BOOKS
Social Economy Science: Transforming the Economy & Making Society More Resilient
(Oxford University Press, Open Access)
Lack of progress on global sustainable development and difficulties in managing crises effectively underpin the need to transform the economy and find new ways of making society more resilient. The social economy is increasingly recognized as a driver of such transformations. It comprises traditional forms of cooperative or solidarity-based organizations as well as new phenomena such as impact investing or social-tech ventures that aim to contribute to the public good.
Social Economy Science provides the first comprehensive analysis of why and how social economy organizations create superior value for society. The book draws on organizational theory and transition studies to provide a systems perspective on complex multi-stakeholder forms of action. It discusses social economy ecosystems, its role as an agent of societal change, and as a partner to businesses and governments.
Social Economy Science received the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Book Prize.
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Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives
(Routledge, Open Access)
Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socio-economic impact. Since it is hard to establish causality and to measure social properties when investigating impact, especially at the level of society, the book narrows down impact to one priority aspect: social innovation – understood as organizations’ capacity to generate novel ideas, ways and means of doing things, of addressing public and social problems of many kinds.
This volume’s primary assertion is that the Third Sector, specifically through stimulating civic involvement, is best placed to produce social innovation, outperforming business firms and state agencies in this regard. By investigating actor contributions to social innovation across seven fields of activity, Social innovation: Comparative Perspectives develops our understanding of why and how the Third Sector is central to functioning, cohesive and viable societies.
Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives was honored with a best book award by the Academy of Management (AOM).