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About the Authors
Dmitri Domanski Senior researcher and lecturer at the Social Research Centre (sfs) of the TU Dortmund University. Co-founder of the European School of Social Innovation (ESSI). Lecturer and co-ordinator at summer schools and courses on social innovation in Europe and Latin America. Keynote speaker at several social innovation conferences. Co-author i.a. “Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship: The Concept of Social Entrepreneurship under the Perspective of Socio-scientific Innovation Research” and “Social innovation: towards a new innovation paradigm”. Co-editor “Theoretical Approaches to Social Innovation—A Critical Literature Review” and “Innovación Social en Latinoamérica” (“Social Innovation in Latin America”). Currently working on the global research project “SI-DRIVE: Social Innovation—Driving Force of Social Change” (lead partner) and the international project “Social Innovation Community (SIC)”.
Jürgen Howaldt Director of Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund, TU Dortmund University and professor at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. He is an internationally renowned expert in the field of social innovation. He has consulted German as well as European policy-makers and has also presented his concept of social innovation in all parts of the world. In 2011, he was one of the organizers of the international conference “Challenge Social Innovation” in Vienna. Affiliate of SIERC (Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand); Co-founder of the European School of Social Innovation; Expert of the German Federal Chancellor’s Dialog for the Future; Scientific Coordinator of the global research project SI-DRIVE.
Antonius Schröder Senior researcher and member of management board at the Social Research Centre (sfs) of the TU Dortmund University, responsible for International and European research. He is working in the research area “Work and Education in Europe” and has worked in and managed several European projects in the field of social innovation. Currently, he is coordinating the EU funded international project “SI-DRIVE: Social Innovation—Driving Force of Social Change” with 25 partners from all over the world. He is also engaged in combining technological innovation with social innovation processes. He is vice-chairman of the Working Group “People” of the European Steel Technology Platform ESTEP.