Grassroots Innovation Movements
Author
Adrian Smith
, Mariano Fressoli
, Dinesh Abrol
, Elisa Arond (Clark University, Worcester, Ma, Usa)
, Adrian Ely
Innovation is increasingly invoked by policy elites and business leaders as vital for tackling challenges like sustainable development. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that networks of community groups, activists, and researchers have been innovating grassroots solutions for social justice and environmental sustainability for decades.