How to deal with an "essentially contested concept" on the field? Sampling social innovations through the Delphi method

• Published in: European public & social innovation review Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 45 - 58
• Main Authors: Callorda Fossati, Ela, Degavre, Florence, Nyssens, Marthe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: HISIN 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Consensus -based methods; Delphi method; Essentially contested concept; Multiple case study design; Sampling; Social innovation; Transdisciplinary research

How to select cases in social innovation research? Sampling units of analysis is indeed a challenging methodological question since social innovation theory is controversial and fragmented. In the absence of any database and given the limits of conventional techniques, sampling is only possible thro...