Despite the increase of urban populations resulting in people living in close proximity to each other, society continues to operate with a focus on individual desire and hyper-consumption, at the expense of the earth’s ecologies and all that encompasses it. How can we begin to cultivate an alternative consumption model that not only focuses on the conservation of ecologies but also begins to break away from ways in which “habits, routines, social norms and cultural values lock us into unsustainable behaviours”? (Botsman, R., Rogers, R. 2010). Collaboration, through its many forms, be it ‘commons’ or modern-day ‘sharing economy’, continues to be a topic of discussion as a favourable solution to environmental, social and economic issues. This paper and design project explores the everyday practice of collaboration and its potential for activating a network in urban neighbourhoods, specifically in high-density housing. The project explores: how we can share, where we can share, and what we can share, using the sharing of household items as a seed for sustainable development. The resulting project presents methods and guidelines for cultivating collaboration in the form of a multipurpose toolkit. The toolkit “Collaboration is Cultivation” enables individuals to become activists and implement collaborative practices in their own neighbourhood. Through designerly research and a design project I shed light on the potential of the coming-together of neighbors through collaborative lifestyles that can incrementally transform neighborhoods into one’s that are socially and environmentally, sustainable, resilient and thriving.

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As for nature, it is a qualitative research in which the approach to practices for access the field was used, also known as Practice-Based Studies (EBP) (NICOLINI; GHERARDI; YANOW, 2003). Based on this approach, the methods of shadowing (CZARNIWASKA, 2014) and the interview to the double (NICOLINI, 2009a) were used, which together made it possible to capture more reliable data in the field of study. Associated with the mentioned methods, the technique of zooming in and zooming out (NICOLINI, 2009b) was also used. The following instruments were used to collect the data: participant observation techniques, informal conversations, semi-structured interviews, photo and video analysis, and field diary. The unit of analysis considered in this study was street food on wheels as a practice. For the analysis of the data and consequent elaboration of the results, the interpretation was used in light of the approach of Shove, Pantzar and Watson (2012), who were inspired by the EBPs. The results indicate that there is strong evidence that street food on wheels is undergoing the process of social innovation, since the material elements, skills and meanings have changed and are still in the process of change, it is already possible to identify differences between practice traditionally developed and the "new" practice. The first change identified in the "new" practice was with regard to gourmetization, the second was the structure and layout of the vehicle used, the third was the form of communication, mainly through the use of social networks via smartphones, the fourth was the management form and the fifth the use of spaces. In addition, a new understanding about the practice of street food on wheels has emerged and is expanding because of the transformations that have occurred in the practice. / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender a inovação social da comida de rua sobre rodas como prática na cidade de João Pessoa - PB. Para isso, foi utilizada a noção de prática e de inovação social desenvolvida por Shove, Pantzar e Watson (2012), que entendem a prática como uma entidade ou performance constituída de elementos interdependentes (competências, materiais e significados) que, combinados, passam a ordená-la e a reproduzi-la, e a inovação social como o processo do qual a prática emerge, persiste, muda e desaparece, quando as conexões entre esses três tipos de elemento são feitos, sustentados ou quebrados. Quanto à natureza, trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, em que foi utilizada a abordagem das práticas para acesso ao campo, também conhecida como Estudos Baseados em Prática (EBP) (NICOLINI; GHERARDI; YANOW, 2003). Com base nessa abordagem, foram utilizados os métodos de shadowing (CZARNIWASKA, 2014) e o interview to the doble (NICOLINI, 2009a) que, juntos, possibilitaram a captura de dados mais fidedignos ao campo de estudo. Associadas aos métodos citados, também foi empregada a técnica de zooming in e zooming out (NICOLINI, 2009b). Para a coleta dos dados, recorreu-se aos seguintes instrumentos: técnicas de observação participante, conversas informais, entrevistas semiestruturadas, análise de fotografia e de vídeos, assim como o diário de campo. A unidade de análise considerada neste estudo foi a comida de rua sobre rodas como uma prática. Para a análise dos dados e consequente elaboração dos resultados, foi utilizada a interpretação à luz da abordagem de Shove, Pantzar e Watson (2012), que se inspiraram nos EBPs. Os resultados indicam que há fortes indícios de que a comida de rua sobre rodas esteja passando pelo processo de inovação social, pois os elementos materiais, as competências e os significados mudaram e ainda estão em processo de mudança, já que é possível identificar diferenças entre a prática desenvolvida tradicionalmente e a “nova” prática. A primeira mudança identificada na “nova” prática foi com relação à gourmetização, a segunda diz respeito à estrutura e layout do veículo utilizado, a terceira foi a forma de comunicação, principalmente, pelo uso das redes sociais via smartphones, a quarta foi a forma de gestão e a quinta o uso dos espaços. Além disso, um novo entendimento sobre a prática de comida de rua sobre rodas surgiu e está em expansão devido às transformações ocorridas na prática.

