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The quandaries of social entrepreneurship studies – a discursive review of the discipline

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  • Katarzyna Cieslik

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The aim of this paper is to investigate the ways in which social entrepreneurship knowledge is both propelled and hindered by the socioeconomic circumstances. We examine the existing body of research and identify different conceptualizations and main schools of thought. We then demonstrate how the process of constructing academic representation is shaped by the prevalent public discourses. Our analysis leads to the differentiation between social entrepreneurship as mitigation and social entrepreneurship as transformation. We conclude that a better alignment of the two approaches – broadening research focus from outcome to process – would reveal their complementarity and contribute to the conceptual advancement of the discipline. We propose expanding the existing approaches with the politics of social entrepreneurship studies and stress the importance of increased reflexivity on the plight of the new discipline.

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  • Katarzyna Cieslik, 2018. "The quandaries of social entrepreneurship studies – a discursive review of the discipline," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 76(3), pages 352-376, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsocec:v:76:y:2018:i:3:p:352-376
    DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2018.1463446
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    1. Irene Daskalopoulou & Athanasia Karakitsiou & Zafeirios Thomakis, 2023. "Social Entrepreneurship and Social Capital: A Review of Impact Research," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-29, March.
    2. Orlando Petiz Pereira & Maria Manuela Coutinho, 2019. "Solidarity economy, social entrepreneurship and spiritual intelligence: the vertices of social inclusion. A case study in Portugal in the field of addictive behaviours and dependencies," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 9(3), pages 38-51, March.
    3. Karina Cagarman & Jan Kratzer & Katharina Osbelt, 2020. "Social Entrepreneurship: Dissection of a Phenomenon through a German Lens," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Orlando Petiz Pereira & Maria Manuela Coutinho, 2019. "Solidarity economy, social entrepreneurship and spiritual intelligence: the vertices of social inclusion. A case study in Portugal in the field of addictive behaviours and dependencies," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 9(3), pages 38-51, March.

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