Social Entrepreneurship, understood as innovative approaches to solving social problems and at the same time creating economic value, has become a global phenomenon. This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive discussion of this vibrant area of research and broadens the up until now limited understanding of the theoretical foundations of this phenomenon. New avenues of research provide insights into some of the fundamental questions about the field, while rigorous academic analyses provide an excellent introduction to social entrepreneurship theory and a framework for future research