An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector

<span class="abs_content">Since the early 2000s scholars have observed a tendency, within the third sector, to combine social values and market objectives in new hybrid configurations. This entrepreneurial turn of non-profit organisations (NPOs) has intersected another historical tra...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:08156510fccf49d1b607a04216c141ae2021-11-21T15:11:41ZAn "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v13i1p691https://doaj.org/article/08156510fccf49d1b607a04216c141ae2020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/22006https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Since the early 2000s scholars have observed a tendency, within the third sector, to combine social values and market objectives in new hybrid configurations. This entrepreneurial turn of non-profit organisations (NPOs) has intersected another historical trajectory of change: their integration in the provision and governance of human and social services. The research contributes to the debate on the transformation of the third sector by addressing the relationship between these two trajectories of change. An interpretative tool is devised, drawing upon public policy research and new discursive institutionalism. To exemplify the interpretative approach, a case study of social entrepreneurship rooted in southern Italian local communities is explored. The research helps building an explanation of the transformation of the third sector centred on the evolving and interactive policy context in which NPOs are embedded, presently resembling an "ecosystem of entrepreneurialisation".</span><br />Edoardo EspostoCecilia FiccadentiCoordinamento SIBAarticleentrepreneurialisationnetwork governancesocial enterprisethird sectorwelfare mixPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 691-718 (2020)
institution DOAJ
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topic entrepreneurialisation
network governance
social enterprise
third sector
welfare mix
Political science (General)
JA1-92
spellingShingle entrepreneurialisation
network governance
social enterprise
third sector
welfare mix
Political science (General)
JA1-92
Edoardo Esposto
Cecilia Ficcadenti
An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector
description <span class="abs_content">Since the early 2000s scholars have observed a tendency, within the third sector, to combine social values and market objectives in new hybrid configurations. This entrepreneurial turn of non-profit organisations (NPOs) has intersected another historical trajectory of change: their integration in the provision and governance of human and social services. The research contributes to the debate on the transformation of the third sector by addressing the relationship between these two trajectories of change. An interpretative tool is devised, drawing upon public policy research and new discursive institutionalism. To exemplify the interpretative approach, a case study of social entrepreneurship rooted in southern Italian local communities is explored. The research helps building an explanation of the transformation of the third sector centred on the evolving and interactive policy context in which NPOs are embedded, presently resembling an "ecosystem of entrepreneurialisation".</span><br />
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Cecilia Ficcadenti
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title An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector
title_short An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector
title_full An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector
title_fullStr An "Ecosystem of Entrepreneurialisation"? An interpretative approach to the transformation of the third Sector
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title_sort "ecosystem of entrepreneurialisation"? an interpretative approach to the transformation of the third sector
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