In this section you will find a selection of resources external to the project, relevant to the study of social enterprises in Portugal, both on social enterprises and related concepts such as social economy, solidarity economy, third sector, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, etc.
Please, use the menu to find resources on legal frameworks, statistics and databases, research projects and bibliographical references.
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António Sérgio Cooperative for the Social Economy (CASES)
Cooperative of public interest that is based on a partnership between the State and organizations representing the social economy sector and whose objective is the promotion of the social economy sector, deepening the cooperation between the State and the organizations that integrate it.
International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM)
The International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM) project aims to compare social enterprise models and their respective institutionalization processes around the world. This is why a large number of researchers from all regions contribute by providing country-specific analysis or for a specific field of social enterprise models.
https://www.iap-socent.be/icsem-project
EMES Network – International Research Network
The EMES Network – International Research Network is a research network of university research centres and individual researchers on social entrepreneurship. Together, they intend to build a body of knowledge around the following SE concepts: Social Entrepreneurship, Social Economy, Solidarity Economy, Social Entrepreneurship.
EMPOWER-SE – Empowering the Next Generation of Social Enterprise Scholars
EMPOWER-SE – Empowering the Next Generation of Social Enterprise Scholars is a network that connects the scientific community, policy makers and society around knowledge built together around social enterprises.