As iniciativas econômicas locais de caráter coletivo representam para os segmentos sociais de baixa renda, uma importante opção estratégica, capaz de transformar ou modificar determinada realidade, um caminho viável e promotor de desenvolvimento econômico e social. O surgimento desses empreendimentos tem como principal estímulo, a emergência de combater o desemprego, baixa renda e as privações decorrentes. O CREDITAG - Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Rural da Agricultura Familiar e Economia Solidária, no Estado de Rondônia é uma dessas iniciativas, formada por agricultores familiares, para que possam ter acesso a crédito, financiamentos dos meios de produção e insumos, já que, nem o Estado e nem as empresas, oferecem soluções às suas necessidades, pelo menos no médio prazo. E, como estratégia de fortalecimento, as cooperativas de crédito do Sistema CREDITAG em Rondônia, incorporam em seu quadro de cooperados, quatro cooperativas de produção, com o propósito de fortalecer os dois ramos cooperativistas, por meio da intercooperação, o que pode favorecer os cooperados, no tocante a tecnologia, novos produtos e serviços, redução de custos, mais canais de comercialização, dentre outros. Essa relação de intercooperação constituiu-se no objeto de análise da presente tese, cuja proposição central exposta é que para a perspectiva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, os benefícios gerados por esses modelos organizacionais, devem superar o assistencialismo e promover a inclusão social e produtiva, fortalecendo os indivíduos para a autonomia. Neste sentido, a questão de pesquisa apresentada foi a seguinte: a relação de intercooperação, entre sistema CREDITAG e suas associadas, cooperativas de produção agrícola, está promovendo, de forma sustentável, empreendedorismo coletivo, inovação social e tecnologia social? A partir da definição da questão de pesquisa, definiu-se o objetivo geral, que consiste em: elaborar um framework que permita verificar a existência de desenvolvimento sustentável, empreendedorismo coletivo, inovação social e tecnologias sociais, na relação de intercooperação entre sistema CREDITAG e suas associadas, cooperativas de produção agrícola, de Rondônia. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo-explicativo, utilizando-se o método de estudo de campo. A questão de pesquisa e os objetivos foram abordados, sob um enfoque qualitativo e quantitativo. A coleta de dados, na etapa qualitativa deu-se por meio de entrevista informal e em profundidade e, na etapa quantitativa, procedeu-se a aplicação de questionários. Participaram da pesquisa: 95 cooperados, 6 parceiros e 11 gestores das cooperativas de crédito e de produção e do Sistema CREDITAG/base/RO. Os resultados demostram que a relação de intercooperação, se faz acompanhar de boas médias de concordância para a presença do empreendedorismo, tecnologias sociais e inovação, com destaque para a inovação social. A relação de intercooperação pode ser tratada como uma inovação social que contribui para melhoria da qualidade de vida dos produtores, para o fortalecimento das organizações integrantes e para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Apesar das fragilidades identificadas, limites históricos e estrutrais, a relação de intercooperação apresenta potencial para proporcionar a inclusão social, produtiva e bancária, contribuir para o equacionamento de problemas de ordem econômica, financeira e social dos cooperados, geração de empregos e renda e para o desenvolvimento das comunidades locais. / The local economic initiatives of collective character are to represent the low-income segments of society, an important strategic option that can transform or modify certain realities, it´s a viable path and promoter of economic and social development. The emergence of these enterprises has as its main stimulus, the emergency to combat unemployment, low income and deprivation arising. The CREDITAG – The System of Rural Credit Cooperatives of the Agriculture Family and Economic Solidarity in the State of Rondônia, is one such initiative, formed by Agriculture families, so they can have access to credit, financing by means of production and inputs, since neither the state nor the companies