The usage of EU resources in local social innovation

摘要: Over the last few decades, European Union (EU) has made available a number of resources for promoting and supporting social innovation in field poverty exclusion (cf. Sabato et al. 2015). These include, most obviously, funding but also networking opportunities, cognitive resources, visibility reputational resources. This paper investigates a) how provided by have been used socially innovative initiatives implemented at local level, b) what their added value c) which difficulties actors encountered when accessing using these Our study is based on analysis sixteen five Member States (Austria, Belgium, Italy, Sweden UK) concerning three policy areas: Roma inclusion (notably, education-related initiatives), homelessness housing (Housing First), labour market activation.A conclusions can be drawn from our analysis. First, EU level appears as key layer multi-scalar systems, often able to directly sustain projects, bypassing national level. Indeed, – especially financial case studies deemed essential implementation those projects. Second, cases strategically order implement odds with established domestic legacies, i.e. experimenting either new approaches or instruments/methods within approaches. We call this leverage effect Third, various welfare regimes are characterised different patterns, relation institutionalization up-scaling dynamics: regime-related peculiarities identified, it comes such purposes. While countries belonging Universalistic (in part) Corporatist appear particularly experiment initiatives, then mainstreaming successful projects into public policies once co-funding period expires, capacity much more limited Familistic Liberal regimes. Fourth, have, remarkably enough, not any cases, even though emphasizes that intended this. Finally, shortcomings make access management difficult including complex time-consuming procedures related funds inadequacy support bodies. limit small organisations’ ability exploit thus contributing creation ‘frozen’ situation where big well-established organisations developed expertise experience dealing enjoy sort incumbents’ advantage.