La investigación en Innovación Social en la Unión Europea y la experiencia de la TU Dortmund University – sfs

Abstract

The article examines research on Social Innovation in the European Union with a special focus on the experience of one of the current protagonists in this field, TU Dortmund University – sfs. Research on Social Innovation has increased significantly in the recent years and, driven largely by EU programme funding, an important knowledge base has emerged which allows for a better understanding of Social Innovation. Social Sciences and Humanities play an important role in this process. However, the most urgent research questions still remain unanswered. The article presents the global research project SI-DRIVE, which seeks to contribute to a significantly better understanding of Social Innovation, as well as further Social Innovation research projects by TU Dortmund University – sfs. While focusing on Social Innovation developments in the EU and current projects such as SI-DRIVE, the article reflects on possible conclusions for research processes in Latin America.