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

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

Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 2013, vol. 2, issue 2, 48-60

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Social enterprise; Emes's multi-dimensional approach; Economic, political and social dimensions; Participatory governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 D21 D23 L20 L30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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