How effective is social investment in building resilient local (social) economies and civil society, and in delivering social impact?

Background

CSY is keen to develop its evidence base in order to better understand how it can best support the growth and resilience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors to foster a strong and healthy civil society.

Next steps

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DCMS areas of research interest GOV UK

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    This application is driven by recent thinking about the potential for social enterprise to operate between, and in partnership with, traditional private and state sectors in addressing the societal challenge of persisten...

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    Lead research organisation: Glasgow Caledonian University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project investigates the impact of social enterprises on health and well-being, which is a part of social investment and its impact on society.

  • Reconstructing Social Enterprise

    The coalition government in the UK has promised SE a major role in the restructuring and future delivery of public services, and legislation has been promised to in order that SEs can better compete against public and pr...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to critically examine the role of social enterprises in public service delivery, which is related to the question's focus on social investment.

  • The Urban Politics and Governance of Social Innovation in Austerity

    Our AIM is to investigate the urban politics and governance of social innovation in austerity. Social innovation involves new ideas for products, services and ways of working that meet unmet social needs and create new ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Durham University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the urban politics and governance of social innovation in austerity, which is a part of understanding the effectiveness of social investment.

  • Democratic renewal in Civil Society Organisations

    It is often argued Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are central to a vibrant, democratic society. Charities, voluntary groups, community associations, and informal networks of like-minded individuals, are praised for b...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Nottingham Trent University

  • South African PhD Partnering Network for Inclusive Growth through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship - The SASIE Programme and Network

    Social entrepreneurship and social innovation are increasingly promoted by South African policy makers, non-governmental organisations, civil groups, businesses and public sector bodies as a way to address complex and in...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Essex

  • Community Organizing in an Era of Precarity: Forging Creative Solidarities

    Imagine community arts organisations screening outdoor 'pop up' movie screenings in abandoned neighbourhood spaces; community centres providing space for wood working and cooking workshops; neighbourhood hubs offering co...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow

  • A road map for big society research and impact

    "Big Society Research" (www.bigsocietyresearch.com) was a networking project that brought together academics from multiple disciplines as well as governmental, charity and private sector individuals to discuss ...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: Lancaster University

  • Leveraging Social Value: Multiple Valuation Logics in the Field of Social Finance

    The proposal builds on research conducted during my PhD. My interests lie in investigating how financial actors, instruments, and models advance into the field of social policy. The empirical focus is social impact inves...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Change Hubs for Ecosystemic Social Solutions (CHESS)

    It is now widely accepted in Europe that we need new approaches if we are to tackle the systemic and urgent societal challenges we face - traditional technological or business innovation alone is not sufficient. ‘Social’...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: SOCIAL INNOVATION EXCHANGE

  • CHANGE HUBS FOR ECOSYSTEMIC SOCIAL SOLUTIONS (CHESS)

    It is now widely accepted in Europe that we need new approaches if we are to tackle the systemic and urgent societal challenges we face - traditional technological or business innovation alone is not sufficient. ‘Social’...

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