Social Innovations and Crises: Avenues for Reflection and Action from Our 2021 CRISES International Conference

This review article draws connections between ideas expressed in some key presentations of the 6th International Conference of the Centre for Research on Social Innovations (CRISES). First, in reference to the lectures of Nancy Fraser and Lo'ic Blondiaux, we discuss the interconnectedness of crises (democratic, economic, ecological, and now sanitary). Then, in relation to the lecture by Janice Fine and the one by Dominique Méda and Julie Battilana, we review transformations in the world of work and the challenges it faces in terms of social and environmental justice. Finally, in reference to the lectures of Flor Avelino and of Jean-Baptiste Comby, which we set up in dialogue with each other, we examine the capacity of social innovations to reproduce or transform power relations. We conclude our overview by drawing our own conclusions on what these analyses mean for our work as researchers.Alternate :Cet article-synthèse relie les réflexions issues de certaines conférences principales du 6e Colloque international du Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales (CRISES). Nous discutons d’abord de l’articulation des crises (démocratique, économique, écologique et aujourd’hui sanitaire) par l’entremise des conférences de Nancy Fraser et de Loïc Blondiaux, puis des transformations du monde du travail et de ses défis en matière de justice sociale et de justice environnementale au travers des présentations de Janice Fine et de Dominique Méda et Julie Battilana, et enfin de la capacité des innovations sociales à transformer ou à reproduire des rapports de pouvoir à partir d’une mise en dialogue des conférences de Flor Avelino et de Jean-Baptiste Comby. Nous concluons ce tour d’horizon réflexif en tirant nos propres conclusions sur les implications de ces analyses pour notre propre travail de chercheurs et des chercheuses.

At the Crossroads of Possibilities. What Social Innovations Against Social, Environmental and Epistemic Injustices?: Revue Canadienne de Recherche sur les OSBL et l'Économie Sociale (ASERJ)

[...]in this strong conception of social innovation, the need to co-construct knowledge and practice calls for contributions from researchers to the socio-ecological transition, in a context of epistemic injustice and a current questioning of the role of universities and of knowledge from outside academe. In addition to demonstrating an interest in the transformational potential of social innovations, they reflect a commitment to social debate on the part of their authors, either from a distance or side-byside with the people under observation. In "UK financialization of public service delivery goes global," Leslie Huckfield analyzes reforms to public service in the United Kingdom whose keywords include "impact measurement," "social investment," and "the financialization of social security." Sara Zirari's article is entitled "How can including multiply disabled residents in the process of recruiting professionals contribute to reducing social, symbolic, and epistemic injustices in a specialized care centre?" Her case study is based on participatory action research, in a process that foregrounds social justice (Fraser

L'architecture collective des solidarités à l'épreuve de la COVID-19: Revue Canadienne de Recherche sur les OSBL et l'Économie Sociale (ANSERJ)

The global health crisis linked to COVID-19 is putting our healthcare and economic systems to the test while also challenging the architecture of the social ties that connect us with each other, our way of "making society." Parallels with the hygienist period of a century ago can aid us in seeing the interconnections between philanthropic initiatives and public regulations. Indeed, yesterday and today, the combination of a health crisis and an economic depression brings us to consider the value of life and the price of death. How are we to make these collective choices, for now and for the "world of after," in a democracy of confinement?Alternate abstract:La crise sanitaire mondiale liée å la COVID-19 met å l'épreuve nos systémes de santé et économiques mais aussi l'architecture des liens sociaux qui nous lient les uns aux autres, la maniere de « faire société ». Les paralleles avec la période hygiéniste, il y a un siecle, sont éclairants pour saisir le lien entre dynamiques philanthropiques et régulations publiques. Car hier comme aujourd'hui, l'articulation d'une crise sanitaire et d'une dépression économique amene å considérer la valeur des vies et le prix des morts. Mais comment faire ces choix collectifs, pour maintenant et aussi pour « le monde de l'apres », dans une démocratie confinée?