Social innovation and the Gordian knot of welfare

Anne Vorre Hansen, Clara Dawe and Anders Folmer Buhelt

Chapter 4 in The Power of Collective Action, 2026, pp 62-76 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter maps how social innovation was introduced in a Danish context, among other things as a way to solve the challenges of the welfare state after the financial crisis. However, despite a clear resurgence in the 2010s, a lack of political and strategic focus meant that social innovation as a field was not consolidated and anchored. This is the starting point for a review of some of the newer initiatives, organisations and ways of thinking, which today provide an opportunity to get social innovation back on the agenda.

Keywords: Complex Societal Problems; Financial Crisis; Resurgence Of Social Innovation; New Perspectives; Social Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781049419671
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