offer solutions to their needs, at least in the medium term. And, as a strategy for strengthening the cooperative credit system CREDITAG in Rondônia, they incorporate in its framework for cooperative members, four production cooperatives, in order to strengthen the two cooperative branches, through inter-cooperation, which can promote the cooperative with regard to technology, new products and services, cost savings, more marketing channels, among others. This intercooperation relationship constituted the object of analysis of this thesis, whose central proposition is exposed to the prospect of sustainable development; the benefits generated by these organizational models must overcome welfare and promote social inclusion and production, strengthening individuals for independence. In this regard, the research question presented was as follows: Is the intercooperation relationship between the CREDITAG system and its associated agricultural cooperatives promoting a sustainable, collective entrepreneurship, social innovation and social technology? From the definition of the research question, we defined the overall goal, which is: to develop a framework to verify the existence of sustainable development, collective entrepreneurship, social innovation and social technologies, the intercooperation relationship between the CREDITAG system and its agricultural cooperative associates, Rondônia. This is an exploratory, descriptive, explicative study, using the method of field study. The research question and objectives were covered under a qualitative and quantitative approach. The data collection in the qualitative stage took place through an in depth informal interview, and in the quantitative stage, it proceeded with questionnaires. The participants were: 95 members, 6 partners and 11 managers of the credit unions and Production System CREDITAG / base / RO. The results show that the ratio of inter-cooperation is accompanied by good means of agreement for the presence of entrepreneurship, technology and social innovation, highlighting social innovation. The intercooperation relationship can be treated as a social innovation that contributes to improving the quality of life of the farmers, to strengthen organizations and members for Sustainable Development. Despite the weaknesses identified, structure and historical boundaries, the inter-cooperation relationship has potential to provide social inclusion, production and banking contribute to the solving of problems of the economic, financial and social members, generating jobs and income for the development of local communities.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / A exclusÃo de pequenos produtores do mercado global caracteriza-se como um dos principais obstÃculos para o desenvolvimento da parte da sociedade menos favorecidas. Com isso, pequenos produtores, associados em cooperativas, estÃo buscando novos mercados e promovendo a inserÃÃo dos produtos provenientes da agricultura familiar no mercado internacional atravÃs do fair trade (comÃrcio justo). Para tanto, o desenvolvimento de inovaÃÃes organizacionais e sociais tornam-se uma alternativa para suplantar parte deste desafio. Desta forma, o objetivo geral deste estudo à o de analisar as dimensÃes de inovaÃÃes organizacionais e sociais no processo de certificaÃÃo fair trade em uma central de cooperativas apÃcolas do nordeste brasileiro. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa foi realizada por meio de um estudo de caso junto a uma Central de Cooperativas ApÃcolas do SemiÃrido Brasileiro - Casa Apis - constituÃda por oito cooperativas associadas. O referencial teÃrico discorre sobre inovaÃÃes organizacionais, inovaÃÃes sociais e certificaÃÃo fair trade. Os dados primÃrios foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e de anotaÃÃes no diÃrio de campo. Jà os dados secundÃrios foram coletados via documentos, artigos, dissertaÃÃes e web sites. A anÃlise dos dados foi feita de acordo com o referencial teÃrico do presente estudo e com a utilizaÃÃo da tÃcnica de anÃlise de conteÃdo (BARDIN, 1995) e a triangulaÃÃo de diferentes fontes de evidÃncias (YIN, 2005). Os resultados tiveram como base as exigÃncias da FLO (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International) no