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Conclusion: The Future Direction of Social Enterprise
No full textThis edited book addresses social enterprise in the higher education context. The book began with the introduction of the key concepts, namely: globalization, higher education in a global context, and social enterprise. Throughout, the contributors provide particular and specialised viewpoints on social enterprise and the ways in which it relates to societal issues and higher education. This concluding chapter seeks to draw together the common themes identified in the discussion of social enterprise, to provide some recommendations in this diverse research area
Conclusion:The Future Direction of Social Enterprise
No full textThis edited book addresses social enterprise in the higher education context. The book began with the introduction of the key concepts, namely: globalization, higher education in a global context, and social enterprise. Throughout, the contributors provide particular and specialised viewpoints on social enterprise and the ways in which it relates to societal issues and higher education. This concluding chapter seeks to draw together the common themes identified in the discussion of social enterprise, to provide some recommendations in this diverse research area
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Social Enterprise as a Bridge between Public and Private Sectors: Stories from India and the UK
No full textThe ‘rise’ and the ‘spring’ of social entrepreneurship (Steyaert and Hjorth, 2006), along with the present buzz around it, seem inevitable. This interest appears to be emerging simultaneously in diverse spheres. Social enterprise and entrepreneurship “forms the ‘hybrid’ signifier and ‘oxymoron’ that can cover many diverse initiatives, oriented as an approach that can change welfare and social problems in the interfaces of the non-profit, public, voluntary, philanthropic and private sectors” (Steyaert and Hjorth, 2006, pp. 3-4). The study of Social Enterprise (SE) is reasonably fresh, and the pioneering model of organization, crossing the boundaries between for-profits and non-profits, has grown in significance. Social enterprise is located in the interstitial space of intersectionality between market, government and civil society.
This chapter explores the concept of social enterprise to scrutinise the theoretical frameworks supporting social enterprise hybrids as the ideal type. The core ideas will be examined within the landscape of empirical evidence confirming the growing relevance of social enterprises in the UK and India as an organizational structure geared to create social values
Introduction
No full textSocial enterprise has become an increasingly important factor in societal issues in a local, national and global context (Sinclair et al., 2018; Park et al., 2017; Moizer and Tracey, 2010). In respect of higher education, in many subject areas social enterprise has been perceived as a linchpin, bringing different stakeholders together (Oberoi et al., 2018a; Sutton, 2018; Hoefer and Sliva, 2016; Rae, 2010). Therefore, the aim of Chapter 1 of this book is to set the scene of the key debates around social enterprise in a globalised world. The authors of this chapter begin with a theoretical discussion of the key processes of globalisation and the ways in which the theoretical approach has been forced to adjust in the age of austerity. Then, in the second part of the chapter the authors provide an overview of higher education in a historical context, the changes and where we might be headed. Moving on from this, the chapter will examine the emergence of social enterprise in a societal setting and how the concept is viewed in the higher education sector. Finally, the chapter concludes with an overview of each forthcoming chapter to provide the reader with some insight into the specific topics they discuss
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Introduction
No full textSocial enterprise has become an increasingly important factor in societal issues in a local, national and global context (Sinclair et al., 2018; Park et al., 2017; Moizer and Tracey, 2010). In respect of higher education, in many subject areas social enterprise has been perceived as a linchpin, bringing different stakeholders together (Oberoi et al., 2018a; Sutton, 2018; Hoefer and Sliva, 2016; Rae, 2010). Therefore, the aim of Chapter 1 of this book is to set the scene of the key debates around social enterprise in a globalised world. The authors of this chapter begin with a theoretical discussion of the key processes of globalisation and the ways in which the theoretical approach has been forced to adjust in the age of austerity. Then, in the second part of the chapter the authors provide an overview of higher education in a historical context, the changes and where we might be headed. Moving on from this, the chapter will examine the emergence of social enterprise in a societal setting and how the concept is viewed in the higher education sector. Finally, the chapter concludes with an overview of each forthcoming chapter to provide the reader with some insight into the specific topics they discuss
