ESRC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES ‘Changing Cultures of Competitiveness’ 2007-9 Sixth Seminar on "Spaces of Competitiveness, Spaces of Social Innovation" (co-organised with KATARSIS) Monday 13 July, 2009 Newcastle University, Beehive, Room 2.22 Programme 9.30 am: Welcome Ngai-Ling Sum and Frank Moulaert (Coffee provided) 9.45 am- 12.00 am: Morning session "Social Innovation and Governance" chaired by Jean Hillier Speakers: Frank Moulaert "Spaces of social innovation: State of the Art in international research" (15') Marisol Garcia, University of Barcelona "Social Innovation and Governance: initiatives and processes" (25') Marc Pradel, University of Barcelona "Governance, social and economic innovation in Europe: the cases of Vallès Occidental and West Midlands" (25') Discussant: Sara Gonzalez, Leeds University. Lunch 01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Afternoon session "Arts and Creativity in Socially Innovative Spaces" chaired by Diana MacCallum, Griffith University, Australia Speakers: Isabel André, Lisbon University "Arts and Creativity in Socially Innovative Spaces" Jai Redman, Leeds University "Art practice and graphic communication in social change" projects Discussants: Armelle Tardiveau and Daniel Mallo, Newcastle University Coffee break 03.00 pm - 04.30 pm: Afternoon session "Spaces of resistance, spaces of social change?" chaired by Bob Jessop, Lancaster University, UK. Speakers: Len Arthur 'The transformational power of the cooperative movement in the UK' Friday Ogwu 'Petroleum Pipe Distribution System: the Case of the Oil and Gas Pipeline Network in Nigeria - An environmental justice approach' André Carmo Lisbon University 'The lessons from the anarchist experiences on urban social cohesion' Discussant: Andy Pike, Newcastle University 04.30- 05.30 pm: This ESRC seminar series: Retrospect and prospect (Ngai-Ling Sum, Lancaster University, UK)