Social Enterprise in Western Europe: Theory, Models and Practice

The ICSEM Project aimed to link conceptualization efforts to the diversity of social enterprises, using bottom-up approaches to capture the phenomenon in local and national contexts. The book "Social Enterprise in Western Europe" will serve as a key reference and resource for those interested in understanding the social enterprise and social entrepreneurship phenomena in the region.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In recent years, the pursuit of a widely accepted definition of social enterprise has emerged as a central theme in numerous publications. The primary objective of the ICSEM Project, upon which this book is based, was to demonstrate that the social enterprise field would greatly benefit from connecting conceptualization efforts to the vast diversity of social enterprises rather than embarking on an additional and ambitious endeavor to provide a comprehensive definition.

Starting from a hypothesis that could be termed the impossibility of a unified definition, the ICSEM research strategy adopted a bottom-up approach to capture the social enterprise phenomenon in its local and national contexts. This approach allowed for the consideration and validation of locally embedded approaches, while simultaneously enabling the identification of major social enterprise models to delineate the field on common grounds at the international level.

Social Enterprise in Western Europe, the third volume in a series of four ICSEM-based books on social enterprise worldwide, serves as a valuable reference and resource for educators, researchers, students, experts, policymakers, journalists, and individuals seeking a comprehensive understanding of the social enterprise and social entrepreneurship phenomena as they emerge and evolve in this region.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367724313