Social Entrepreneurship and Neoliberalism: Making Money While Doing Good

by Carolina Bandinelli

Overview

By means of ethnographic descriptions and personal anecdotes, Social Entrepreneurship and Neoliberalism offers an immersive account of the lifeworld of social entrepreneurs, delving into what is arguably one of the most significant phenomena of our time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786613516
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/13/2019
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Carolina Bandinelli is Assistant Professor in Media and Creative Industries at the Centre for Cultural & Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick. 

Table of Contents

Chapter I. The rise of social entrepreneurship Chapter II. Neoliberalism and the entrepreneurialisation of the self Chapter III. Becoming a social entrepreneur Chapter IV. The good, the bad and the millennials: the ethical inward turn Chapter V. Flawed re-enchantment: finding the political in neoliberal societies. Conclusion. Future after future: social entrepreneurs and the changemaker generation

Editorial Reviews

This is an important and marvellously original work. Bandinelli is an outstanding ethnographer and writer, she also tackles questions here which are at the forefront of the modern work society. Drawing on sociology and cultural studies this book makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of social entrepreneurship.

Angela McRobbie

Prepare to be surprised, intellectually inspired and entertained, all at the same time. Bandinelli's highly original book represents a landmark in the studies of the social enterprise by offering a timely analysis of the under-examined practices and subjectivities of young social entrepreneurs, who believe that they can "change the world" precisely by embracing entrepreneurialism. Bandinelli places the figure of the social entrepreneur firmly at the centre of contemporary neoliberal capitalism's contradictions, thus shedding compelling light on the complex and even troubling ethical and political circumstances we all live in.

Federica Frabetti