Sport and Social Entrepreneurship in Sweden

This edited collection explores the concept of social entrepreneurship in sport, examining how it has been used in Swedish society to date. It explores how this approach in sport could also be used to address wider socio-political issues, including economic, political, cultural and pedagogical in European society.

Sport and Social Entrepreneurship in Sweden explores different social entrepreneurship projects which have created new forms of activity and reached groups of children and young people previously disengaged in sport. The authors also highlight the growing momentum of this kind of entrepreneurship in Sweden after a period of societal upheaval that has resulted in a blurring of social borders and the founding of new organisational forms.

1. Introduction. - 2. Sweden - The Societal Setting. - 3. Social Entrepreneurship in an International Contex. - 4. A Definition of Sport and Social Entrepreneurship. - 5. The Cases. - 6. Social Entrepreneurship, Sport and Democracy Development. - 7. Ethics in Researching Sport and Social Entrepreneurship. - 8. A Methodological Tool for Researching Sport and Social Entrepreneurship.