Социальное предпринимательство как драйвер развития социокультурной среды малых территорий

Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2021. Т. 19. № 1. С. 85–100.

Boguslavskaya S. B., Kuzmina K., Рождественская Н. В.

The paper discusses the influence that social innovations based on social

entrepreneurship projects have over the sociocultural environment of small

territories. Social innovations have become a known development driver in

small territories by providing new opportunities for interaction between

actors. This has resulted in improved communication and increased capacity

for joint action. Growing cooperation networks address common issues,

promote social partnership and help create new socio-innovative ecosystems,

thus contributing to social capital. For this paper, we analysed semi-structured

interview data collected during a field study of 2018–2019 in Volosovsky

and Luzhsky districts, Leningrad region, and Kargopolsky and Velsky dis

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tricts, Arkhangelsk region. We interviewed representatives of forty-eight

governmental and non-governmental cultural projects and organizations in

all economic sectors. The study revealed that systemic strategic collaboration

between social entrepreneurs takes place with coordinating external influ

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ence. Business partnership and collaboration with no pragmatic reason develop

simultaneously. This developing interrelationship between such actors is

unique. Social entrepreneurship business models in small territories often

include cooperation with other projects and offer complimentary products

and services. Cooperation networks formed by social entrepreneurs actually

include various actors, which leads to sustainable ecosystems. Cultural events

and permanent platforms organized by social entrepreneurs are places where

social projects, small businesses and residents of the territories all interact

together. This environment forms new behaviour patterns that create new

partnerships. We recognize the potential of social entrepreneurship to become

a more substantial development driver in small territories, but more long-

term studies are required in this matter.

Keywords: социальное партнерство, социальное предпринимательство, развитие территорий, social partnership, social entrepreneurship, гражданские инициативы, civil initiatives, cultural projects, he territory development, social results, культурные проекты