Theory of Social Enterprise and Pluralism

Social Movements, Solidarity Economy, and Global South

Lars Hulgård editor Jean-Louis Laville editor Philippe Eynaud editor Swati Banerjee editor Flor Avelino editor Luciane dos Santos editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:31st Mar '21

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In the past decades, social enterprise has been an emerging field of research. Its main frameworks have been provided by Occidental approaches. Mainly based on an organizational vision, they give little or no room to questions such as gender, race, colonialism, class, power relations and intertwined forms of inequality. However, a wide range of worldwide hidden, popular initiatives can be considered as another form of social enterprises based on solidarity, re-embedding the economy as well as broadening the political scope. This has been shown in a previous book: Civil Society, the Third Sector, and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy.

Thus, to be more than a fashion or a fictitious panacea, the concept of social enterprise needs to be debated. Southern realities cannot be only understood through imported categories and outside modeled guidelines. This book engages a multicontinental and pluridisciplinary discussion in order to provide a pluralist theory of social enterprise. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of social entrepreneurship, social innovation, development studies, management studies and social work.

"The most exciting aspects of this edited collection are its theoretical strengths and diversity of intellectual expertise that combine to produce a highly coherent and groundbreaking book. Clearly derived from an enviable network of scholars working in collaborations across the world, each chapter is a highly engaging articulation of theoretical argument, ideas and practice that bring to life the deep resources of thought and knowledge from the global South."

-Ruth Phillips, The University of Sydney, Australia

ISBN: 9780367758332

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 362g

250 pages