Conceptualising animation in rural communities: the Village SOS case

McElwee, Gerard; Smith, Robert; Somerville, Peter

doi:10.1080/08985626.2017.1401122

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“…Nonetheless, interviews emphasize either a direct (husband) or an indirect (chief) presence of men in affecting women's strategic decisions. This confirms the wider perspective on rural entrepreneurship, taking the form of community entrepreneurship [54,55]. Furthermore, the analysis of rural web demonstrates the relevance of the sustainability dimension, under the perspective of reconsidering economic, social, and environmental needs, by putting special attention to the requirements of economic growth, social justice, ecological protection, and intergenerational equity [44,56].…”

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confidence: 62%

Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana

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This paper deals with Geographical Indications (GI) as a critical strategy aimed to boost agri-food local supply chain and rural development. The main concern of this work, therefore, is to verify how the identification of these products and establishment of GI systems can propel sustainable development in local areas in Africa. Two assumptions are at the basis of our paper: viable GI systems can be established in Africa, and the establishment of a GI system can stimulate rural development. In order to clarify the process of GI setting up and valorization, we will test GI virtuous circle and the rural web, with the purpose of exploring the multiple dimensions (endogeneity, social capital, sustainability, novelty, institutional arrangements, governance of markets) interfering in the process at both the agri-food supply chain and rural context levels of analysis. The analysis is applied to the shea butter production in Ghana and will employ primary data. Questionnaires and interviews were administered in the study area (Yendi Municipality of Ghana) to gather both qualitative and quantitative data. Our analysis confirms the potentialities of the shea butter as GI, by underlying its engine for the development of local rural communities.

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Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana

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“…Hence, it does not provide information relevant to the purpose of this SLR. Another example of this is McElwee et al (2018). This study focuses on the concept of animatorship in rural communities and even though it highlights the potential importance of animatorship for community enterprises, it does not provide us with direct insights into the characteristics and/or dynamics of social enterprises in rural areas.…”

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Rural social enterprises in Europe: A systematic literature review

Twuijver

Olmedo²,

O’Shaughnessy³

2020

Local Economy

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There is a growing perception that social enterprises represent a significant solution to the range of contemporary challenges facing rural areas across Europe. However, while much of the existing studies of European rural social enterprises provide a rich insight into specific case studies, as of yet, there is no comprehensive review of the breadth of research currently published on rural social enterprises in Europe. We respond to this gap by providing a systematic literature review incorporating 66 studies of rural social enterprise in Europe. We highlight the range of research in this field and demonstrate how the organisations act as key actors in fulfilling needs of rural areas that are not met otherwise. This systematic literature review confirms that rural social enterprises are characterised by strong local involvement with an ability to combine different goals and resources. Based on this review, we suggest that the rural and local contexts, often combined with tailored external support, are important factors in enabling rural social enterprises. This review also indicates that the academic field is relatively young and rapidly growing, leaving room for new lines of potential research to improve our understanding of these enterprises and their contribution to the development of rural places.

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“…The 'iron cage' of rationality indeed. But, enterprise is there, it is just not spoken of, or those who practice it don't regard themselves as entrepreneurial (McElwee, et al, 2018). Pollitt (2012) set public sector scholars a challenge to look beyond existing orthodoxies and find new multi-disciplinary, explanatory frameworks, to explain innovation, creativity and enterprise practices; those integrated and embedded characteristics of daily routines and rituals of public service life.…”

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Theoretical perspectives on public entrepreneurship

Liddle

McElwee

2019

IJEBR

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Purpose The interest in entrepreneurship in the public sector is recognized as an emergent phenomenon in the field of entrepreneurship. Existing theoretical work is limited in helping understand how entrepreneurship in public agencies occurs. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper which develops the literature. Findings Building on the work of Klein et al. (2010) this paper contributes to theoretical development by providing an overview of public sector entrepreneurship (PSE). Although, there are similar features shared by private and PSE, it is proposed that there are significant differences between them, particularly in that public sector enterprise can be seen as entrepreneurship without entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications As a conceptual paper on PSE the literature is predominantly UK based. Practical implications This paper brings entrepreneurship from the periphery to the core of the theoretical debates, as it is an under-researched area. Moreover, theoretical development has implications for policy and practice as existing research is disparate. Originality/value The paper considers how entrepreneurship and enterprise in the public sector is formulated. The significance of the paper is to highlight the importance of public entrepreneurs in working alongside a multitude of stakeholders to deal with numerous global and internal environment forces ethically amongst on-going budgetary and fiscal constraints. The contribution is the highlighting of the difficulties and concerns when uniting the discourse of market-based entrepreneurship and the discourse of public sector service provision.

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Conceptualising animation in rural communities: the Village SOS case

Cited by 41 publications

References 47 publications

Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana

Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana

Rural social enterprises in Europe: A systematic literature review

Theoretical perspectives on public entrepreneurship

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