H. Thomas R. Persson – författare

Sedan historikern Jan Lindroth disputerade med sin avhandling om idrotten som folkrörelse 1974 har det gått ett halvt sekel, och således firar svensk idrottsforskning sitt femtioårsjubileum 2024. Under perioden har idrottsvetenskap vuxit fram som ett nytt utbildnings-, forsknings- och forskarutbildningsämne. Idag finns det idrottsvetenskapliga institutioner eller motsvarande vid tio lärosäten, och fem av dem har forskarutbildning. Forskningsämnena, som från början var pedagogik, historia och psykologi, omfattar idag över trettio olika ämnesdiscipliner. Under perioden har det lagts fram fler än 250 avhandlingar med idrottsinriktning. Antologin Samhällsidrotten och idrottssamhället behandlar den humanistiska och samhällsvetenskapliga forskning som har bedrivits i Sverige under de femtio åren. Kapitlen analyserar innehållet i de avhandlingar som lagts fram samt andra viktiga forskningsresultat som publicerats. De 25 bidragen till antologin skrevs under perioden maj 2023 till oktober 2024 av 38 idrottsforskare. Huvudredaktör är seniorprofessor Tomas Peterson, Malmö universitet. Bokens huvudredaktör Tomas Peterson är verksam vid Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap vid Malmö universitet sedan år 2000, numera som seniorprofessor. Hans forskningsområden är svensk fotbolls professionalisering under efterkrigstiden, selektions- och rangordningsmekanismer inom barn- och ungdomsidrott, relationen mellan skol- och föreningsidrott, idrottspolitik, jämlik hälsa samt idrott och socialt entreprenörskap. Han blev professor i sociologi vid Lunds universitet år 2000 och Sveriges förste professor i idrottsvetenskap år 2002. Han har haft olika uppdrag inom Centrum för idrottsforskning 1992–2014, var utredare av det statliga idrottsstödet 2007–08, professor II vid Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet i Trondheim 2015–17 och Standing Member of the Advisory Board for the UEFA SROI Model 2017–2018.

This book provides comprehensive and advanced analysis of the characteristics of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It offers innovative, up-todate research on the ecosystems of social entrepreneurship, the behavior of social entrepreneurs, their ability to produce social innovation, social capital and social inclusion, and the role of stakeholders in fostering socially oriented businesses. Moreover, it addresses the diversity of the European social enterprise sector from an evolutionary perspective, with particular reference to the rise of social entrepreneurship and the role of new-generation social entrepreneurs throughout Europe. Multidisciplinary contributions authored by experts from business and accounting, economics, and sociology serve the purpose of delivering a holistic study of social entrepreneurship, also providing the necessary data for delivering policy implications on the features of the most effective enabling social and institutional ecosystems.The broad approach, based on different theoretical frameworks and methodologies across numerous disciplines, enables the authors to tackle all of the complex research issues connected to social entrepreneurship in the region. The book builds on the results of the European Union 7FP (European Union’s Research and Innovation funding program for 2007–013)-funded “EFESEIIS – Enabling the flourishing and evolution of social entrepreneurship for innovative and inclusive societies” research project.The central theme of the book is an evolutionary perspective on the dynamics and the rise of the social enterprise in Europe. This evolutionary perspective can be used in an economic as well as a social longitudinal analysis of changing contexts and entrepreneurial practices. The evolutionary perspective will be used as a tool to account for the specificity of developmental pathways in different contexts and countries.

This book provides comprehensive and advanced analysis of the characteristics of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It offers innovative, up-todate research on the ecosystems of social entrepreneurship, the behavior of social entrepreneurs, their ability to produce social innovation, social capital and social inclusion, and the role of stakeholders in fostering socially oriented businesses. Moreover, it addresses the diversity of the European social enterprise sector from an evolutionary perspective, with particular reference to the rise of social entrepreneurship and the role of new-generation social entrepreneurs throughout Europe. Multidisciplinary contributions authored by experts from business and accounting, economics, and sociology serve the purpose of delivering a holistic study of social entrepreneurship, also providing the necessary data for delivering policy implications on the features of the most effective enabling social and institutional ecosystems.The broad approach, based on different theoretical frameworks and methodologies across numerous disciplines, enables the authors to tackle all of the complex research issues connected to social entrepreneurship in the region. The book builds on the results of the European Union 7FP (European Union’s Research and Innovation funding program for 2007–013)-funded “EFESEIIS – Enabling the flourishing and evolution of social entrepreneurship for innovative and inclusive societies” research project.The central theme of the book is an evolutionary perspective on the dynamics and the rise of the social enterprise in Europe. This evolutionary perspective can be used in an economic as well as a social longitudinal analysis of changing contexts and entrepreneurial practices. The evolutionary perspective will be used as a tool to account for the specificity of developmental pathways in different contexts and countries.