Scope and Limits of Ecosystem Analysis of the Territorial Dynamics of the Social and Solidarity Economy. The Case of Territorial Economic Cooperation Poles in France

Portée et limites de l’analyse écosystémique des dynamiques territoriales de l’ESS. Le cas des Pôles territoriaux de coopération économique en France

Nadine Richez-Battesti (), Xabier Itçaina () and Laurent Fraisse
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Nadine Richez-Battesti: LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Xabier Itçaina: CED - Centre Émile Durkheim - IEP Bordeaux - Sciences Po Bordeaux - Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Over the last few decades, the ecosystemic approach to the social and solidarity economy (SSE) has gained ground on two fronts: firstly, in the field of collective and public action, and secondly, in academia. This dissemination, or even naturalization, of the ecosystemic approach raises a number of questions. Without rejecting its use, we argue for a sociohistorical and processual approach to SSE ecosystems, considering that while certain territorial dynamics of the SSE may, under certain conditions, accede to an ecosystemic dimension, it is always historically situated, temporary and contingent insofar as it results from power relations and past compromises between actors occupying various positions in heterogeneous fields (economic, bureaucratic, scientific). We will base our discussion on the case of the Territorial Clusters for Economic Cooperation (Pôles territoriaux de coopération économique) in France.

Keywords: Territorial Clusters for Economic Cooperation; territorial regulations; case studies; études de cas / ecosystem; social and solidarity economy; écosystème; économie sociale et solidaire; Pôles territoriaux de coopération économique; régulations territoriales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03-17
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Published in Revue canadienne de re­cherche sur les OSBL et l’économie sociale / Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 2025, Ecosystem, 16 (1), pp.[en ligne]. ⟨10.29173/cjnser770⟩

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DOI: 10.29173/cjnser770

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