Stipendiat 

The purpose of the research is to examine a particular global development, namely that of hybrid actors operating in a grey zone between private and public sectors, aiming to solve social and environmental issues, often with a commercial basis. These actors are identified as social entrepreneurs, social enterprices, eco-enterprises, benefit corporations, and also as corporate social responsibility initiatives. Following the emergence of such actors, a number of issues arise, especially related to their motivation for doing what they do, how they adress environmental challenges in innovative ways, financial aspects, their accountability, and finally, how they increasingly shape environmental governance as well as economic systems.