CASIE blogs to document the progress and activities, and present the outcomes of the research project Neighbourhood Collective Action and Social Innovation for Resilient Cities in East Asia and Europe, CASIE.
CASIE seeks to understand and highlight the importance of collective action and social innovation in building resilient neighbourhoods and cities across East Asia and Europe. Through a comparative, case-oriented research approach, CASIE combines micro- and macro analysis of actors and forms of neighbourhood collective action, explores their interrelationships and importance for fostering social innovation, and examines the impact of collective action on neighbourhood resilience in Seoul, Singapore and Taipei, as well as the enabling and supportive role of public policies and partnerships. Using an interdisciplinary, interscalar and intercultural research approach, CASIE aims to combine and advance Asian studies and critical urban theory. It seeks to address the following research questions:
- What are the forms and actors of neighbourhood collective action in East Asia, what are the relationships among them, and how have they changed over time?
- How does neighbourhood collective action affect social innovation in neighbourhoods and cities in East Asia? What new forms of social relations and social organisation does it create?
- How does neighbourhood collective action strengthen the resilience of neighbourhoods and cities in East Asia, and what supporting public policies and partnerships sustain it?
- What are the implications of neighbourhood collective action and social innovation in East Asia for building resilient cities in Europe?
CASIE also seeks to promote the uptake of research in society through policy recommendations and cross-sectoral collaboration involving the academia, neighbourhood communities, civil society, and the public sector in East Asia and Europe.
The research will take place at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana from January 2024 to June 2026. Secondment at the Asia Research Institute in Singapore is also planned.
CASIE is financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency.
