Connecting entrepreneurship with policy experimentation? The EU framework for social innovation

摘要: This article investigates how “social innovation” made its way onto the European Union (EU) agenda and this notion has been creatively used to advance distinct policy goals. It does so by analysing resources EU provided promote social innovation over period 2006–2014. Three main conclusions arise. First, between 2006 2010 label was rarely used, although several instruments processes supported it. Second, throughout 2009–2010, Commission’s Bureau of Policy Advisers played a key setting role in flagging on eve Europe 2020 Strategy. Consequently, third, since explicitly mainstreamed into EUs new growth strategy. phase is characterized stronger emphasis entrepreneurship” experimentation”. As result, become an important tool Semester’s focus reform welfare state.