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- Convenor:
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Bakhrom Radjabov
(Webster University in Tashkent)
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- Chair:
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Sherzod Eraliev
(Lund University)
- Discussants:
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Diane Tippett
(University of Sydney)
Akram Umarov (University of World Economy and Diplomacy)
- Format:
- Scholarship-in-Progress forum
- Theme:
- Public Administration & Public Policy
- Location:
- Lawrence Hall: room 209
- Sessions:
- Saturday 21 October, -
Time zone: America/New_York
Abstract:
This book evaluates the evolution of social innovation in post-Soviet Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
Following the dissolution of the USSR, organizations such as the UNDP have encouraged local communities and governments to innovate in order to find solutions to existing social problems. This book demonstrates that
progress with social innovations has varied, with countries with low government support such as Uzbekistan struggling, whereas countries with better government support and a more active civil society, such as Armenia and Ukraine, have seen more positive results. Covering the period 2012–2020 and a broad range of countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, this book provides an impressively broad-ranging critical analysis of post-Soviet social innovation.
Including social innovations emerging as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, this will be an important comparative study for researchers and practitioners working on social innovation, and for those with an interest in post-Soviet development.