Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Lessons from Selective Empirical Studies (2008–2021)

Occupation: Director, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Studies
Affiliation: National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Address: Moscow, Russia

Irina P. Popova

Occupation: Leading Researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS
Address: Moscow, Russia

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 12

Pages

42-54

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the problems and evaluation of the results of empirical studies of social entrepreneurship (SE) in Russia, starting from the first years of the identification of SE in 2008, until the latest scholarly study of SE of the ZIRCON group in 2021, which stated uncertainty and multivariance of the prospects of social entrepreneurship in Russia. By analyzing the studies conducted in 2008-2021, it is shown how scholarly knowledge about the SE has developed up until today, and what main barriers and contradictions have led to current state of ambiguity in the development of SE in Russia. Conclusions are drawn about the barriers to the formation of social entrepreneurs as a social group associated with the characteristics of social entrepreneurs themselves, their readiness for social change, for leadership in the development of local communities, as well as with the institutional context in which the state plays a significant role.

Keywords

social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, empirical research

Acknowledgment

The reported study was funded by RFBR and BRFBR, project number № 20–511–00047.

Received

27.12.2022

Publication date

27.12.2022

Number of characters

34959

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GOST	Moskovskaya A., Popova I. Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Lessons from Selective Empirical Studies (2008–2021) // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2022. – Issue 12 C. 42-54 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250020296-8-1-en (circulation date: 16.01.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250020296-8
MLA	Moskovskaya, Alexandra A., Popova, Irina P "Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Lessons from Selective Empirical Studies (2008–2021)." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 12 (2022):42-54. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250020296-8
APA	Moskovskaya A., Popova I. (2022). Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Lessons from Selective Empirical Studies (2008–2021). Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (12), pp.42-54 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250020296-8

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