Over the past two decades, the social enterprise has emerged globally as an innovative economic actor explicitly aimed at generating value to the advantage of either the community or of vulnerable groups.

The seven countries included in this round of revision include Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, and Spain.

EMPOWER-SE will contribute to the consolidation of the central position of Europe (and not just Western Europe) with regard to the development of knowledge in the SE field and help build an active scientific community.

Full title: Legal Assessment of the Social Entrepreneurship Framework in Egypt

Acronym: LAFESE
Duration: 2012

Full title: Study on Promoting the Role of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS
Acronym: UNDP-EMES
Duration: 2005-2006

Full title: International Comparative Social Enterprise Models
Acronym: ICSEM

Full name: The Emergence of Social Enterprise in Europe
Acronym: EMES