Die Soziale Innovationskraft des Ökologischen Landbaus – zwischen Main Stream und Gesellschaftlichem Wandel

Summary

In this article we present a conceptual framework to describe and assess how conversion towards organic farming can qualify as a social innovation (SI). For that we critically analyze the current concepts on SI and add insights from Practice Theory (PT) to create an instrument to apply the idea of SI within the context of organic agrofood-systems. We introduce an example and conclude with a summary of the added value of an extended concept of SI using insights from PT.