Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

248 Pages·2011·3.5 MB·English

by  Ryszard Praszkier

social entrepreneurship
SocialEntrepreneurship:TheoryandPracticeisaboutthecreativewaysinwhich
socialentrepreneurssolvepressingandinsurmountablesocialproblems.The-
oriesofsocialchangearepresentedtohelpdemystifythe“magic”ofmaking
animmense,yetdurableandirreversible,socialimpact.Utilizingcasestudies
drawnfromvariousfieldsandallovertheworld,theauthorsdocumenthow
socialentrepreneursfosterbottom-upchangethatempowerspeopleandsoci-
eties.Theyalsoreviewthespecificpersonalitytraitsofsocialentrepreneursand
introduce the new kind of leadership they represent. This book will be valu-
able to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students while remaining
accessibletononacademicreadersthankstoitsclearlanguage,illustrativecase
studies,andguidelinesonhowtobecomeasuccessfulsocialentrepreneur.
RyszardPraszkier,Ph.D.,isaresearcherattheUniversityofWarsawComplex
Systems Research Center. His main field of interest involves the mechanisms
ofprofoundpeacefultransitions,includingsocial-changeprocessesfacilitated
by social entrepreneurs, with a special focus on the role and properties of
socialnetworkssupportingdurablesocialchange.Dr.Praszkierhasauthored
severalacademicpublicationsinthatfield.Formorethanfifteenyears,hehas
workedforAshoka:InnovatorsforthePublic,aninternationalassociationthat
promotessocialentrepreneurshipinmorethanseventycountries.
AndrzejNowak,Ph.D.,isaprofessorandlecturerattheWarsawSchoolofSocial
SciencesandHumanities(whereheisthecofounderoftheInstituteofSocial
PsychologyoftheInternetandCommunication),FloridaAtlanticUniversity,
University of Warsaw (where he is the cofounder of the Institute for Social
Studies and a founding director of the Complex Systems Research Center),
andColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkDr.Nowakhaswrittenandcontributed
to a number of foundational theoretical books, monographs, and articles in
the fields of social psychology, dynamical social impact, social networks, and
dynamicsofsocietaltransition.

Social Entrepreneurship
theory and practice
RyszardPraszkier
UniversityofWarsawandAshoka
AndrzejNowak
WarsawSchoolofSocialSciencesandHumanities
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contents
ListofFigures pagevii
ListofPhotos ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xix
section1. socialentrepreneurship 1
1 DefiningSocialEntrepreneurship:AnOverview 9
2 DimensionsofSocialEntrepreneurship 14
3 IdentifyingSocialEntrepreneursinPractice 26
section2. thedynamicsofsocialchange 31
4 Social-ChangeTheoriesandDilemmas 36
5 EquilibriumandComplexity 50
6 TheoryofSocialEmergence 65
section3. socialcapitalbuiltbysocialentrepreneurs 75
7 SocialCapital 80
8 SocialNetworks:BedrockofSocialCapital 90
9 PersonalityTraitsThatFacilitatetheBuildingofSocialCapital 107
section4. anewkindofleadership 121
10 SocialEntrepreneurship:ADynamicalAccount 123
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vi Contents
11 ANewKindofLeadership 140
12 AddressingInsurmountableProblemsandConflicts 155
Epilogue:ThePastandtheFuture 169
Conclusion 187
Appendix1:BecomingaSocialEntrepreneur 189
Appendix2:TheProcessofAssessingCandidatesforaFellowship 203
Appendix3:ExcerptsfromInterviews 209
References 213
Index 225
list of figures
1a Initialdistributionofopinionsinthesimulatedgroup page56
1b Finalequilibriumofopinionsinthesimulatedgroup 56
2 Thesystemovertimedriftsbacktotheoldattractor;theball
ispushedupbyanexternalforceandfallsbackaftertheforce
withdraws 61
3 Phase1:thesurfaceismodified(highhollow)sothattheball
canfallintoanotherbalancepoint;anewattractoremerges
withthenewparameters,let’ssay,trustandcooperation;
phase2:theballispushedtohighhollow;phase3:thenew
attractoroftrustandcooperationgainsinstrength,whilethe
oldonedecreasesininfluence;thenewholeovertime
deepenswhiletheoldattractorbecomesirrelevant 62
4 Socialactivistsaddressingtheproblemdirectly;theballis
pushedupbyexternalforcewithinthesameoldattractor 86
5 Step1:socialentrepreneurbuildingsocialcapital;the
beginningofthenewattractor 87
6 Step2:feedbackloopbetweensuccessandsocialcapital;the
positiveattractorintensifies,andthenegativeonedecreases
inpower 87
7 Step3:pursuingthesocialgoal;socialcapitalisthe
transformingparameter;thenewattractorbecomeswell
established 88
8 GroupsAandB(8nodesineachgroup) 91
9 Structureofrelationshipsafteraddingmoreconnections 93
10 Randomparadigm:nodeshavemoreorlessthesame
degree=3 95
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viii ListofFigures
11 Smallworldswithinternalstrongbondsandafewexternal
weaktiesthatconnectallclustersandnodestotheentire
network(i.e.,toanyothernode) 96
12 Scale-freenetwork:allnodesareconnectedthroughthe
high-connectivityhubs;thecentralisasuper-hub,
characterizedbyhigh“betweenness” 96
13 Thestagesofavibrantnetwork’sdevelopment 101
14 Thefeedbackloopsinvolvedinthesocial-capitalcreationand
communitydevelopment(BystrzycaKlodzka) 103
15 Thenetworkoftheflowofinformationrelatedtosocial
projectsinBystrzycaKlodzka 104
16 ThenetworkofmutualsupportinBystrzycaKlodzka 104
17 Thephasesofcommunitydevelopment 199
list of photos
1 MathematicsFestival,Q&Asessionwiththeteachers page2
2 ThejoyoftheMathematicsFestival 3
3 MunirHasanattheMathematicsFestival 4
4 SteveBigari 6
5 TrainingsessionatAmerica’sFamily 7
6 EducationprogramforchildreninitiatedbyKazJaworski 33
7 KazJaworski 34
8 RezaDeghati 77
9 AINAwomen’sradio 77
10 AfghangirlsreadingParvazinPashto 78
11 AINAMediaCenterinAfghanistan 78
12 MeghAleorganizingtheRiverFestival 130
13 RiverFestival,water-pouringritual:aBuddhistmonk
pouringholywater 131
14 RiverFestival,water-pouringritual:aHindupriestpouring
holywater 131
15 RiverFestivalguests“Sadhus” 132
16 RiverFestivalguests(b) 132
17 InterfaithwaterritualattheRiverFestival;Christian,Hindu,
Buddhist,Jewish,andMuslimreligiousleaderstogether 133
18 LuckyChhetri 146
19 LuckyChhetriandguidetrainees 147
20 Climbingsojourn 147
21 ImamMohammedAshafaandPastorJamesWuye 152
22 TouchstoneforHopelogo:artistsMichelleNahaneeandJoey
Mallett(2005)showthreephasesoftherelationshipbetween
indigenousandnonindigenouspeoplesinCanada:before
colonization(lowerleft),residentialschools(upperright),
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x ListofPhotos
andthebeginningofreconciliation(lowerright).Thevision
ofreconciliationpaintedbytwoFirstNationchildren,Paisley
NahaneeandChelseyMarieMusqua(upperleft) 181
23 Dr.CindyBlackstock 182
24 ANepalisocialentrepreneur,AnilChitrakar,presentingthe
coursetotheNepalistudents 190
25 PolishstudentsatAshokaSchoolforYoungSocial
Entrepreneursworkingonaproject 190