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A Definition of Sport and Social Entrepreneurship

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In this chapter, five theses are formulated to frame the concept of social entrepreneurship and to make it fruitful in a sports policy context. The social element, entrepreneurship and sport are entities forming the point of departure for the analysis. The first thesis concerns the social good and the normative goals of democratic fostering. The second and third concern the issues of means and goals and how they are materialized in the voluntary sector. The last two theses concern the conflictual crossing of boundaries between different sectors in society. The theses are accompanied by a case study that contextualizes social entrepreneurship in a Swedish sports policy context.

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    Tomas Peterson

  2. Department of Sport Science, Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden

    Katarina Schenker

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Peterson, T., Schenker, K. (2018). A Definition of Sport and Social Entrepreneurship. In: Peterson, T., Schenker, K. (eds) Sport and Social Entrepreneurship in Sweden. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72496-6_4

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