processo de certificaÃÃo fair trade e evidenciaram as dimensÃes de inovaÃÃo organizacional descritas nas vertentes de Lam (2004) e as dimensÃes de inovaÃÃo social descritas no modelo desenvolvido pelo CRISES (Centre de Recherche sur les innovations Sociales) do CanadÃ. As dimensÃes para anÃlise da inovaÃÃo organizacional foram a "estrutura organizacional", "o processo de aprendizagem e de criaÃÃo de conhecimento" e "mudanÃas organizacionais e adaptaÃÃo". Em relaÃÃo a inovaÃÃo social, as dimensÃes analisadas foram as inovaÃÃes sociais "territoriais", as inovaÃÃes sociais nas "relaÃÃes de trabalho e na geraÃÃo de emprego" e as inovaÃÃes sociais nas "condiÃÃes de vida". A baixa formalizaÃÃo documental das cooperativas, produtores com pouco conhecimento sobre fair trade, descumprimento de normas estatutÃrias e pouco recurso financeiro foram alguns dos obstÃculos e barreiras identificados no processo de certificaÃÃo fair trade. Dentre alguns dos aspectos identificados na anÃlise das dimensÃes da inovaÃÃo organizacional sÃo destaques: a organizaÃÃo da base produtiva, a parceria de diversas instituiÃÃes de apoio e o desenvolvimento do processo para exportaÃÃo do mel fair trade. O mel fair trade com um preÃo mÃnimo com garantia de um preÃo justo aos apicultores, o prÃmio fair trade e as redes de apoio foram os aspectos mais relatados nas dimensÃes da inovaÃÃo social. / The exclusion of small producers in the global market is characterized as a major obstacle to the development of the underprivileged section of society. As a result, small producers, associated in cooperatives are seeking new markets and promoting the inclusion of products from family agricultural in the international market through fair trade (fair trade). Therefore, the development of social and organizational innovations become part of an alternative to overcome this challenge. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the dimensions of social and organizational innovations in the certification process in a fair trade cooperative central bee in northeastern Brazil. The qualitative research was conducted through a case study along with a Central Cooperative Apicultural the Brazilian Semiarid - Home Apis - consisting of eight member cooperatives. The theoretical discourses on organizational innovations, social innovations and fair trade certification. Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews and diaries entries field. Since the secondary data were collected via documents, articles, dissertations and web sites. Data analysis was performed according to the theoretical framework of this study and the use of the technique of content analysis (BARDIN, 1995) and triangulation of different sources of evidence (YIN, 2005). The results were based on the requirements of FLO (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International) on fair trade certification process and showed the dimensions of organizational innovation in the areas described by Lam (2004) and the dimensions of social innovation described in the model developed by CRISES (Centre de Recherche sur les innovations sociales) of Canada. The dimensions for the analysis of organizational innovation were the "organizational structure", "the process of learning and knowledge creation" and "organizational change and adaptation." Regarding social innovation, the dimensions analyzed were the social innovations "territorial", the social innovations in "labor relations and employment generation" and social innovations in "conditions of life". The low formalization documentary cooperatives, producers with little knowledge about fair trade, non-compliance with statutory and little financial resources were some of the obstacles and barriers identified in the fair trade certification process. Among some of the issues identified in the analysis of the dimensions of organizational innovation are featured: the organization of the production base, the partnership of various institutions to support and process development for export of honey fair trade. The fair trade honey with a minimum price guaranteed a fair price to beekeepers, the award fair trade and support networks were the most reported in the dimensions of social innovation.

