Revitalizing Korea’s Small Cities
How the urban revitalization project Localize Gunsan breathed new life into a declining area by applying a pacer model that supports young entrepreneurs for an extended time.
Cities - Articles
Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities (more)
A Sideways Approach to Governing
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is seeking to improve his city by going neighborhood by neighborhood.
Making the Case for Equitable Housing
Abundance and justice aren't mutually exclusive. Narrative lessons from three major advocacy movements of recent years.
SSIR’s 2025 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, and more.
Review
The Power of Redemptive Love
Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan's Advancing Peace explores a striking model for addressing urban gun violence without police.
Review
Humanitarian Cities in Flux
As refugees transform urban spaces, we must build the infrastructure to make it for the good.
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Policy Rooted in Love
St. Paul sits at the heart of a growing national movement—one that insists our systems serve people, not the other way around. This movement challenges us to rethink how government operates and calls us to lead with a new kind of courage.
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This Is What Love Looks Like
I have seen with my own eyes what happens to a community when love becomes policy's guiding star.
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The Present and Future Are Ours!
We are galvanizing a movement to ensure that every person, regardless of race, background, or zip code can access the American Dream.