processes and socio-cultural urban space, the representations of DSI practices and the power relationships these mobilise.... view less
Keywords
Internet; digital media
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
critical Internet studies; critical geography; digital social innovation; urban space and spatialities
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 8-19
Journal
Urban Planning, 5 (2020) 4
Issue topic
The City of Digital Social Innovators
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed