TY - JOUR A1 - Terstriep, Judith A1 - David, Alexandra A1 - Zaghow, Lukas R. A1 - Vershinina, Natalia A1 - Freiling, Jörg T1 - Power plays: Surfacing the hidden currents in entrepreneurial ecosystems JF - Journal of Business Venturing Insights N2 - Entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) research has flourished, yet it continues to overlook how power shapes who can mobilize resources, legitimacy, and opportunity within these systems. This paper reframes power as a constitutive, and not incidental, dimension of ecosystem functioning. Integrating insights from Pfeffer's resource-dependence theory with Foucault's and Bourdieu's social perspectives, we develop a Power-Sensitive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Framework (PSEEF) that conceptualises power across micro (entrepreneurial identity), meso (network structures), and macro (institutional governance) levels. Our key insight is that power dynamics are the hidden mechanisms through which EEs determine who gains visibility and support, and whose ventures remain peripheral. Recognising these mechanisms enables scholars and practitioners to understand ecosystems not merely as collections of resources but as evolving arenas of legitimacy and control. The framework provides actionable tools for ecosystem leaders to diagnose and rebalance inequalities, advancing both the analytical and practical agenda for inclusive and high-performing EEs. KW - Power KW - Entrepreneurial ecosystems KW - Heterodoxy KW - Social practice KW - Social organisation KW - Social systems KW - Relationality KW - Entrepreneurial ecosystems mechanisms KW - Entrepreneurship Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-48535 SN - 2352-6734 VL - 2025 IS - 24 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - David, Alexandra A1 - Terstriep, Judith A1 - Freiling, Jörg T1 - Rethinking Support Policies: The Role of Belonging in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems JF - International Migration N2 - This article explores the importance of belongingness in migrant entrepreneurs' (MEs) engagement within entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs), focusing on emotional and social dimensions often overlooked in favour of structural factors. Through two case studies in Germany's Ruhr area, the article demonstrates how a strong sense of belonging enhances resilience, trust and social capital, essential for business success. The experiences of two MEs, Ilyas and Elif, illustrate belongingness as a catalyst for connectedness and embeddedness, enabling access to networks and resources while countering discrimination. The study suggests that policy frameworks should acknowledge and support the emotional and relational aspects of MEs' integration in EEs. Emphasising informal support systems, community engagement and tailored interventions could help overcome structural barriers and foster more inclusive ecosystems. Future research should further examine these dynamics across diverse cultural and geographical contexts to offer a more comprehensive understanding of MEs' entrepreneurial trajectories. KW - belongingness KW - connectedness KW - ecosystem integration KW - embeddedness KW - entrepreneurial ecosystems KW - migrant entrepreneurship Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-48520 SN - 0020-7985 VL - 2025 IS - 63 (6) PB - Wiley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Butzin, Anna A1 - Rabadjieva, Maria A1 - Terstriep, Judith T1 - Anchoring challenges through citizen participation in regional challenge-based innovation policies JF - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Special Issue Geographies of Missions) N2 - This study focuses on citizen participation as a co-productive and knowledge-intensive process in innovation policies concerned with regionally anchoring grand challenges. We apply a process-tracing approach and analyse citizen participation in two regional challenge-based innovation policies in the Ruhr, Germany. Local sensemaking, problem ownership, iterations and knowledge co-production are discussed as key mechanisms in the anchoring process. The results reveal the importance of a collective dimension in interpreting the local problem setting of a challenge achieved by reaching out to numerous citizens and how local, corrective and actionable knowledge facilitate the regional challenge anchoring. The policy formulation phase required the highest level of knowledge co-produced with citizens, followed by the implementation phase. KW - Citizen participation KW - Regional challenge-based innovation policies KW - Challenge anchoring KW - Knowledge co-production KW - Process-tracing Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-47030 SN - 2210-4224 VL - 2024 IS - 52 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Totterdill, Peter A1 - Cressey, Peter A1 - Exton, Rosemary A1 - Terstriep, Judith T1 - Stimulating, Resourcing and Sustaining Social Innovation (2) - Towards a New Mode of Public Policy Production and Implementation T2 - SIMPACT Working Papers N2 - Social innovations «meet social needs», are «good for society» and «enhance society’s capacity to act». But what does their rising importance tell us about the current state of public policy in Europe and its effectiveness in achieving social and economic goals? Some might see social innovation as a critique of public intervention, filling the gaps left by years of policy failure. Others emphasise the innovative potential of cross-boundary collaboration between the public sector, the private sector, the third sector and the household. This paper explores the conditions under which the state either enables or constrains effective social innovation by transcending the boundaries between different actors. We argue that social innovation is closely linked to public sector innovation, particularly in relation to new modes of policy production and implementation, and to new forms of organisation within the state that challenge functional demarcations and role definitions. KW - social innovation KW - public policy KW - New Public Management KW - New Public Governance KW - policymakers Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-6618 SN - 2365-1121 VL - 2016 IS - No. 3 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Terstriep, Judith A1 - Rehfeld, Dieter T1 - Middle-Range Theorising - Bridging Micro- and Meso-Level T2 - SIMPACT Working Paper N2 - Solutions to empower and (re-)engage vulnerable and marginalised populations to unfold their hidden potential allowing them to fully participate the social, economic, cultural and political life, necessarily involve institutional change. This in turn necessitates understanding the processes and mechanisms by which social innovations lead to in-stitutional change. Considering the specific nature of social innova-tions as interactive, generative and contextualised phenomena while maintaining that many practices at the micro-level can add up to patterns and regularities at the macro-level, middle-range theorising (MRT) is proposed as an appropriate method to theoreti-cally underpin and substantiate theoretical advancements towards a multidisciplinary perspective on the economic dimensions of social innovation, identifying the direction of future empirical inquiries. KW - social innovation KW - Middle-range Theory KW - theorising Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-6606 VL - 2015 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Terstriep, Judith A1 - Pelka, Bastian T1 - Mapping Social Innovation Maps – The State of Research Practice across Europe JF - European Public & Social Innovation Review N2 - In an effort to better understand the various forms of social innovation, mapping has become a common and widely applied method for gaining insights into social innovation practices. The transdisciplinary nature of social innovation research has led to a plurality of distinct approaches and methods. Given the increasing interest in social innovation, and the apparent endeavour among policymakers to utilise social innovation to address current societal challenges, it is argued that mapping efforts need to be streamlined in order to make better use of their results. The article describes 17 ongoing or recently finalised research projects on social innovation and their methodological approaches on “mapping” social innovations. It provides a systematic overview on project objectives, SI definitions and mapping approaches for each of the scrutinised projects and ends with a synoptical analysis on methods, objectives and missing research. KW - Mapping KW - Data Collection KW - Methodology KW - Social Innovation KW - Europe Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:1010-opus4-6573 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 3 EP - 16 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Terstriep, Judith A1 - Rehfeld, Dieter ED - Cooke, Philip T1 - Socio-cultural dynamics in spatial policy: explaining the on-going success of cluster politics T2 - Re-framing regional development: evolution, innovation and transition KW - RIS KW - spatial policy KW - critical review KW - cluster Y1 - 2013 SP - 274 EP - 294 PB - Routledge CY - London ER -