Marc Parés, Geography Lecturer, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Sonia M. Ospina, Professor of Public Management and Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, US and Joan Subirats, Professor of Political Science, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

'In this book the authors disentangle why some social innovations work in the most vulnerable and disenfranchised neighbourhoods. From a leadership perspective, what becomes evident is that no one person galvanizes a neighborhood; rather, progress often comes about through social collective practices and agency. Furthermore, as the authors point out, democratic change arises from below, for and by the ''have-nots.'' Readers are treated both to insightful theory-building, particularly using constructionist insight, and to in-depth application, through four well-documented case studies.'

• Contents: Introduction and overview PART I - SOCIAL INNOVATION AGAINST THE CRISIS: FRAMING OUR RESEARCH 1. Social innovation and relational leadership: opening up new perspectives on social change 2. Geographies of crisis: comparing the United States and Europe through New York and Barcelona PART II - THEORIZING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD FEATURES AND LEADERSHIP 3. Neighbourhood resilience, civic capacity and historical-geographical context 4. Democratic leadership: the work of leadership for social change PART III - COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN SOCIAL CHANGE: ANALYSING SOCIAL INNOVATION FROM BELOW 5. Bushwick: emerging innovations in a dramatically gentrified neighbourhood 6. South Bronx: a whole community fighting social exclusion 7. Nou Barris Nord: community resistance in a highly vulnerable context 8. Sants: seeking autonomous self-management from below 9. Learning from socially innovative initiatives and leadership practices Index

Marc Parés, Geography Lecturer, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Sonia M. Ospina, Professor of Public Management and Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, US and Joan Subirats, Professor of Political Science, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

'In this book the authors disentangle why some social innovations work in the most vulnerable and disenfranchised neighbourhoods. From a leadership perspective, what becomes evident is that no one person galvanizes a neighborhood; rather, progress often comes about through social collective practices and agency. Furthermore, as the authors point out, democratic change arises from below, for and by the ''have-nots.'' Readers are treated both to insightful theory-building, particularly using constructionist insight, and to in-depth application, through four well-documented case studies.'

• Contents: Introduction and overview PART I - SOCIAL INNOVATION AGAINST THE CRISIS: FRAMING OUR RESEARCH 1. Social innovation and relational leadership: opening up new perspectives on social change 2. Geographies of crisis: comparing the United States and Europe through New York and Barcelona PART II - THEORIZING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD FEATURES AND LEADERSHIP 3. Neighbourhood resilience, civic capacity and historical-geographical context 4. Democratic leadership: the work of leadership for social change PART III - COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN SOCIAL CHANGE: ANALYSING SOCIAL INNOVATION FROM BELOW 5. Bushwick: emerging innovations in a dramatically gentrified neighbourhood 6. South Bronx: a whole community fighting social exclusion 7. Nou Barris Nord: community resistance in a highly vulnerable context 8. Sants: seeking autonomous self-management from below 9. Learning from socially innovative initiatives and leadership practices Index

Marc Parés, Geography Lecturer, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Sonia M. Ospina, Professor of Public Management and Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, US and Joan Subirats, Professor of Political Science, Institute for Government and Public Policy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

'In this book the authors disentangle why some social innovations work in the most vulnerable and disenfranchised neighbourhoods. From a leadership perspective, what becomes evident is that no one person galvanizes a neighborhood; rather, progress often comes about through social collective practices and agency. Furthermore, as the authors point out, democratic change arises from below, for and by the ''have-nots.'' Readers are treated both to insightful theory-building, particularly using constructionist insight, and to in-depth application, through four well-documented case studies.'

• Contents: Introduction and overview PART I - SOCIAL INNOVATION AGAINST THE CRISIS: FRAMING OUR RESEARCH 1. Social innovation and relational leadership: opening up new perspectives on social change 2. Geographies of crisis: comparing the United States and Europe through New York and Barcelona PART II - THEORIZING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD FEATURES AND LEADERSHIP 3. Neighbourhood resilience, civic capacity and historical-geographical context 4. Democratic leadership: the work of leadership for social change PART III - COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN SOCIAL CHANGE: ANALYSING SOCIAL INNOVATION FROM BELOW 5. Bushwick: emerging innovations in a dramatically gentrified neighbourhood 6. South Bronx: a whole community fighting social exclusion 7. Nou Barris Nord: community resistance in a highly vulnerable context 8. Sants: seeking autonomous self-management from below 9. Learning from socially innovative initiatives and leadership practices Index