Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Rural Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Practice: Case Descriptions -- 2 How Rural Social Enterprises Innovate and Sustain: Potentials and Challenges From the Research Perspective -- 3 Rural Social Enterprise: An Emerging Strategic Action Field -- 4 Practitioner's Voice: Reflections on the Relevance of the Identified Measures for Rural Social Entrepreneurship Practice -- 5 Key Takeaways: Implications for Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rural Europe -- About the Authors -- Index