Social Enterprise as a Bridge between Public and Private Sectors:Stories from India and the UK
No full textThe ‘rise’ and the ‘spring’ of social entrepreneurship (Steyaert and Hjorth, 2006), along with the present buzz around it, seem inevitable. This interest appears to be emerging simultaneously in diverse spheres. Social enterprise and entrepreneurship “forms the ‘hybrid’ signifier and ‘oxymoron’ that can cover many diverse initiatives, oriented as an approach that can change welfare and social problems in the interfaces of the non-profit, public, voluntary, philanthropic and private sectors” (Steyaert and Hjorth, 2006, pp. 3-4). The study of Social Enterprise (SE) is reasonably fresh, and the pioneering model of organization, crossing the boundaries between for-profits and non-profits, has grown in significance. Social enterprise is located in the interstitial space of intersectionality between market, government and civil society. This chapter explores the concept of social enterprise to scrutinise the theoretical frameworks supporting social enterprise hybrids as the ideal type. The core ideas will be examined within the landscape of empirical evidence confirming the growing relevance of social enterprises in the UK and India as an organizational structure geared to create social values
Introduction: The Globalization Agenda
No full textChapter 1 is an introduction by Roopinder Oberoi and Jamie P. Halsall that attempts to decode globalization, which still remains a problematic undertaking. Globalization is the culmination of interactive, co-evolutionary processes of multiple simultaneous technological, cultural, economic, social and environmental movements extending into every part of the imaginable spatio-temporal range. This chapter endeavours to put forth views on diverse strands of globalization. It is critcal to candidly identify with both the assent of and the departure from globalization, and currently each perspective highlights the elemental aspects of today’s global realty. It is equally true that global establishments have fallen severely short of achieving the global aspirations of all people/concerned parties. This is what the edited volume proposes and discusses in the chapter to understand the profound and unfolding events in the global arena - the coalescence of the unhindered and uncritical acceptance of an order to which there is no immediate recognized resolution
Conclusion:Globalization’s Conundrum - Are We in Flux?
No full textThis final chapter provides a summary of globalization in the current economic, social, and political climate. The first part of the chapter provides an up to date representation of globalization. The second part of the chapter gives a reappraisal of globalization and thus the third part of the chapter offers deconstructive discussion on the theoretical concept of globalization. In the final section of the chapter the editors of the volume provide concluding thoughts on globalization. </p
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Introduction:Global Civil Society
Full text linkThis introductory chapter sets the overall context of global civil society in today’s global world. The authors will firstly provide a definition of civil society from social and political science perspectives. Then secondly, the authors provide a contemporary overview of global civil society debates in the current social and political environment; they also offer a short examination of COVID-19 and how this global pandemic has developed new spheres of contestation and collaboration. In the final part of the chapter, the authors present a brief overview of each chapter contributed to this volume
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Social Capital, Social Innovation and Social Enterprise:The Virtuous Circle
Full text linkSocial capital, according to Pierre Bourdieu, is “the sum of the resources, actual or virtual, that accrue to an individual or a group by virtue of possessing a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition” (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992, p. 119). Robert D. Putnam (1993) agrees, characterizing social capital as predominantly in the nature of a public good. Ongoing global economic events have highlighted some of the weaknesses of free market capitalism. It is being suggested that social enterprises with their efforts to blend societal objectives and economic efficiency can play a role of catalysts in accomplishing this equilibrium. Given their positioning toward meeting dual goals rather than merely maximizing profit, social enterprises can function in zones where there are insufficient inducements for private sector activity. Thereby social enterprises fill the hiatus between the state and market provision. This chapter aims to conceptualize the process of innovation and the potential influence of social capital on social enterprises. Value created by a social enterprise emphasizes the importance of sharing benefits among its stakeholders. This chapter examines the ways in which social enterprises co-create value for society and how social enterprises inherit, generate and invest in social capital
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