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      Through the backdoor – questioning the transformative impact of Social Start-Ups within the digitalization discourse of social services

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          The aim of this article is to take an analytical look at Social Start-Ups as organizational discourse actors of a digitalization discourse in the field of social services. The digital transformation is understood as an all-encompassing socio-cultural phenomenon that gives rise to new discourse arenas in the field of social services, in which Social Start-Ups occupy a special position. So far, however, little is known about the actual role of Social Start-Ups in the digitization discourse of social service work, although they differ from established social services and thus occupy a special spokesperson position. Firstly, Social Start-Ups are characterized by a hybrid organizational structure in that they want to realize social services as commercial enterprises and thus reconcile economic and social goals. Secondly, their entire organizational structure and service practice is a priori based on digital tools and practices that established social services tend to negotiate critically for themselves. Against this background, the article empirically discusses and critically examines the discursive influence of Social Start-Ups on the digitization discourse of social work. The article contributes to understanding how Social Start-Ups influence the digitalization discourse in social services, offering new insights into their unique role as hybrid organizations balancing economic and social goals. By examining their use of digital tools, the research sheds light on alternative models that challenge traditional service providers. This is crucial for advancing research on the evolving role of digitalization in social services and its practical implications for improving service delivery.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Front Sociol
                Front Sociol
                Front. Sociol.
                Frontiers in Sociology
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                2297-7775
                25 November 2024
                2024
                : 9
                : 1422275
                Affiliations
                Arbeitsbereich Organisationspädagogik, Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften und Psychologie, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, Germany
                Author notes

                Edited by: Andrzej Klimczuk, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

                Reviewed by: Niroj Dahal, Kathmandu University, Nepal

                April Hananto, Universitas Buana Perjuangan, Indonesia

                *Correspondence: Luisa Peters, luisa.peters@ 123456fu-berlin.de
                Article
                10.3389/fsoc.2024.1422275
                11626735
                39655318
                debed299-1f56-4af4-8fd2-5709a7234f01
                Copyright © 2024 Peters and Truschkat.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 23 April 2024
                : 04 November 2024
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 44, Pages: 9, Words: 7962
                Funding
                The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The publication was funded by the Open Access Fund of Freie Universität Berlin.
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                Sociology
                Original Research
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                Work, Employment and Organizations

                social start-ups,digitalization of social work,organizational discourse actors,legitimation practices,problematization techniques

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