Civil society and social innovation in the public sphere: a pragmatic perspective

This article proposes a new analytical and theoretical reading for the study of social innovation processes promoted by civil society in the public sphere, based on pragmatic French sociology. It begins with a discussion about the current place of civil society initiatives in public action. Debate about civil society involvement in the public sphere is then explored, showing that pragmatic French sociology can provide a new understanding of this process. Finally, we propose an analytical framework that seeks to relate discussion on the collective action of civil society, social innovation and public action from a pragmatic perspective. This allows some analytical assumptions that can enrich the understanding of the phenomenon to be highlighted, as well as helping to better understand codefinition and co-domain processes of problematic situations in public arenas.