:Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry: Activism, Innovation, and the Environment in an Era of Globalization

By J. Halfmann. 2009

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Of solar collectors, wind power, and car sharing: Comparing and understanding successful cases of grassroots innovations (2013, background): “Similar to the work of Hess (2007) on the influence of social movements on scientific and technological innovation in the U.S. our cases show a diverse combination of motives and drivers ranging from individual and perceived social needs to ideological ends.”
When grassroots innovation movements encounter mainstream institutions: implications for models of inclusive innovation (2014, background): “We analyse how different framings and interpretations of innovation, social inclusion and participation are negotiated and contested, and what modes of engagement GIMs use in order to forge alternative pathways of innovation (Hess 2007; Smith 2007).”
Desperately seeking niches: Grassroots innovations and niche development in the community currency field (2013, background): “sustainability transitions research to examine predominantly social, community-led, values-driven innovations and explore how to harness and diffuse radical community-based action for sustainability (Seyfang, 2009; Seyfang and Haxeltine, 2012; Hielscher et al., 2013; Georg, 1999; Hess, 2007; Avelino”