Active Society in a Networked World

Borut Rončević is a professor of sociology at the Faculty of information Studies(Slovenia), School of Advanced Social Studies (Slovenia) and senior researcher atRudolfovo research institute (Slovenia). His main research interests are technologiesand innovations in regional development and development of Central and EastEuropean societies.Tamara Besednjak Valič is an assistant professor of sociology at School of AdvancedSocial Studies (Slovenia) and Faculty of Information Studies (Slovenia) and researcherat Rudolfovo research institute (Slovenia). She is active in research on innovation, andregional development along with change management interlaced with sociologicaltheory of social fields.

• Introduction — The EU, Grand Strategies, and Policy-Making: Theoretical Foundations — Innovation 2.0 for smart and inclusive growth: towards intentional strategic action — Cultural Political Economy and the EU — Conclusion — References .