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Book SynopsisThis timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, against the backdrop of contemporary global capitalism.
Trade Review'. . . this anthology contains much of what social workers and social pedagogues need to know about the rich perspectives of social entrepreneurship.' -- Niels Rosendal Jensen, European Journal of Social Work
'. . . the book is a welcome and timely contribution to improving the understanding of social entrepreneurship and the work of social entrepreneurs. The text provides an excellent critical analysis of the dominant economic discourse surrounding social entrepreneurship.' -- Bob Doherty, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Voices, Preconditions, Contexts Rafael Ziegler PART I: VOICES 2. Return the Lost Water Back to the Continents Michal Kravcik 3. Taking Responsibility: Breaking Away from Hate and Violence Judy Korn 4. Not About the Number of Seats in Parliament: Education for Democracy and its Places Krzysztof Stanowski 5. We Call it Work Philipp Albers and Holm Friebe PART II: PRECONDITIONS 6. Schumpeter’s Full Model of Entrepreneurship: Economic, Non-Economic and Social Entrepreneurship Richard Swedberg 7. The Culture of Management: Self-Interest, Empathy and Emotional Control Eva Illouz 8. Forgotten Antecedents: Entrepreneurship, Ideology and History Rob Boddice PART III: CONTEXTS 9. New Heroes, Old Theories? Toward a Sociological Perspective on Social Entrepreneurship Ion Bogdan Vasi 10. Social Entrepreneurship in the UK: From Rhetoric to Reality? Paola Grenier 11. Entrepreneurship, Sociality and Art: Re-imagining the Public Daniel Hjorth 12. Hope for Sustainable Development: How Social Entrepreneurs Make it Happen Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair Index
