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A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship
In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship.
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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship.
Moving beyond mainstream approaches to entrepreneurship, this innovative and insightful book offers a unique view into the contemporary state of social entrepreneurship research. Impressive and diverse, this book explores not only established research, but also draws out implications for social entrepreneurship from legal scholarship, gender studies and indigenous research, as well as investigating regional contexts. Moreover, the contributors take inspiration from emerging societal trends, such as the circular economy and the turn of entrepreneurship to ecology and the environment.
Featuring diverse insights from different disciplinary and geographical perspectives, this book is invaluable to students of social entrepreneurship at all levels who are in need of a broad and cutting-edge overview of the topics. Researchers seeking original research topics and questions will benefit from this book’s insight into the future of the subject. The accessible style will also serve social entrepreneurs themselves, offering a fascinating exploration of the many pathways for social entrepreneurship.
In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship.
Moving beyond mainstream approaches to entrepreneurship, this innovative and insightful book offers a unique view into the contemporary state of social entrepreneurship research. Impressive and diverse, this book explores not only established research, but also draws out implications for social entrepreneurship from legal scholarship, gender studies and indigenous research, as well as investigating regional contexts. Moreover, the contributors take inspiration from emerging societal trends, such as the circular economy and the turn of entrepreneurship to ecology and the environment.
Featuring diverse insights from different disciplinary and geographical perspectives, this book is invaluable to students of social entrepreneurship at all levels who are in need of a broad and cutting-edge overview of the topics. Researchers seeking original research topics and questions will benefit from this book’s insight into the future of the subject. The accessible style will also serve social entrepreneurs themselves, offering a fascinating exploration of the many pathways for social entrepreneurship.
Critical Acclaim
‘This book is an essential reference work for SE researchers interested in challenging the limits of academic disciplines and penetrating other spaces of knowledge. Designed from different disciplinary and cultural approaches that enrich the vision of SE, it will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to define the emergent academic discipline of SE.’
– Emma Juaneda-Ayensa, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations
‘De Bruin and Teasdale guide us through the range of developments in the field and insightfully signal further areas of research to build a cumulative body of understanding on social entrepreneurship. The editors take us on an enjoyable journey, skilfully bringing together different disciplinary and methodological approaches from a diverse range of contributors. Highly relevant and recommended volume for all those with an interest not only in social entrepreneurship but also social innovation. A must read.’
– Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK
‘In a field that is constantly evolving, this volume is a great guide for students and practitioners of social entrepreneurship. Not only will it guide you through the territory of this relatively new field but it will also stimulate you with its possibilities. This is a must-read for any student and/or practitioner of social enterprise.’
– Ana Maria Peredo, University of Victoria, Canada
‘Many articles in the field of social entrepreneurship are limited by their pursuit of absolute definitions. This Research Agenda expands the research possibilities for the field, drawing on new perspectives – from public health and development studies, to intersectionality and the law – to shed light on this ever-changing phenomenon.’
– Candida Brush, Babson College, US
– Emma Juaneda-Ayensa, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations
‘De Bruin and Teasdale guide us through the range of developments in the field and insightfully signal further areas of research to build a cumulative body of understanding on social entrepreneurship. The editors take us on an enjoyable journey, skilfully bringing together different disciplinary and methodological approaches from a diverse range of contributors. Highly relevant and recommended volume for all those with an interest not only in social entrepreneurship but also social innovation. A must read.’
– Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK
‘In a field that is constantly evolving, this volume is a great guide for students and practitioners of social entrepreneurship. Not only will it guide you through the territory of this relatively new field but it will also stimulate you with its possibilities. This is a must-read for any student and/or practitioner of social enterprise.’
– Ana Maria Peredo, University of Victoria, Canada
‘Many articles in the field of social entrepreneurship are limited by their pursuit of absolute definitions. This Research Agenda expands the research possibilities for the field, drawing on new perspectives – from public health and development studies, to intersectionality and the law – to shed light on this ever-changing phenomenon.’
