Reports

Mapping the impact of social enterprise on disadvantaged individuals and communities in Australia’s regional cities

Farmer, J., De Cotta, T., Kilpatrick, S., Barraket, J., Brennan-Horley, C., McKinnon, K., Adler, V., Kamstra, P., Emery, S., Kennedy, M., Munoz, S-A., Roy, M. (2020) Mapping the impact of social enterprise on disadvantaged individuals and communities in Australia’s regional cities. Swinburne University of Technology. Melbourne.

This report aims to explore how social enterprises realise wellbeing. It is aimed at practitioners, and provides useful tools for understanding wellbeing in social enterprise contexts. Results are derived from four case studies of social enterprises in two regional cities in Australia.

Available at APO here: https://doi.org/10.25916/5ea919c957bac

 

Improving Health Equity for Young People? The Role of Social Enterprise

Barraket, J., Campbell, P., Moussa, B., Suchowerska, R., Farmer, J., Carey, G., Joyce, A., Mason, C., McNeill, J., (2020) Improving Health Equity for Young People? The Role of Social Enterprise. October 2020, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University, Melbourne.

This report explores how WISE affect the SDOH equity for young people in Australia experiencing disadvantage. It is aimed at health and social enterprise practitioners and researchers, and shows how WISE support wellbeing outcomes for young people. Results are derived from four case studies of WISE in Victoria and NSW in Australia.

Available at APO: https://doi.org/10.25916/5f604d4e94b31

 

Improving health equity among young people: the role of social enterprise. An evidence and practice summary

Centre for Social Impact (2020). Improving health equity among young people: the role of social enterprise. An evidence and practice summary, Centre for Social Impact Swinburne, Melbourne.

This guide summarises the ‘better-practice’ features, contexts and design of successful youth-focused WISE. While the focus of this guide is on social enterprises, many of these features are relevant to public health planning, and policy and practice related to designing effective social services and inclusive businesses.

Available at APO here: https://doi.org/10.25916/5f51947617266

 

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Social enterprise and wellbeing in community life

Farmer J, De Cotta T, McKinnon K, Barraket J, Munoz S. A, Douglas H, & Roy M.J 2016, Social enterprise and wellbeing in community life. Social Enterprise Journal, 12(2), 235-254

 

How Work Integration Social Enterprises help to realise Capability: a comparison of three Australian Settings

Farmer J, De Cotta T, Kilpatrick S, Barraket J, Roy M & Munoz S-A 2019, How Work Integration Social Enterprises help to realise Capability: a comparison of three Australian Settings. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 1–23.

Integration and segregation for social enterprise employees: a relational micro-geography

Farmer J, De Cotta T, Kamstra P, Brennan-Horley C, & Munoz S-A 2019, Integration and segregation for social enterprise employees: a relational micro-geography. AREA, 52(1), 176-186.

 

Using micro-geography to understand the realisation of wellbeing: A qualitative GIS study of three social enterprises

Farmer J, Kamstra P, Brennan-Horley C, De Cotta T, Roy M, Barraket J, Munoz S-A & Kilpatrick S 2020, Using micro-geography to understand the realisation of wellbeing: A qualitative GIS study of three social enterprises. Health & Place, p.102293.

 

Social enterprises developing capability and well-being through work-based learning

Kilpatrick S, Emery S, Farmer J & De Cotta T 2020 Social enterprises developing capability and well-being through work-based learning. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1–21.

 

Is being in work good for wellbeing? Work Integration Social Enterprises in regional Australia

McKinnon K, Kennedy M, Barraket J & De Cotta T 2020 ‘Is being in work good for wellbeing? Work Integration Social Enterprises in regional Australia’ Australian Geographer, 51(3), 361-375.

 

An organizational approach to understanding how social enterprises address health inequities: A Scoping Review.

Suchowerska, R., Barraket, J., Qian, J., Mason, C., Farmer, J., Carey, G., Campbell, P., & Joyce, A. 2019 ‘An organizational approach to understanding how social enterprises address health inequities: A Scoping Review’ Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 0(0), 1–25.