Support networks for social innovation: Insights from Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorChatzichristos, Georgiosen
dc.contributor.authorOlmedo, Lucaen
dc.contributor.authorvan Twuijver, Maraen
dc.contributor.authorO'Shaughnessy, Maryen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T11:35:00Z
dc.date.available2025-01-31T11:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2023en
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the support structures for social innovation from a network perspective, applying a qualitative enriched Social Network Analysis (SNA) to investigate them. The analysis draws on a survey distributed among three hundred and twenty-one (321) social innovation organisation in Ireland, of which sixty-two (62) valid responses were included in the analysis. This is complemented with sixteen (16) semi-structured interviews with key informants. The current findings identified the strong bridging capacity of the Irish public sector in supporting social innovation, specifically in the start-up phase of social innovative initiatives. At the same time, the findings signal a mismatch between the hybrid nature of social innovation and the unilateral approach of public institutions. It points to the need for blended and cross-sectoral supports in order to scale-up and enable more diverse pathways for systemic change. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationChatzichristos, G., Olmedo, L., van Twuijver, M. and O'Shaughnessy, M. (2023) 'Support networks for social innovation: Insights from Ireland', Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2023.2192229en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2023.2192229en
dc.identifier.issn19420676en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Social Entrepreneurshipen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16943
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.rights© 2023, the Authors. This work is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectNetworksen
dc.subjectSocial innovationen
dc.subjectSocial network analysisen
dc.subjectSupport structuresen
dc.titleSupport networks for social innovation: Insights from Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer reviewed)en
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