He is a researcher at Euricse. He graduated in Sociology, he has been working for more than ten years in the consortia of Italian social cooperation. Besides that, he is the secretary of Iris Network, the Italian network of research institutes on social enterprises. His… Read More
The new issue (Volume 6, Issue 1) of the international scientific review The Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity (JEOD) is now available online. It is completely dedicated to the topic on community-based and collaborative solutions to sustainable economic development in and around Biosphere Reserves. The issue is edited by Colin Campbel – SEBR Network and OASIIS (Scozia) - and Silvia Sacchetti – University of Trento. Read More
Project status: on-going Description Research about social and community enterprises is linked to the broader theme of the co-production of public services or public utilities and the participatory management of community goods. This theme has recently taken on new relevance with the increasing tendency to delegate the direct… Read More
We invite you to submit a paper on community-based, collaborative solutions to sustainable economic development in and around Biosphere Reserves to the Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity (JEOD). Guest editors: Colin Campbell, Silvia Sacchetti, Flaviano Zandonai Submission: Please submit by November 1st, 2016 Read More
Social Enterprise between social impact and financial needs Yiorgos Alexopoulos is researcher at the Agricultural University of Athens (Greece) and Senior Research Fellow at Euricse in the framework of the project “Research in Social Enterprise, its social impact and its financial needs”(RiSE GRIT). The project is awarded by a Marie Curie Action – Intra-European fellowships for Career Development (IEF), 7FP. Read More
The OECD-LEED Programme and Euricse are now partnering to promote social enterprise development through the engagement of a number of Euricse researchers in OECD-LEED's project "Boosting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise creation". Read More
The persisting economic crisis highlights the fact that in order to identify strategies for putting Italy back on the path of economic and occupational growth, it is necessary to carefully evaluate the potential contribution rendered from each sector, and in particular from various forms of enterprise. Read More
Project status: concluded Description All over Italy, regenerated railway stations host many different initiatives – social, cultural and tourism services, for example – aimed at inspiring inclusion and social cohesion and promoted and managed by non-profit organizations. Objectives The collaboration between Euricse and the… Read More
Cooperative initiatives that place the local community at the center of their mission and economic model are multiplying in Italy and elsewhere. Thanks to the recognition of the value of local resources (environmental, historical and cultural), community cooperatives are generating economies able to fuel a supply that improves social cohesion and encourages inclusion, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Read More