Vrinda Chopra

Vrinda Chopra
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Senior Writing Fellow at Ashoka University

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Introduction
I am an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of economic geography and sociology. My research interests include issues of marginalisation and exclusion in postcolonial economies of the Global South such as India and South Africa. My focus is on critically analysing the mediating roles of social enterprises, philanthropy and non-profits for initiating and sustaining social change and transformation.
Current institution
Ashoka University
Current position
  • Senior Writing Fellow

Publications

Publications (4)
Article
Scholarship on social entrepreneurship primarily reduces social enterprises in the Global South to geographic variations of an idealized concept of combining commercial imperatives with social missions. In the article, I see social enterprise practice in economies of the Global South, namely India and South Africa, as channels to engage in the ongo...