Social enterprise as a bottom-up dynamic: part 1. The reaction of civil society to unmet social needs in Italy, Sweden and Japan. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borzaga, Carlo; Fazzi, Luca; Galera, Giulia
• Is Part Of: International review of sociology. Volume 26:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Social enterprise -- social mobilization -- bottom-up dynamic -- public policies; Sociology -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2016.1148332
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0390-6701

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Over the past decades, social enterprises have been acknowledged as key welfare actors in several EU countries. In spite of the dramatic research devoted to exploring them, several issues concerning the definition, drivers and roles played by policies in sustaining social enterprise growth are still highly contested. Drawing on the papers published in this Monographic section, the introduction to this issue reconstructs the debate that has accompanied the emergence and development of social enterprises with a view to providing evidence of the advantages of collective participation for social enterprise emergence and growth. Next, the introduction pays attention to the factors that have led to the emergence and success of social enterprises as a form of self-organization of civil society; and briefly describes the papers included in this issue.