Open this publication in new window or tab >>2016 (English)In: Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice, ISSN 1869-3261, E-ISSN 2196-9027, Vol. 7, no 2, p. 125-141Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Social innovation – referring to the development and implementation of new social practices
to improve the quality of life, well-being, relations and empowerment of individuals
and communities – shares similarities with the diaconal work performed as part of Christian
social practices and the welfare services provided by Christian communities and parishes.
Based on the results from a study of innovative social practices in the Church of Sweden,
this article scrutinizes the character of a selection of historical and contemporary examples
of social innovation in the Church, in order to further develop the knowledge of how to develop
new forms of diaconal work related to welfare services as the societal context changes.
By pinpointing the content, process, empowerment, innovation and normativity of social
innovation, the analysis highlights pivotal components in the transition from social exclusion
to social inclusion in the Church’s specific settings.
Keywords
Social innovation, welfare, church, diaconia, gender
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Gender and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-60370 (URN)10.13109/diac.2016.7.2.125 (DOI)
Projects
Social innovation i Svenska kyrkan
Note
Validerad; 2016; Nivå 1; 2016-11-21 (andbra)
2016-11-132016-11-132023-09-05Bibliographically approved