As iniciativas econômicas locais de caráter coletivo representam para os segmentos sociais de baixa renda, uma importante opção estratégica, capaz de transformar ou modificar determinada realidade, um caminho viável e promotor de desenvolvimento econômico e social. O surgimento desses empreendimentos tem como principal estímulo, a emergência de combater o desemprego, baixa renda e as privações decorrentes. O CREDITAG - Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Rural da Agricultura Familiar e Economia Solidária, no Estado de Rondônia é uma dessas iniciativas, formada por agricultores familiares, para que possam ter acesso a crédito, financiamentos dos meios de produção e insumos, já que, nem o Estado e nem as empresas, oferecem soluções às suas necessidades, pelo menos no médio prazo. E, como estratégia de fortalecimento, as cooperativas de crédito do Sistema CREDITAG em Rondônia, incorporam em seu quadro de cooperados, quatro cooperativas de produção, com o propósito de fortalecer os dois ramos cooperativistas, por meio da intercooperação, o que pode favorecer os cooperados, no tocante a tecnologia, novos produtos e serviços, redução de custos, mais canais de comercialização, dentre outros. Essa relação de intercooperação constituiu-se no objeto de análise da presente tese, cuja proposição central exposta é que para a perspectiva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, os benefícios gerados por esses modelos organizacionais, devem superar o assistencialismo e promover a inclusão social e produtiva, fortalecendo os indivíduos para a autonomia. Neste sentido, a questão de pesquisa apresentada foi a seguinte: a relação de intercooperação, entre sistema CREDITAG e suas associadas, cooperativas de produção agrícola, está promovendo, de forma sustentável, empreendedorismo coletivo, inovação social e tecnologia social? A partir da definição da questão de pesquisa, definiu-se o objetivo geral, que consiste em: elaborar um framework que permita verificar a existência de desenvolvimento sustentável, empreendedorismo coletivo, inovação social e tecnologias sociais, na relação de intercooperação entre sistema CREDITAG e suas associadas, cooperativas de produção agrícola, de Rondônia. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo-explicativo, utilizando-se o método de estudo de campo. A questão de pesquisa e os objetivos foram abordados, sob um enfoque qualitativo e quantitativo. A coleta de dados, na etapa qualitativa deu-se por meio de entrevista informal e em profundidade e, na etapa quantitativa, procedeu-se a aplicação de questionários. Participaram da pesquisa: 95 cooperados, 6 parceiros e 11 gestores das cooperativas de crédito e de produção e do Sistema CREDITAG/base/RO. Os resultados demostram que a relação de intercooperação, se faz acompanhar de boas médias de concordância para a presença do empreendedorismo, tecnologias sociais e inovação, com destaque para a inovação social. A relação de intercooperação pode ser tratada como uma inovação social que contribui para melhoria da qualidade de vida dos produtores, para o fortalecimento das organizações integrantes e para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Apesar das fragilidades identificadas, limites históricos e estrutrais, a relação de intercooperação apresenta potencial para proporcionar a inclusão social, produtiva e bancária, contribuir para o equacionamento de problemas de ordem econômica, financeira e social dos cooperados, geração de empregos e renda e para o desenvolvimento das comunidades locais. / The local economic initiatives of collective character are to represent the low-income segments of society, an important strategic option that can transform or modify certain realities, it´s a viable path and promoter of economic and social development. The emergence of these enterprises has as its main stimulus, the emergency to combat unemployment, low income and deprivation arising. The CREDITAG – The System of Rural Credit Cooperatives of the Agriculture Family and Economic Solidarity in the State of Rondônia, is one such initiative, formed by Agriculture families, so they can have access to credit, financing by means of production and inputs, since neither the state nor the companies offer solutions to their needs, at least in the medium term. And, as a strategy for strengthening the cooperative credit system CREDITAG in Rondônia, they incorporate in its framework for cooperative members, four production cooperatives, in order to strengthen the two cooperative branches, through inter-cooperation, which can promote the cooperative with regard to technology, new products and services, cost savings, more marketing channels, among others. This intercooperation relationship constituted the object of analysis of this thesis, whose central proposition is exposed to the prospect of sustainable development; the benefits generated by these organizational models must overcome welfare and promote social inclusion and production, strengthening individuals for independence. In this regard, the research question presented was as follows: Is the intercooperation relationship between the CREDITAG system and its associated agricultural cooperatives promoting a sustainable, collective entrepreneurship, social innovation and social technology? From the definition of the research question, we defined the overall goal, which is: to develop a framework to verify the existence of sustainable development, collective entrepreneurship, social innovation and social technologies, the intercooperation relationship between the