The praxis of social enterprise and human security: An applied research agenda
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Article Title | The praxis of social enterprise and human security: |
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ERA Journal ID | 18725 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Brown, Malcolm D. |
Journal Title | Journal of Human Security |
Journal Citation | 10 (1), pp. 4-11 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Basel, Switzerland |
ISSN | 1835-3800 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12924/johs2014.10010004 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.librelloph.com/journalofhumansecurity/article/view/johs-10.1.4 |
Abstract | The growth of social enterprise within development NGO work might lead one to suspect it has been irredeemably corrupted by neo-liberal capitalism. However, using the tools of capitalism is not the same as subscribing to the values of capitalism. This paper is situated at the intersection of five fields: human security, international development, social enterprise, social franchising, and left-wing anti-capitalist thought. It examines the relevance of social enterprise to human security and to development, the relationship between social enterprise and the anti-capitalist values of the left, and it then focuses on social franchising—a subset of social enterprise that highlights the importance of cooperation—suggesting that it may be a useful methodology for NGOs carrying out educational work in parts of the developing world. It synthesises and extends ideas that I have presented elsewhere [1-3], it draws on ethnographic fieldwork on the Thai-Burma border, and it puts forward an agenda for further applied research that is rooted in a sociological analysis of civil society and contributes to the human security paradigm. |
Keywords | anti-capitalism; human security; international development; left-wing thought; praxis; social enterprise; social franchising |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440101. Anthropology of development |
440499. Development studies not elsewhere classified | |
440808. International relations | |
470104. International and development communication | |
Public Notes | Copyright 2012 - 2014 by the authors; licensee Librello, Switzerland. This open access article was published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q252y/the-praxis-of-social-enterprise-and-human-security-an-applied-research-agenda
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