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The Role of Participatory Governance in the EMES Approach to Social Enterprise

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  • Victor Pestoff

    (Institute for Civil Society Studies Ersta Sköndal University College and Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University)

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This paper emphasizes the importance of participative governance in the EMES approach to social enterprise. The EMES approach is based on three dimensions, rather than a single one, as is common in most Anglo-American definitions of social enterprise. The latter often see social enterprise as a simple phenomenon that can be arranged along a continuum, ranging from economic to social, where more of one means less of the other. Alternatively, a “unified theory”, based on key elements from a single academic discipline, is proposed; but it fails to acknowledge the multi-disciplinary nature of the EMES approach. The multi-dimensional approach of EMES combines economic, social and political elements and, therefore, can more readily promote a truly multi-disciplinary understanding of this complex phenomenon. However, EMES needs to devote greater attention to exploring the interactive and interrelated nature of these three dimensions of social enterprise in Europe.

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  • Victor Pestoff, 2013. "The Role of Participatory Governance in the EMES Approach to Social Enterprise," Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, vol. 2(2), pages 48-60, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:trn:csnjrn:v:2:i:2:p:48-60
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    1. Philip Marcel Karré, 2018. "Navigating between Opportunities and Risks: The Effects of Hybridity for Social Enterprises Engaged in Social Innovation," Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, vol. 7(1), pages 37-60.
    2. Nick Bailey & Reinout Kleinhans & Jessica Lindbergh, 2018. "The Implications of Schumpeter’s Theories of Innovation for the Role, Organisation and Impact of Community-Based Social Enterprise in Three European Countries," Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, vol. 7(1), pages 14-36.
    3. Engbring, Gretchen & Hajjar, Reem, 2021. "Mexican community forest enterprises as social firms: Organizational differences and the factors that shape them," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    4. Adewunmi, Yewande & Chigbu, Uchendu Eugene & Mwando, Sam & Kahireke, Uaurika, 2023. "Entrepreneurship role in the co-production of public services in informal settlements − A scoping review," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).

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    Keywords

    Social enterprise; Emes's multi-dimensional approach; Economic; political and social dimensions; Participatory governance;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • L30 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - General
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights

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