Abstract
The analysis takes into account broader governance framework conditions in order to understand
how they support social innovation (SI) in rural areas. The report examines SI policies as both
sectoral and cross-cutting innovation policies. The methods applied are in-depth desk research
(secondary literature and primary documents), qualitative in-depth expert interviews with national
and international policy experts and researchers, focus groups with stakeholders and SI case study
report screening for assessing the policy instruments of relevance for SI.