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Narratives of Social Enterprise

From Biography to Practice and Policy Critique

Lynn Froggett

Department of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, UK

Prue Chamberlayne

School of Health and Social Welfare, Open University, UK

Biographical methods are commonly regarded as suitable for the narrative study of individual lives. This article, drawing on a psychosocial case study of narratives in a community development setting, demonstrates their potential to make links between interpersonal, organizational and policy domains. The analysis questions the adequacy of notions of ‘social enterprise’ and ‘active citizenship’ to characterize activism, leadership and engagement in disadvantaged communities. By focusing on the intersection of personal and organizational narratives and the dynamic reflexivity of the interpretive process, the article also points to the capacity of biographical methods to enhance professional skills and understanding, and bring a newly dynamic relationship between research, policy and practice.

Key Words: active citizenship • biographical methods • New Labour discourse • organizational narrative • psychosocial • social enterprise

Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 3, No. 1, 61-77 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1473325004041132
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