EURICSE at the EMES International Research Conference

23 October 2025

The 10th EMES International Research Conference, taking place from November 3rd to 7th, 2025 in Rotterdam e Utrecht, The Netherlands, centers around the theme “Scaling Through Communities: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises in Boosting Societal Transitions”, in collaboration with the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and Utrecht University.

This event serves as a platform for global academics to collaborate across disciplines in social enterprise and cooperative research, fostering critical discussions. A notable aspect of the conference is the participation of several Euricse researchers, who will be presenting the main findings of their research.

Giulia Galera:

    • Chair
    • Session 1 – SE Inclusion 1: Migration and Integration
    • Date: Tuesday, 4th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • International Research Colloquium on Cooperative: Interim Discussion Report
    • Session 3 – SE Research 2: Cooperatives and the Social Economy
    • Date: Tuesday, 4th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Jacopo Sforzi:

    • Renewable energy communities in Italy: between integration and prefiguration
    • Session 3 – Communal SE 2: Nature and Renewable energy
    • Date: Tuesday, 4th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Chair
    • Session 4 – SE Cooperatives 2: Co-ownership and participation
    • Date: Wednesday, 5th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Caterina Ottobrini:

    • Hybrid and independent cultural and creative spaces as driver of a new social entrepreneurship
    • Session 4 – SE in Culture 2: Creative Ecosystem
    • Date: Wednesday, 5th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Jole Decorte:

    • Selling care, losing Purpose? Social Cooperatives and marketization in Italy.
    • Session – SE Cooperatives 3: Legitimacy and Marketisation
    • Date: Wednesday, 5th November
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Giulia Galera e Giulia Tallarini:

    • The landscape of WISEs in EU Member States: country commonalities and variations from a multi-level perspective
    • Session 7 – SE Research Panel 3: Bridging the study of WISEs and multi-level perspectives on sustainability transitions: methodological considerations and initial results (WISESHIFT Project)
    • Date: Thursday, 6th November
    • Utrecht, The Netherlands

Giulia Galera, Jacopo Sforzi e Giulia Tallarini:

    • The Role of Social Economy Organisations in rural areas and their contribution to local development
    • Session 8 – Panel Rural SE 1: Enhancing social innovation through social economy in rural areas
    • Date: Thursday, 6th November
    • Utrecht, The Netherlands

Giulio Galdi e Chiara Carini:

    • Long-term drivers of economic performance and membership in cooperatives
    • Session 8 – SE Inclusion 6: Governance and Istitutional Challenges
    • Date: Thursday, 6th November
    • Utrecht, The Netherlands

Explore the full programme.

 

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