Social Innovations for Social Cohesion: Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities

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Organization: 
EMES European Research Network
Author: 
Adalbert Evers, Benjamin Ewert & Taco Brandsen (eds.)

The project entitled “Welfare innovation at the local level in favour of cohesion” (WILCO), funded by the 7th framework programme of the EU from 12/2010 to 1/2014, was given a double task:

  • finding models, features and trends in local social innovation in support of social cohesion that appear across Europe despite national/local differences;
  • looking at local contexts and welfare systems: what are key factors for diffusion and upgrading of such innovations?

In a nutshell, WILCO aimed to examine, through cross-national comparative research, how local welfare systems affect social inequalities and how they favour social cohesion, with a special focus on the missing link between innovations at the local level and their successful transfer to and implementation in other settings. Coordinated by Prof. Taco Brandsen from the Radboud University Nijmegen, WILCO’s researchers (over 30 researchers from ten countries) chose 20 European cities for investigation. Each country studied was represented by one big and one medium-size city.

This book builds on Work Package V, one of the central work packages of the WILCO project. The main objective of this part of the research project was to describe instruments and approaches that are used by innovatory social projects and networks to fight social inequality and stimulate social cohesion. Therefore the tasks convened upon in WP V were:

  • to identify a number of cases of innovation in each of the cities to be studied and to describe their characteristics in a way that was conducive to finding out recurrent patterns of approaches and instruments used;
  • to identify such recurrent approaches and instruments used in the innovative cases.

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Table of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction - Social Innovations for social cohesion: 77 cases from 20 European cities
HR | Croatia
Zagreb
     Introduction
     Social mentoring project for employment of disadvantaged and marginalized groups
     RODA - Parents in action
     Public rental housing programme
     Conclusions
Varazdin
     Introduction
     Public works Varaždin
     Her Second Chance
     Gardens of life
     Non-profit housing organisation
     Conclusions
FR | France
Lille
     Introduction
     Ilot Stephenson neighbourhood
     Support for housing self-renovation in Lille Metropolis
     Parler Bambins – Toddler Talk
     Potes en Ciel - Children’s Café
     Early childhood centre
     Conclusions
Nantes
     Introduction
     Le temps pour toit - Time for Roof
     Joint assessment of families’ needs and changes in child care provision for single-parent families
     The Lieux Collectifs de Proximité network
     Conclusions
DE |Germany
Friedrichshain - Kreuzberg (Berlin)
     Introduction
     Neighbourhood Management (NM)
     Princesses Gardens
     Job Explorer
     Kreuzberg Acts
     Neighbourhood Mothers
     Family Centres
     Conclusions
Münster
     Introduction
     MAMBA
     Optionskommune
     Prevention Visits
     Family Office
     Osthuesheide neighbourhood
     Hafenforum
     Conclusions
IT | Italy
Brescia
     Introduction
     Servizio per l’Inserimento Lavorativo, SAL - Employment Insertion Service
     Bimbo chiama bimbo - Child calls child
      “Via del Carmine 15” project
     Fare e abitare - Doing and living project
     Una casa in più - One house more project
     Conclusions
Milan
     Introduction
     Fondazione Welfare Ambrosiano
     Maggio 12 – Nuovo Manifesto Pedagogico per la Città
     Fondazione Housing Sociale
     Conclusions
NL | The Netherlands
Amsterdam
     Introduction
     Buurtbeheerbedrijven – Neighbourhood management companies
     Buurtwinkels voor Onderzoek, Onderwijs en Talentontwikkeling, BOOT - Neighbourhood Stores for Education, Research and Talent Development
     Buurtmoeders Catering – Neighbourhood
     Mothers Catering
     Conclusions
Nijmegen
     Introduction
     Work corporations
     A Future for Everybody
     Sirocco
     Conclusions
PL | Poland
Warsaw
     Introduction
     MaMa Foundation
     The Foundation for Development
     Beyond Borders
     Team for Solving Social Problems in the Field of Housing
     Project “Become your own Boss in Poland”
     Conclusions
Plock
     Introduction
     The Plock Council of Seniors
     The Russian Community Association
     City Social Housing Society
     Project “Together for Revitalisation”
     Foundation “Grant Fund for Plock”
     Conclusions
ES | Spain
Barcelona
     Introduction
     La Mina Transformation Plan
     Joves amb futur - Young People with a Future
     Citizens’ Agreement for an Inclusive Barcelona
     Conclusions
Pamplona
     Introduction
     Social integration enterprises and social clauses
     Social integration housing
     Casas Amigas
     Neighbourhood children’s services
     Conclusions
SE | Sweden
Stockholm
     Introduction
     The Filur Project
     Barn till ensamma mammor - Children of single (lone) mothers, Fryshuset
     Miljardprogrammet (The Billion Programme)
     Conclusions
Malmö
     Introduction
     Områdesprogrammet in Holma-Kroksbäck
     Coompanion Inkubatorn
     Yalla Trappan, Rosengård
     Conclusions
CH | Switzerland
Bern
     Introduction
     Primano
     Integration guidelines
     Professional integration and education for young mothers
     Conclusions
Geneva
     Introduction
     The Unités d’Action Communautaire
     The ORIF project
     The Unit for Temporary Housing (ULT)
     Conclusions
UK | United Kingdom
Birmingham
     Introduction
     A locality approach to unemployment
     Youth Employment and Enterprise Rehearsal (YEER)
     Lone parent support
     Targeted discretionary housing payments (TDHP)
     Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT)
     Conclusions
Dover
     Introduction
     Family Learning at the ANP
     Happy Feet Pre-School
     EKH
     Conclusions
Index
List of tables and figures
     Dimensions of innovations
     Number of participants in public Works in Varaždin 2008-2012
     Composition of Immobiliare Sociale Bresciana
     Contracts in Via del Carmine 15, by number of months
     Examples of work corporations in Nijmegen
     Chain of support that accompanies children until kindergarten
     The Office for Disability Insurance: Organisation of the 3 years training

Year: 
2014
Format: 
Research report
Case study
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International CED
Stories and Experiences
Urban Development
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