How Nordic social entrepreneurs contribute to global sustainable development
(2019) STVK12 20191Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The responsibility of solving the world’s most pressing challenges is moving beyond
the scope of the state and increasingly encompasses the agency of individuals as
well. Social entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential tool in leveraging
sustainable development globally, and the Nordic region constitutes an interesting
case in its historical and contemporary context. Nordic social entrepreneurs are
innovating new solutions to old problems, but in what aspects of sustainable
development do they engage in? This question will be answered by conducting a
descriptive study on social entrepreneurship in the Nordic region and its correlation to the Sustainable Development Goals. The study is anchored in data made available by... (More) - The responsibility of solving the world’s most pressing challenges is moving beyond
the scope of the state and increasingly encompasses the agency of individuals as
well. Social entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential tool in leveraging
sustainable development globally, and the Nordic region constitutes an interesting
case in its historical and contemporary context. Nordic social entrepreneurs are
innovating new solutions to old problems, but in what aspects of sustainable
development do they engage in? This question will be answered by conducting a
descriptive study on social entrepreneurship in the Nordic region and its correlation to the Sustainable Development Goals. The study is anchored in data made available by Norrsken Foundation which have been quantitatively analyzed to
further knowledge on Nordic social entrepreneurship and sustainable development. (Less)
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- author
- Zettersten, Kristina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK12 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Key Words : social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, social innovation, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, Nordic region
- language
- English
- id
- 8992138
- date added to LUP
- 2019-09-06 09:09:32
- date last changed
- 2019-09-06 09:09:37
@misc{8992138, abstract = {{The responsibility of solving the world’s most pressing challenges is moving beyond the scope of the state and increasingly encompasses the agency of individuals as well. Social entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential tool in leveraging sustainable development globally, and the Nordic region constitutes an interesting case in its historical and contemporary context. Nordic social entrepreneurs are innovating new solutions to old problems, but in what aspects of sustainable development do they engage in? This question will be answered by conducting a descriptive study on social entrepreneurship in the Nordic region and its correlation to the Sustainable Development Goals. The study is anchored in data made available by Norrsken Foundation which have been quantitatively analyzed to further knowledge on Nordic social entrepreneurship and sustainable development.}}, author = {{Zettersten, Kristina}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{How Nordic social entrepreneurs contribute to global sustainable development}}, year = {{2019}}, }