Abstracts
Abstract
Prior research exploring European social enterprise ecosystems identified four main ecosystem types: Statist-macro; Statist-micro; Private-macro; and Private‑micro. This paper seeks to explore the English ecosystem’s development into an increasingly Private‑macro type, focused on decreasing pluralism and increasing marketisation. The paper applies Weberian views of power, to argue that dominant stakeholders utilise their networks to create a dominant discourse that extends the Private-macro ecosystem type in England. The research utilises data gathered from 23 participants (stakeholders from the social enterprise ecosystem) in the form of semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The results demonstrate the ongoing neoliberal marketisation of the English ecosystem.
Keywords:
- Social enterprise,
- ecosystems,
- networks,
- power,
- England
Résumé
Des études antérieures s’intéressant aux écosystèmes d’entreprises sociales européens ont identifié quatre types d’écosystème : macro-étatiste; micro-étatiste; macro-privé; et micro-privé. L’objectif de ce papier est d’explorer l’évolution de l’écosystème anglais vers un type de plus en plus macro-privé cherchant à diminuer le pluralisme et à augmenter la marchéisation. Nous mobilisons des perspectives wébériennes de pouvoir afin de soutenir que les parties prenantes dominantes utilisent leurs réseaux afin de créer un discours dominant qui élargit le type d’écosystème macro-privé en Angleterre. Cette recherche s’appuie sur des données recueillies de 23 participants (parties prenantes de l’écosystème d’entreprises sociales) par le biais d’entrevues semi-structurées et de groupes de discussion. Les résultats montrent la marchéisation néolibérale de l’écosystème anglais.
Mots-clés :
- Entreprise sociale,
- écosystèmes,
- réseaux,
- pouvoir,
- Angleterre
Resumen
Las investigaciones anteriores que exploraban los ecosistemas de empresas sociales europeas identificaron cuatro perfiles principales de ecosistema: macroestatista; microestatista; macroprivado; y microprivado. Este artículo busca explorar el desarrollo del ecosistema inglés hacia un perfil cada vez más macroprivado cuyo enfoque es disminuir el pluralismo y aumentar la mercantilización.El artículo aplica los puntos de vista weberianos del poder para argumentar que las partes interesadas dominantes utilizan sus redes para crear un discurso dominante que extiende el tipo de ecosistema macroprivado dentro de Inglaterra. La investigación utiliza datos recopilados de 23 participantes (partes interesadas del ecosistema de empresas sociales) en forma de entrevistas semiestructuradas y grupos de enfoque. Los resultados demuestran la mercantilización neoliberal en curso del ecosistema inglés.
Palabras clave:
- Empresa social,
- ecosistemas,
- redes,
- poder,
- Inglaterra
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