– Candida Brush, Babson College, US
Contributors
Contributors: G. Alarifi, A. Brady, D. Burand, E. Castellas, L.-P. Dana, A. de Bruin, P. Dey, B. Doherty, M. Duniam, A.M. Eikenberry, R. Eversole, H. Haugh, R. Hazenberg, M. Henriksson, C. Henry, E. Henry, D. Holt, M. Hultman, N. Johansson, A. Kaijser, P. Kittipanya-ngam, E. Kromidha, K.V. Lewis, L. Marti, C. Mason, B. Meldrum, J. Ormiston, P. Robson, M.J. Roy, R. Spear, S. Teasdale, B. Wallsten, R. Ziegler
Contents
Contents:
1. Exploring the terrain of social entrepreneurship: new directions, paths less travelled
Anne de Bruin and Simon Teasdale
2. An evolutionary perspective on social entrepreneurship ‘ecosystems’
Michael J. Roy and Richard Hazenberg
3. Spectres of marketization? The prospect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia
Chris Mason
4. Social enterprises and democracy in countries with transitional or authoritarian regimes
Angela M. Eikenberry
5. Measuring impact in social entrepreneurship: developing a research agenda for the ‘practice turn’ in impact assessment
Jarrod Ormiston and Erin Castellas
6. When form follows function: governing for good
Deborah Burand
7. Community perspectives on social entrepreneurship
Helen Haugh and Andrew Brady
8. Collective social entrepreneurship
Roger Spear
9. Inclusive value chain development: the role of social enterprise hybrids in smallholder value chains
Bob Doherty and Pichawadee Kittipanya-ngam
10. Social enterprises as rural development actors
Robyn Eversole and Mary Duniam
11. Social and ecological entrepreneurship in a circular economy: the need for understanding transitional agency
Malin Henriksson, Martin Hultman, Nils Johansson, Anna Kaijser and Björn Wallsten
12. Gender and social entrepreneurship research: contemporary themes
Kate V. Lewis and Colette Henry
13. Māori Indigenous research: impacting social enterprise and entrepreneurship
Ella Henry and Léo-Paul Dana
14. Social entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa
Ghadah Alarifi, Paul Robson and Endrit Kromidha
15. Hybrid social entrepreneurship in emerging economies – a research agenda
Diane Holt and Bev Meldrum
16. Social entrepreneurship through the lens of the ‘everyday’: inquiring the rhythms of female micro-credit recipients
Pascal Dey and Laurent Marti
17. The times of social innovation - fictional expectation, precautionary expectation and social imaginary
Rafael Ziegler
Index
1. Exploring the terrain of social entrepreneurship: new directions, paths less travelled
Anne de Bruin and Simon Teasdale
2. An evolutionary perspective on social entrepreneurship ‘ecosystems’
Michael J. Roy and Richard Hazenberg
3. Spectres of marketization? The prospect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia
Chris Mason
4. Social enterprises and democracy in countries with transitional or authoritarian regimes
Angela M. Eikenberry
5. Measuring impact in social entrepreneurship: developing a research agenda for the ‘practice turn’ in impact assessment
Jarrod Ormiston and Erin Castellas
6. When form follows function: governing for good
Deborah Burand
7. Community perspectives on social entrepreneurship
Helen Haugh and Andrew Brady
8. Collective social entrepreneurship
Roger Spear
9. Inclusive value chain development: the role of social enterprise hybrids in smallholder value chains
Bob Doherty and Pichawadee Kittipanya-ngam
10. Social enterprises as rural development actors
Robyn Eversole and Mary Duniam
11. Social and ecological entrepreneurship in a circular economy: the need for understanding transitional agency
Malin Henriksson, Martin Hultman, Nils Johansson, Anna Kaijser and Björn Wallsten
12. Gender and social entrepreneurship research: contemporary themes
Kate V. Lewis and Colette Henry
13. Māori Indigenous research: impacting social enterprise and entrepreneurship
Ella Henry and Léo-Paul Dana
14. Social entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa
Ghadah Alarifi, Paul Robson and Endrit Kromidha
15. Hybrid social entrepreneurship in emerging economies – a research agenda
Diane Holt and Bev Meldrum
16. Social entrepreneurship through the lens of the ‘everyday’: inquiring the rhythms of female micro-credit recipients
Pascal Dey and Laurent Marti
17. The times of social innovation - fictional expectation, precautionary expectation and social imaginary
Rafael Ziegler
Index
