The notion of social innovation (SI) has received significant attention in academic debates and policy, denoting the potential for bottom-up ‘bottom-linking’ sociospatial transformations solutions to societal challenges times crises. This article takes on a critical approach how SI is being employed institutional channels urban by suggesting reconceptualization different dimensions or forms it ...

BACKGROUND It is widely acknowledged that austerity measures in the wake of the global financial crisis are starting to undermine population health results. Yet, few research studies have focused on the ways in which the financial crisis and the ensuing 'Great Recession' have affected health equity, especially through their impact on social determinants of health; neither has much attention bee...