CREDITAG system and its agricultural cooperative associates, Rondônia. This is an exploratory, descriptive, explicative study, using the method of field study. The research question and objectives were covered under a qualitative and quantitative approach. The data collection in the qualitative stage took place through an in depth informal interview, and in the quantitative stage, it proceeded with questionnaires. The participants were: 95 members, 6 partners and 11 managers of the credit unions and Production System CREDITAG / base / RO. The results show that the ratio of inter-cooperation is accompanied by good means of agreement for the presence of entrepreneurship, technology and social innovation, highlighting social innovation. The intercooperation relationship can be treated as a social innovation that contributes to improving the quality of life of the farmers, to strengthen organizations and members for Sustainable Development. Despite the weaknesses identified, structure and historical boundaries, the inter-cooperation relationship has potential to provide social inclusion, production and banking contribute to the solving of problems of the economic, financial and social members, generating jobs and income for the development of local communities.

The responsibility of industry towards society and the environment is a much discussed topic, both in academia and in business. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has recently emerged as a new concept with the potential to advance this discourse in light of two major challenges industry is facing today. The first relates to the accelerating race to innovate in order to stay competitive in a rapidly changing world. The second concerns the need to maintain public trust in industry through innovations that generate social value in addition to economic returns. This Special Issue provides empirical and conceptual contributions that explore corporate motivations to adopt RRI, the state of implementation of concrete RRI practices, the role of stakeholders in responsible innovation processes, as well as drivers and barriers to the further diffusion of RRI in industry. Overall, these contributions highlight the relevance of RRI for firms of different sizes and sectors. They also provide insights and suggestions for managers, policymakers and researchers wishing to engage with responsibility in innovation. This editorial summarizes the most pertinent conclusions across the individual articles published in this Special Issue and concludes by outlining some fruitful avenues for future research in this space.

[pt] Nesta pesquisa, investigamos como diferentes organizações da sociedade civil utilizam tecnologias de rede e mídias digitais para promover a participação cidadã em torno de questões de interesse público com foco em inovação social e sustentabilidade. Inicialmente, ressaltamos a urgência da transição para modos de vida mais sustentáveis e argumentamos a importância da participação cidadã neste processo. Neste sentido, descrevemos o cenário global e emergente das tecnologias cívicas observando as principais estratégias adotadas por organizações da sociedade civil para promover a participação cidadã e destacamos a potência das iniciativas de inovação social digital lideradas por organizações colaborativas, agregadas em torno de tecnologias livres, conhecimento aberto, redes abertas e dados abertos. Em seguida, apresentamos um mapeamento de diversas iniciativas de tecnologias cívicas implantadas no Brasil, durante a primeira metade da década de 2010. Com base nas iniciativas observadas, analisamos as estratégias organizacionais e tecnológicas dos novos territórios de participação cidadã no país e exploramos práticas de design de mídias digitais que podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento de processos de inovação social e inovação cidadã. Para concluir, discutimos a importância de estratégias e práticas abertas, colaborativas e ativistas de design de mídias digitais para apoiar a construção de sentidos sobre questões de interesse público e para promover a participação cidadã em direção a modos de vida mais sustentáveis. / [en] In this research, we investigate how different civil society organizations use network technologies and digital media to promote citizen participation around issues of public interest with a focus on social innovation and sustainability. Initially, we emphasize the urgency of the transition to more sustainable ways of living and argue the importance of citizen participation in this process. In this sense, we describe the global and emerging scenario of civic technologies observing the main strategies adopted by civil society organizations to promote citizen participation and highlight the power of initiatives of digital social innovation led by collaborative organizations, assembled around open technologies, open knowledge, open networks and open data. Next, we present a survey of several civic technologies initiatives implemented in Brazil during the first half of the 2010 decade. Based on the observed initiatives, we analyze the organizational and technological strategies of the new territories of citizen participation in Brazil and discuss some explorative digital media design practices that could contribute to processes of social innovation and citizen innovation. To conclude, we discuss the importance of open, collaborative and activist digital media design practices to help making sense around issues of public interest and to promote citizen participation towards more sustainable ways of living.

