The Sustainable Development Goals in the Social Economy
(A2023-113870)

AUTHORS

Vitor Manuel Duarte, Universidade Beira Interior; André Gonçalves, NECE - Research Centre for Business Sciences, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal; Arminda Paço, University of Beira Interior; Paulo Duarte, Universidade da Beira Interior; Helena Alves, NECE - Research Centre for Business Sciences, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal; Ricardo Rodrigues, NECE - Research Centre for Business Sciences, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal

ABSTRACT

The contribution of all institutions operating in the scope of the social economy worldwide is central to the full achievement of SDGs at a global scale. The aim of this SLR is to understand the state of research in social economy and the connection with SDGs, highlighting how these concepts and realities have evolved. Sourced from Scopus and Web of Science databases, 182 articles were analyzed, using SciMAT software. Nine general thematic clusters were identified and the evolution of the topic over four periods of time was observed. The clusters identified are University, Global Health, Management and Organization, Household, Governance, Human, NGOs, Sustainability, and Sustainable Development. A time-based analysis of the keywords used reveals a trend towards lines of research in the area of ecosystems, humans, SDGs, and decision-making. The study's contributions to theory and practice and the future lines of research for the development of empirical studies are identified and discussed.