Joanne McNeill

• Doctor of Philosophy (Political & Social Thought)
• Co-Director at The Good Shift

Purpose This paper aims to examine how the fields of social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and social innovation have theorised and applied the concepts of narrative and storytelling. Design/methodology/approach A literature review and subsequent thematic analysis were used. A keyword search of three databases identified 93 relevant articles...

Neoliberalisation of welfare has stimulated growth of hybrid organizational forms – including social enterprises – that bridge welfare objectives and market models of service provision. However, the role of social enterprises in governance networks remains underexplored. Drawing on a comparative case analysis of four work integration social enterpr...

https://medium.com/y-impact/enabling-innovation-for-impact-9ef05f3d2f7c

https://medium.com/y-impact/enabling-innovation-for-impact-9ef05f3d2f7c

A call to universities to re-connect with their civic mission roots and take a leadership role in regenerative and distributive approaches to 'building back better' using Anchor models.

https://arena.org.au/housing-for-thriving-in-a-post-covid-world/

There is a culture of manufacturing that is beyond business as usual in Australia. This report shows that there is a viable future for manufacturing in Australia in the 21st century that is being shaped by a culture that is beyond business as usual. This report counters ill-founded fears that manufacturing in Australia is not viable by presenting c...

This case study report examines the role of social enterprise, Green Connect, in producing health equity and wellbeing outcomes for young people and their communities. Forming part of a wider comparative case study project, the research focuses particularly on the organisational context and features of Green Connect that produce these outcomes, wit...

In many countries, housing cooperatives are longstanding and stable components of housing systems, providing a range of housing options that sit between the historically dual tenure poles of renting and owning. In others, such as Australia, cooperatives represent a very small proportion of total housing stock. Such differences derive from instituti...

This paper discusses our work with an urban farm in the context of developing a method to qualitatively assess or measure a Community Economy Return on Investment.

In a world beset by the problems of climate change and growing socioeconomic inequality, industrial manufacturing has been implicated as a key driver. In this article we take seriously Roepke’s call for geographic research to intervene in obvious problems and ask can manufacturing contribute to different pathways forward? We reflect on how studies...

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1494058/articulating_value_in_cooperative_housing_20190125.pdf

This article is available via subscription (sorry folks!) at: https://aq.magazine.com.au/ There is a growing recognition that economic business-as-usual cannot continue and an increasing interest in better ways of organising economies, politics and society. Yet already there are businesses and manufacturers around the world that are implementing p...

Purpose This paper aims to document the nature of social enterprise models in Australia, their evolution and institutional drivers. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on secondary analysis of source materials and the existing literature on social enterprise in Australia. Analysis was verified through consultation with key actors in the...

Free download of book here: http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2641/download

Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/437400 This project was funded by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), and delivered by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Swinburne in partnership with Community Recycling Network Australia (CRNA) and Resource Recovery Australia. The project aims were: to improve understanding of how the env...

Public sector interest in social innovation is rapidly growing around the world. However, only recently has substantial empirical research emerged to support practice. Through combining Community Economies research methods with emerging new public governance literature, this thesis makes a unique contribution to the field. A language politics is de...

This discussion paper documents gaps in professional legal support for small-scale sustainable economy initiatives (SSEIs) in Australia. It draws on (Section 2 and Appendices) data from multiple sources, including a three-year research project on the legal and regulatory support structures for SSEIs, two small surveys of social enterprise, a review...

Scholars from the social sciences and humanities are increasingly seeking to improve the relevance and social impact of their research beyond the academy. In this context, 'designerly' thinking and methods are being drawn on to inform social change agendas, and a range of new relationships and collaborations are forming around this node of activity...

This paper provides an overview of a doctorate study that is exploring relationships between social innovation, local and regional development, and public policy and programs. The study design reflects the ‘social plasticity’ orientation core to social innovation theory and practice. This is demonstrated, in part, through the exploration of a ‘lang...

In the context of enabling public sector policies and programs, the role of social innovation activity in fostering more sustainable forms of local and regional development is explored in this paper. Research conducted for a Doctorate study is drawn on, and an early representation of some of the themes that will be explored in the full thesis is pr...

In the context of the complex or ‘wicked’ social and environmental problems that are challenging global sustainability into and beyond the 21st Century, this paper explores Schumpeter’s view that capitalism would decay, bringing about a characteristically socialist civilisation. It provides a specific reading of those aspects of Schumpeter’s work t...

This paper draws on current theory and practice in social impact assessment, focusing on social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. Through examination of current thinking in the field it suggests a theoretical and practical framework for harnessing and driving (positive) impact-focused financier relationships. Grant funders, social investors a...