This paper explores the relation between the notion of “communities” and the emergence of
new spatial settings for innovation and creativity that we subsume under the term 'open …

Standards are receiving increasing attention, especially at the transnational level where
standardization aims at coherence and social ordering beyond the nation-state. However …

This study explores the emergence of the living labs movement based on a literature review
and interviews with experts acquainted with early living labs. The study contributes to the …

Communities of practice play an important role in innovation processes. It is, however, still
unclear what their particular function is. In this article the authors seek first to develop further …

Whereas hundreds of social movements and NGOs all over the world have embraced the
concept of food sovereignty, not many public authorities at the national and international …

Scientific concepts on the co-evolution of technology and society, as well as recent
sociotechnical system approaches, focus on the general interrelations between technology …

Häufig wird die tiefgreifende Internationalisierung unserer Lebenszusammenhänge vor
allem als wirtschaftliche Globalisierung, als ‚von oben 'den Menschen aufgezwungen und …

Microfinance began as the disbursement of tiny loans to the poor, which they could use to
undertake informal income-generating activities. It went on to become one of the most …

Inspired by new digital technologies, diverse actors in cultural and creative industries
propagate conflicting visions of how to adequately innovate–or rather preserve and strictly …

Following the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
intellectual property rights, and more specifically copyright, have become the subject of …