Social entrepreneurship in Liverpool: reconnecting with 'the social' by investigating lived practice

利物浦的社会企业家精神：通过调查生活实践重新与“社会”建立联系

• 批准号: 1948064
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1948064
• 关键词: Social; entrepreneurship; Liverpool; reconnecting; social

Purpose - This study aims to resocialize social entrepreneurship studies by departing from the hegemony of economistic thinking and methodological individualism. Despite the double importance of social entrepreneurship as a vehicle for economic growth and societal improvement only limited attention has been paid to its wider social concerns. In research practice as well as in ensuing policy recommendations, there is a danger that social entrepreneurship is understood, measured, supported or sanctioned on the basis of frameworks that insufficiently account for the social elements that institutionalize this area. Research question - Rooted in a phenomenological ontology and conceiving of human action as always socially embedded, this study will investigate the practice of social entrepreneurship as lived experience. It considers the activities of those engaged in social entrepreneurship, as well as the wider context of meaning, interactions and materials that constitute its site by asking: how does context enable and constrain the emergence of social entrepreneurship and influence the lives of those who experience it? Design/methodology/approach - Following practice theoretical ideals this study follows a qualitative and inductive methodological design. It uses a case study approach and combines a range of data collection methods that include interviews, observations, archival and documentary analysis, in order to understand the meanings that are attached to actions, rules, materials and ends. The empirical material will be subject to thematic analysis. Research site - The research site - social entrepreneurship in Liverpool - is investigated through a small number of in-depth case studies of social entrepreneurship organizations. In addition to researching the 'inside' of social entrepreneurship organizations, wider connections tangential to the organization will be traced. This includes suppliers, customers and wider beneficiaries and stakeholders to the organization(s) in question. Research implications - This study marries empirical investigation with theory development. It draws upon, amongst others, network theory, social capital theory and localism in order to theorize the wider social and cultural context that social entrepreneurship takes place within, in order to better understand how meaningful solutions may be found to address social problems. Practical implications - In addition to contributions to the literature this research also aims to inform policy on adequate support mechanisms for this societally important area. Originality/value - This study answers calls for the practitioners' perspective to begin to occupy a more central role in prospective social entrepreneurship research. By focusing on the perspectives of practitioners whilst also paying attention to the experiences of those affected by their actions (i.e. the local community), this research contributes toward extending social entrepreneurship scholarship. Keywords - social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurialism, Liverpool, social capital, networks, localism

目的 - 本研究旨在摆脱经济思维和方法论个人主义的霸权，使社会创业研究重新社会化。尽管社会企业家精神作为经济增长和社会进步的工具具有双重重要性，但对其更广泛的社会问题的关注却很有限。在研究实践以及随后的政策建议中，存在这样一种危险：社会企业家精神是在没有充分考虑使该领域制度化的社会要素的框架基础上被理解、衡量、支持或认可的。研究问题——本研究植根于现象学本体论和人类行为始终嵌入社会的构想，将调查社会创业实践作为生活经验。它考虑了那些从事社会企业家精神的活动，以及构成其网站的更广泛的意义、互动和材料的背景，通过以下问题：背景如何促进和限制社会企业家精神的出现并影响经历它的人的生活？设计/方法/途径——本研究遵循实践理论理想，遵循定性和归纳的方法设计。它采用案例研究方法，并结合一系列数据收集方法，包括访谈、观察、档案和文献分析，以了解行动、规则、材料和目的所附加的含义。实证材料将接受主题分析。研究地点 - 研究地点 - 利物浦的社会创业 - 通过对社会创业组织的少量深入案例研究进行调查。除了研究社会创业组织的“内部”之外，还将追踪与组织无关的更广泛的联系。这包括相关组织的供应商、客户以及更广泛的受益者和利益相关者。研究意义——本研究将实证研究与理论发展结合起来。它利用网络理论、社会资本理论和地方主义等理论，对社会企业家精神发生的更广泛的社会和文化背景进行理论化，以便更好地理解如何找到有意义的解决方案来解决社会问题。实际影响——除了对文献的贡献之外，这项研究还旨在为这一社会重要领域的充分支持机制提供政策信息。原创性/价值——这项研究回应了从业者的观点开始在前瞻性社会创业研究中占据更核心作用的呼吁。通过关注从业者的观点，同时也关注受其行为影响的人（即当地社区）的经历，这项研究有助于扩大社会创业奖学金。关键词 - 社会企业家精神、企业家精神、利物浦、社会资本、网络、地方主义