L’INNOVATION SOCIALE, UN LEVIER DU DEVELOPPEMENT TERRITORIAL : CAS DES VILLAGES DE TIFERDOUD, IGUERSAFENE ET ZOUVGA EN KABYLIE DU DJURDJURA (ALGERIE)

Abstract

Kabylia, a mountainous region of Algeria, seems to be one of the most telling examples of social innovation. It is not a new social practice but a reminiscence of distant history and a response of young people to the changes in the economy and Algerian society. This article will deal with two types of social innovation ( IS). The traveling festival "storytelling" held in 2018 in the village of Tiferdoud. The second case of IS will focus on the participatory local management of household waste in this village and two others, Zoubga, Iguersafene, winners of the award "the cleanest village". In both situations, the SI is framed by a set of principles and ethics instituted by village committees. Encouraged by the local government, but conducted in the context of a rentier state (Benabdellah, 2018), the SI is an opportunity for the most isolated villages to rebuild their territory.