Tag: social innovation
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Community capacity building in marginalised neighbourhoods of Seoul*
Three decades ago, South Korean director Kim Dong-won made two important documentaries about the struggles and everyday life of the people of Songhak Maeul. Yet Songhak Maeul remains little-known as a successful case of community capacity building in a marginalised neighbourhood in Seoul. This article provides a historical background and explains the impact of market-driven urban redevelopment on neighbourhood…
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Education and the uptake of research in society
CASIE aims to promote the uptake of research in society through knowledge exchange and collaboration between the academia, communities, civil society, and the public sector. Social learning and transformative education are important means to achieve this goal. In the coming weeks, Blaž will talk to the pupils of Primary School in Trnovo, architecture students at…
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Transdisciplinary action research seminar
Blaž will join as a discussant Jan Lim at the Transdisciplinary Action Research Seminar. The seminar is organised by the Department of Architecture at the KU Leuven and will take place on Thursday, March 14th from 9:30 to 12:30. Jan is a doctoral researcher at the KU Leuven. In her lecture ‘Participation in the face…
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Why Casie?
CASIE seeks to understand and highlight the importance of collective action and social innovation for resilient neighbourhoods and cities in East Asia and Europe. Two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in cities, which are considered the engines of global and national economic growth and hubs of social, cultural, and political life. However,…
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Casie is alive!
CASIE is alive and kicking! After some delays, the research project Neighbourhood Collective Action and Social Innovation for Resilient Cities in East Asia and Europe, CASIE is officially launched today. CASIE seeks to understand and highlight the importance of collective action and social innovation for building resilient neighbourhoods and cities across East Asia and Europe.…