Le Liban, qui traverse une crise politique, économique et institutionnelle sans précédent fait preuve depuis quelques années d’une résilience remarquable. Le secteur économique au Liban fortement lié aux conflits régionaux est confronté à des problèmes tels que la pauvreté des ressources, l’endettement, le chômage, ainsi que la présence de réfugiés syriens qui tend davantage la situation. Contrastant avec l’instabilité politique du pays, c’est la dynamique de l’économie libanaise qui a permis au secteur privé de pallier aux carences et au désengagement de l’Etat quant à l’application de ses missions régaliennes, selon un certain système de laisser-faire. C’est dans ce contexte que nous examinerons le rôle du secteur privé au Liban qui crée dans le champ social un espace d’entreprise citoyenne en marge de l’Etat qui se tourne vers la satisfaction de l’intérêt général par le biais de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises RSE. / Lebanon who has been going through an unprecedented political, economic and institutional crisis in recent years, has shown a very remarkable resilience. The economic sector in Lebanon who is strongly linked to regional conflicts has been facing problems such as poverty of resources, debt, unemployment, as well as the presence of Syrian refugees a matter that has made the situation more and more overwrought. In Contrast with the country's political instability, the dynamic Lebanese economy allowed the private sector to overcome these deficiencies and aided to the disentanglement of the State in the application of its sovereign functions, according to a system of laissez-faire. In this context that we will examine the role of the private sector in Lebanon and the effect it created in the social field of citizen corporate in the margins of the state via ensuring the satisfaction of the public interest through the Corporate Social responsibility CSR.

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Individual food choices have a considerable impact on public health and the environment. The incidence of nutrition-related diseases has been continuously increasing during the last decades. Diets higher in plant-based foods have shown to be healthier and more environmentally sustainable.Many urban social innovation projects based on citizen engagement and community building are able to influence food consumption habits. However, there is a large variety of projects, which target specific population groups and focus on different sustainability issues. To understand how social innovation projects located in Germany, and especially Berlin, use citizen engagement and community creation to encourage nutritious and sustainable food choices, the research team conducted a qualitative research study consisting of semi-structured interviews and participant observations. The results were compared and validated using different social change, social innovation, network and leadership theories. When people with various backgrounds come together over a shared purpose and interact with each other, they can influence each other’s opinions and behaviors. A physical community setting was shown to be efficient to create awareness about sustainable and nutritious food choices. In order to include all population groups, citizens need to feel heard and understood, and have to be directly engaged in the decision-making process. A need for a leadership figure or a democratic leadership group is highlighted, and a combination of ‘transformational leadership’ and ‘authentic leadership’ styles proved to be the most effective. Urban food social innovation projects tend to cooperate with each other, as well as with other leaders and organizations, influencing them and serving as role models. These findings can help social innovation projects that implement citizen engagement and community building practices to efficiently promote nutritious and plant-based food choices among an urban population. Since this study is based on a limited number of organizations in Berlin and other regions of Germany, further research in other urban and/or rural environments is needed.