Theory and practice of social innovation and rural revitalization
Rural development in the new era has ushered in material development opportunities but it is still faced with significant problems of imbalance and inadequacy.Rural social innovation is not only an important endogenous driving force to promote socioeconomic development and reform,but also a key force to break the dual"exogenous-endogenous"structure in rural areas,realize their neo-endogenous development,and promote the full implementation of the rural revitalization strategy to build a livable,viable,and beautiful countryside.This study interprets the conceptual characteristics of social innovation and rural social innovation in the theoretical perspective,sorts out the practical evolution of rural social innovation at home and abroad,explains the internal logic of rural social innovation and rural revitalization in the new era,summarizes the pathway for the realization of rural social innovation to promote rural revitalization,and looks ahead to the future key research areas of rural social innovation.The results show that the essence of rural social innovation lies in enhancing the active capabilities of rural society to achieve sustainable social benefits and promote rural sustainable development.From the perspective of social innovation theory,China's rural development has gone through an initial trial stage,a tortuous exploratory stage,a formal practice stage,and an innovative development stage.Rural social innovation plays a positive role in promoting rural revitalization and neo-endogenous development through innovation initiatives,processes,representation,and goals.In addition,rural revitalization can also react to and strengthen rural social innovation.According to the strategic and practical needs of rural revitalization,one method for promoting rural revitalization through rural social innovation is to reconstruct the relationships among the government,markets,and society.Future research into rural social innovation in the new era should be focused on examining its logical evolution and theoretical exploration,identifying its key elements and invisible thresholds,summarizing its network evolution and driving mechanism,and realizing its dynamic tracking and effect evaluations to provide theoretical guidance and a practical reference for the neo-endogenous development of rural revitalization in China.
social innovationrural social innovationrural revitalizationneo-endogenous developmentnew era