A 20-year intellectual journey with “EMES” through the land of social enterprise

• Published in: Social enterprise journal Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 481 - 501
• Main Authors: Nyssens, Marthe, Defourny, Jacques, Adam, Sophie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 14.11.2023; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Cooperatives; Initiatives; Research design; Research methodology; Social entrepreneurship; Social networks; United Kingdom > UK; Italy; Europe; Social enterprise models; Social enterprise; Social enterprise school of thought; EMES

Purpose In 2022, the EMES Network celebrated its 20th anniversary. The purpose of this paper is to trace the intellectual path of social enterprise (SE) research that has unfolded through some of the major EMES research projects. Design/methodology/approach This journey is recounted through three ma...