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Borderwork: Finnish-Russian co-operation and civil society engagement in the social economy of transformation

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  • James W. Scott
  • Jussi Laine

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This paper presents results from research projects that have investigated networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) between EU member states and neighbouring countries. The focus here is on Finnish-Russian civil society co-operation in the areas of social welfare provision as well as regional and economic development. One major objective in this conjunction is to assess the contribution of this cross-border co-operation to the development of Russia's social economy as well as to discuss the various obstacles that civil society actors face in developing co-operative projects. As such, organizational, social and technical issues are important areas to be addressed. However, civil society co-operation is not a mere technical issue; understanding of the social embeddedness of civil society are also necessary in order to promote social welfare agendas. The concluding section will reflect on experiences of CSO co-operation with regard to capacity-building processes of social learning and future prospects for social enterprise.

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  • James W. Scott & Jussi Laine, 2012. "Borderwork: Finnish-Russian co-operation and civil society engagement in the social economy of transformation," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3-4), pages 181-197, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:entreg:v:24:y:2012:i:3-4:p:181-197
    DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2012.670912
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