Social Transformation through Social Innovation: The Case Study of a Moroccan Waste Recycling Cooperative

Abstract

Faced with the Moroccan economic, social and climatic realities, it is necessary to move towards new models, more adapted to a new dynamic of social transformation. Thus, social innovation appears as a concept linked to social economy, with the aim of meeting social needs through collective action. As such, the cooperative model is the perfect example of a field in which players can work together, collaborate and show solidarity which are essential ingredients for innovation and new solutions to social problems. At this level, the question that arises is how can social innovation contribute to social transformation? We will be focusing on the cooperative structure, as a vehicle for social innovation. With this in mind, the aim of this paper is to highlight, throughout a combination of theorical and empirical work, the role of social actors (as part of the cooperative) in the social transformation of a given territory.