Costales, Emilio ORCID: 0000-0003-1595-5531 and Zeyen, Anica (2022) Chapter 4. Spaces and places from the imagination to reality: the case of the global COVID-19 spatial lockdowns. In: Costales, Emilio ORCID: 0000-0003-1595-5531 and Zeyen, Anica, (eds.) Social Entrepreneurship and Grand Challenges: Navigating Layers of Disruption from COVID-19 and Beyond. Palgrave Macmillan - Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 51-77. ISBN 978-3031074509; 978-3031074493 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07450-9_4)

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Abstract

The concept of the radical imaginary is a vital element for incorporating the human capacity to impart meaning and value on various objects. Socializing this imaginary is a vital process for meeting grand challenges in the autopoietic society. In this chapter, we demonstrate the role of place as a practical manifestation of the social imaginary and space as a tool for rule-setting behavior, through a longitudinal case analysis which explores how social entrepreneurs responded to spatial disruption in light of the COVID-19 lockdowns. In doing so, we analyze which elements of space social entrepreneurs engage with to affect change. We induce the concept of sociomateriality to explore the extent to which the digital dimension of space is adopted as an intermediary through which space is (pre)constructed and enables social imaginaries to manifest in the physical realm. We further induce the concept of psychological distance to examine how space is used as a tool for communicating meaning through the construction of space. This chapter offers an overview of the Netnographic and practice tracing methodologies for future researchers interested in grand challenges.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	space, place, psychological distance, social imaginary, COVID-19, netnography, practice-tracing
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School > Executive Business Centre Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 14:39
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48429

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