Abstract
Regenerative theories are used in human and non-human dynamics in a sustainable perspective; however, their potential can flourish new applications to deal with other social challenges. This article explores a theoretical approach to possible uses of regenerative theories applied to the gender-based violence (GBV) system and its relevance in social innovation. The answers in GVB are conducted by the government and civil society institutions that collectively act on the field. Despite the efforts to end violence against women, there is a long road to deconstructing inequalities, and social and cultural structures that evidence and contribute to maintaining the phenomenon. Since COVID-19, violence against women, especially domestic and intimate partner violence, gained the stage and status of a global pandemic. This scenario revealed the fragilities and barriers to advancing in solutions and reducing inequality gaps between men and women. Despite being scarce, there are contributions from Social Design to gender-based Violence (GBV) issues, dominated by technological products, with exceptions those that contribute to designing public policies. The regenerative approach elaborates on social action and cohesion creating new perspectives for designing new ways to propel active social participation. Hence, its principles can be used for the construction of interconnection and networks, resignifing social roles, including design roles in tackling complex societal issues, opening possibilities for experimentation and the participation of designers as facilitators sharing their tools and approaches. Moreover, it is an approach that invites multiple visions and voices to transform reality to intervene in oppression structures that prevail in social transformation.
Keywords
regenerative theories; social cohesion; social innovation; collective action; gender-based violence.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.281
Citation
Lima, R.(2023) Social innovation through regenerative perspectives: a theoretical approach on gender-based violence system, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.281
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Social innovation through regenerative perspectives: a theoretical approach on gender-based violence system
Regenerative theories are used in human and non-human dynamics in a sustainable perspective; however, their potential can flourish new applications to deal with other social challenges. This article explores a theoretical approach to possible uses of regenerative theories applied to the gender-based violence (GBV) system and its relevance in social innovation. The answers in GVB are conducted by the government and civil society institutions that collectively act on the field. Despite the efforts to end violence against women, there is a long road to deconstructing inequalities, and social and cultural structures that evidence and contribute to maintaining the phenomenon. Since COVID-19, violence against women, especially domestic and intimate partner violence, gained the stage and status of a global pandemic. This scenario revealed the fragilities and barriers to advancing in solutions and reducing inequality gaps between men and women. Despite being scarce, there are contributions from Social Design to gender-based Violence (GBV) issues, dominated by technological products, with exceptions those that contribute to designing public policies. The regenerative approach elaborates on social action and cohesion creating new perspectives for designing new ways to propel active social participation. Hence, its principles can be used for the construction of interconnection and networks, resignifing social roles, including design roles in tackling complex societal issues, opening possibilities for experimentation and the participation of designers as facilitators sharing their tools and approaches. Moreover, it is an approach that invites multiple visions and voices to transform reality to intervene in oppression structures that prevail in social transformation.