Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention

Considering its contribution to solving societal issues, social innovation (SI) has become critical to driving community development. This paper exposes the role of SI in community development processes at a grassroots level, drawing on volunteers’ experience in collaborative stunting intervention i...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Nur Afandi, Endah Tri Anomsari, Budi Setiyono, Alikha Novira, Wahyu Sutiyono
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Development Studies Research
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21665095.2024.2357102
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Alikha Novira
Wahyu Sutiyono
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description Considering its contribution to solving societal issues, social innovation (SI) has become critical to driving community development. This paper exposes the role of SI in community development processes at a grassroots level, drawing on volunteers’ experience in collaborative stunting intervention in Sukabumi Regency, a rural area in Indonesia. This study employs a qualitative approach, incorporating data collection methods such as in-person interviews, observation, and document analysis. Findings reveal that human development volunteers, initially appointed by the state, have successfully established a forum that essentially functions as an informal self-organizing group. Self-organizing volunteers might be categorized as SI because they offer a new way of interacting with other actors in collaborative governance, paying attention to community problems and aiming to create community changes. Through the forum, cadres can participate not only as individuals but also that through collective actions. While their meaningful activities are visible, cadres face barriers to changing power relations in collaborative governance and making social changes. The findings contribute to the literature by showcasing an understanding of how self-organizing volunteers function as a social innovation in collaborative processes.
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spelling doaj-art-e3cda6d1107d44a3a779d87cd7d45b152025-08-20T02:20:51ZengTaylor & Francis GroupDevelopment Studies Research2166-50952024-12-0111110.1080/21665095.2024.2357102Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting interventionMuhamad Nur Afandi0Endah Tri Anomsari1Budi Setiyono2Alikha Novira3Wahyu Sutiyono4Politeknik STIA LAN Bandung – NIPA Republic of Indonesia, Kota Bandung, IndonesiaPoliteknik STIA LAN Bandung – NIPA Republic of Indonesia, Kota Bandung, IndonesiaDiponegoro University Semarang, Kota Semarang, IndonesiaPoliteknik STIA LAN Bandung – NIPA Republic of Indonesia, Kota Bandung, IndonesiaUniversity of Canberra, Canberra, AustraliaConsidering its contribution to solving societal issues, social innovation (SI) has become critical to driving community development. This paper exposes the role of SI in community development processes at a grassroots level, drawing on volunteers’ experience in collaborative stunting intervention in Sukabumi Regency, a rural area in Indonesia. This study employs a qualitative approach, incorporating data collection methods such as in-person interviews, observation, and document analysis. Findings reveal that human development volunteers, initially appointed by the state, have successfully established a forum that essentially functions as an informal self-organizing group. Self-organizing volunteers might be categorized as SI because they offer a new way of interacting with other actors in collaborative governance, paying attention to community problems and aiming to create community changes. Through the forum, cadres can participate not only as individuals but also that through collective actions. While their meaningful activities are visible, cadres face barriers to changing power relations in collaborative governance and making social changes. The findings contribute to the literature by showcasing an understanding of how self-organizing volunteers function as a social innovation in collaborative processes.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21665095.2024.2357102Social innovationvolunteeringempowermentcollaborative governancestunting
spellingShingle Muhamad Nur Afandi
Endah Tri Anomsari
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Alikha Novira
Wahyu Sutiyono
Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
Development Studies Research
Social innovation
volunteering
empowerment
collaborative governance
stunting
title Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
title_full Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
title_fullStr Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
title_full_unstemmed Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
title_short Self-organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation: the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
title_sort self organizing volunteers as a grassroot social innovation the contribution and barrier to empowerment and collaborative governance in stunting intervention
topic Social innovation
volunteering
empowerment
collaborative governance
stunting
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21665095.2024.2357102
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