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Year: 2020
Published in: Revista Iberoamericana de Economía Solidaria e Innovación Socioecológica
Cited as: Serrano, S., and Muriel R., (2020). SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RESEARCH FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: KEY AGENTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD. Revista Iberoamericana de Economía Solidaria e Innovación Socioecológica.
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RESEARCH FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: KEY AGENTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual reflection resulting from the re-examination of the notion of social enterprise (SE) research within the wider “ecosystems” perspective developed in the past decade. Departing from the analysis of some of the most urgent societal challenges, the current context for conducting SE research is described. Next, some of the most recent research of SE and the wider social and solidarity economy and social innovation is reviewed with a view on pointing out the repercussions —both for the academic community and society overall— of the development of a “SE ecosystem approach”. Some standing SE research gaps are then identified while emphasizing possible reconfigurations likely to occur in terms of ecosystemic challenges.
