Collaborative Research, Public Inquiry, and Democratic Experimentalism: Contributions and How to Apply Pragmatism to Social Innovation Studies

Authors

  • Thiago Magalhães CRISES
  • Carolina Andion UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA
  • André Augusto Manoel UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser543

Keywords:

social innovation, democratic experimentalism, ethnography of public arenas, children and adolescent’s rights, urban agriculture

Abstract

This article explores the contributions of a pragmatist approach to social innovation studies. It characterizes the epistemological assumptions of pragmatism and its implications to conceive of “science in action.” It explores the contributions of pragmatisms in developing a perspective to analyze civil society and its action to promote social innovation, focusing on the key notions of “public inquiry” and “democratic experimentalism.” The aim is to discuss the contributions, challenges, and limits of conducting pragmatic studies—from an analytical and methodological perspective—giving way to co-operative and engaged research that connects and co-ordinates teaching and knowledge transfer, theory and practice, experts and ordinary citizens, and knowledge and experiences in social innovation studies.

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Author Biographies

Thiago Magalhães, CRISES

Ph.D. in Administration by Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Researcher at the Center of Social Innovation in Public Sphere (NISP) at Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Florianópolis – SC, Brazil and in the Center of Social Innovation (CRISES) at Québec University in Montreal (UQAM), Montréal – QC, Canada

Carolina Andion, UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA

PhD in Human Sciences by Santa Catarina Federal University. Post-doctoral in Social Economy by Valence University. Professor of the Public Administration Department and Administration Graduate Program of the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC). Leader of the Center of Social Innovation in Public Sphere (NISP) at Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Florianópolis – SC, Brazil.

André Augusto Manoel, UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA

Master in Public Administration by Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Researcher at the Center of Social Innovation in Public Sphere (NISP) at Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Florianópolis – SC, Brazil 

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Published

2022-05-06