Revitalizing PLACE through Social Enterprise

Edited by Natalie Slawinski, Brennan Lowery, Ario Seto, Mark C.J. Stoddart, and Kelly Vodden

Published by: Memorial University Press

Imprint: ISER Books

Sales Date: 2023-12-13

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Natalie Slawinski is professor of sustainability and strategy and director of the Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation at the Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, and an adjunct professor at Memorial University. She earned her PhD from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on understanding sustainability, temporality, place-based organizing, and paradoxes in organizations, and has been published in such journals as Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Organization Studies. Her most recent research examines these themes in the context of social enterprise and community entrepreneurship. Slawinski serves as an advisor to Memorial University’s Centre for Social Enterprise and is a research fellow at the Cambridge University Judge Business School’s Centre for Social Innovation. She is a member of the editorial review board at Organization & Environment.

Brennan Lowery is a transdisciplinary researcher interested in how rural and resource-based communities can craft self-determined sustainability narratives while employing entrepreneurial strategies to enhance well-being. With training at the nexus of traditional disciplinary boundaries (through Memorial University’s interdisciplinary PhD program), such as environmental policy, resource management, human geography, and economics, Brennan is developing an emerging research program on sustainability narratives in rural and resource-based communities and regions. He has recently begun exploring entrepreneurship and innovation in rural regions informed by this storytelling approach, currently in a post-doctoral role with the Marine Biomass Innovation project funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund. Lowery’s research considers questions such as how more inclusive forms of entrepreneurship and innovation can serve as drivers of socio-economic revitalization in rural coastal communities and how communities can take innovative approaches to interpreting cultural heritage stories while safeguarding the inherent value of traditional knowledge.

Ario Seto is a post-doctoral researcher at the Ocean Frontier Institute, Memorial University. An anthropologist, his current research focuses on the intersectionality of mediatized practices, community-building, and values, particularly in terms of the emerging public morality, democratic resilience, grassroots economic solidarity, and marketization of digital living. His recent book, Netizenship: Activism and Online Community Transformation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), details the disciplining practices and ethics in shaping militant netizens in online forums.

Mark C.J. Stoddart is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University, with research interests in environmental sociology, social movements, and communications and culture. He is the author, with Alice Mattoni and John McLevey, of Industrial Development and Eco-Tourisms: Can Oil Extraction and Nature Conservation Co-Exist? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). His work appears in a range of international journals, including Global Environmental Change, Energy Research & Social Science, Organization & Environment, Environmental Politics, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Environmental Communication, Mobilities, and Social Movement Studies.

Kelly Vodden is a research professor with the Environmental Policy Institute and Associate Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University. She has been engaged in the rural community and regional development research, policy, and practice across the country, particularly in Newfoundland and Labrador, for more than 25 years. She has published and led projects on topics ranging from rural regional governance and development models to climate change adaptation, rural drinking water systems, and labour force mobility, and has written and presented widely on these topics.

This one-of-a-kind edited volume transports the reader
across contexts, disciplines, and the five key principles of what PLACE
represents in the pursuit of more resilient and vibrant communities.
Sophie Bacq, IMB Business School, Sophie Bacq, IMB Business School

Amazing! The compelling community stories
make an engaging read for everyone - highly recommend!
David LePage, Buy Social Canada, David LePage, Buy Social Canada

The PLACE Framework is for anyone who is
compelled to transform their place through bottom-up strategies to create
home-grown solutions.
Laurie Brinklow, University of Prince Edward Island, Laurie Brinklow, University of Prince Edward Island

This kind of community-engaged
research is vital. This book should stand as a model for others who
want to make a difference in this world of ours.
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan

An insightful journey exploring how social
enterprise can build community. Wssential - and
enjoyable - reading.
David Miller, C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy, David Miller, C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy

This scholastic gem radiates with the fervor of
academic excellence and grassroots empowerment.
Israr Qureshi, Australian National University, Israr Qureshi, Australian National University

A must-read for practitioners of community
economic development, or anyone interested in revitalizing their community
through social entrepreneurship.
Emilie de Rosenroll, South Island Prosperity Partnership, Emilie de Rosenroll, South Island Prosperity Partnership

A source of compelling
stories and important insights. I highly recommend it.
Tom Lumpkin, University of Oklahoma, Tom Lumpkin, University of Oklahoma

A significant
achievement and contribution.
David J.A. Douglas, University of Guelph, David J.A. Douglas, University of Guelph

A tangible examination of rural community
development. The case studies offer valuable and practical lessons, while
underscoring the importance and uniqueness of place.
Sarah-Patricia Breen, Selkirk College, Sarah-Patricia Breen, Selkirk College

This is practical, creative and compassionate work
that holds great promise for us all in these troubled times.
Stephen Huddart, Gustavson School of Business, Stephen Huddart, Gustavson School of Business

This work
serves as a demonstration of the complexity of community work, particularly in
rural and remote communities, and centers us in generative and regenerative
ways of working together.
Chelsey MacNeil, Common Good Solutions, Chelsey MacNeil, Common Good Solutions

[This volume] contributes
to making visible the incredible ingenuity, efforts, and persistence of local
communities in addressing multiple crises and working towards a sustainable
future.
Ana Maria Peredo,University of Ottawa, Ana Maria Peredo,University of Ottawa

Every chapter offers gems on how place-based social enterprises support and
enhance economic, social, environmental and cultural development, wellness and
flourishing.
Helen Haugh, Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, Helen Haugh, Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation

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