Gilles Evrard EssumanLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research | LISER · Urban Development and Mobility
Gilles Evrard Essuman
Doctor of Philosophy
Researcher in Economic Geography and Territorial Development
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Introduction
My work focuses on social innovation, community economies and socio-territorial transformation processes. I employ a unique approach that marries design thinking with action research to foster impact-oriented strategies for community development. In the last five years, I've had the privilege of coordinating and consulting on a dozen projects funded by the European Commission. These projects span various socio-spatial and economic scales— from local grassroots projects to international ones.
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In the quest for sustainable futures, the concept of degrowth offers logics that challenge the prevailing growth-oriented economic paradigm. This article delves into the role of two community-led initiatives in France & Luxembourg embodying and advancing the principles of degrowth: Le Biau Jardin in France and OUNI in Luxembourg. We have identified...
This toolkit is the result of the collaboration of 10 EU
organization who for twelve months reflected on
the potential of European youth to change various
socio-territorial dynamics, especially isolated and
rural areas through innovative entrepreneurships and
participatory actions for community empowerment.
After months of research and interactions...
The aim of this paper is a research process which will investigate the impact of variousyouth-led projects in our countries to assess their impact on the overall attainment of SDGs.The need for this output evolves from the fact that despite our observations that youth work and young people, in general, have huge potential to contribute positively t...
This toolkit is a result of a research-action project funded through Erasmus grant: 2020-1-FR02-KA227-YOU-018692 that aimed to understand how design thinking can be used to develop innovative and transformative projects that are impactful at various socio-spatial scales.
As one of the trendy methods in innovation and entrepreneurship education, 'Design thinking' remains an exclusivity of the 'start-up scene and lately gaining ground on the risen interest on social enterprises, but far from being adopted and adapted to the sphere of entrepreneurship education in youth work, even if it is one of the most popular non-...
