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The co-editors are inviting contributions from the international community of scholars and practitioners that work at the interface of finance, economics, investment management, community development, philanthropy, policymaking, and social entrepreneurship. The contributions can:
- Present, review, and analyze emerging innovations in the social finance eco-system.
- Study the current hurdles and challenges that are slowing the global transition beyond traditional financial models towards establishing effective long-term solutions.
- Investigate the applicability and limits of the current financial tools and policies in social finance.
The co-editors are encouraging contributions that are a) transdisciplinary in their approaches, b) incorporate new concepts or tools beyond the academic fields of finance, entrepreneurship, economics, and political science, c) move beyond optimizing and improving existing social finance tools and practices, d) present experimental approaches or concepts that are yet to be applied, and e) use case studies or comparative studies. The co-editors also encourage authors to critically consider the scalar relevance – at the local, regional, national, and supranational levels – of their contributions.
The submissions will be reviewed with an open mind and with a particular focus on the relevance of the chapter with respect to the creation of social value in the financial system.
POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR CHAPTERS:
1. OVERVIEW
a. Social financial innovation – towards creating social value
b. Historical and contemporary links between social finance and social innovation
2. INNOVATIONS IN CAPITAL FLOWS
a. Crowdfunding
b. Crowd equity and community shares
c. Crowd-lending and community bonds
d. Patient capital, in the forms of debt, equity, quasi-equity, etc.
e. Social impact bonds, and green or sustainable bonds
f. Innovative community-based savings and credit systems (such as rotating savings and credit associations and accumulated savings and credit associations)
g. Micro-finance tools (e.g., micro-credit and micro-insurance)
h. Municipal and regional financial innovations
3. DIGITALIZING SOCIAL FINANCE
a. Digital community and regional currencies
b. Digital social banks
c. Digital platforms
d. Mutual credit trade systems for individuals, communities, and businesses
e. Microinsurance systems
f. Digital community-based savings and credit systems
4. BLOCKCHAIN AND SOCIAL FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS
a. Cryptocurrencies
b. Blockchain-based community savings and credit systems
c. P2P and B2B blockchains for enabling the sharing economy
d. Platform tokens
e. Asset-backed token securities
f. The role of governments and regulations in the blockchain revolution
5. GOVERNANCE AND THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS
a. Philanthropy and social finance
i. Venture philanthropy
ii. Innovative investment strategies (ESG focused)
b. The role of financial policies in enabling social finance innovations and the transition beyond economic value
c. Rating and evaluation schemes for social financial tools and products
d. Democratizing the financial system
e. Integrating immigrants and refugees in host societies
f. Gender politics and the social economy
g. The private sector's involvement in the social economy
h. Governance models for social finance innovations
i. Reporting and its role in accelerating social financial innovation
j. Social finance and sustainable transformation
k. Financial readiness and inclusion
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