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Call for papers | ICA 2016 International research conference [new deadline]

Call for papers | ICA 2016 International research conference [new deadline]

The International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Co-operative Research international research conference will be hosted in 2016 by the University of Almeria (UAL) and the UAL-Coexphal Chair in Almería, Spain from May 24 to May 27.

Key findings from the World Co-operative Monitor 2015

Key findings from the World Co-operative Monitor 2015

The fourth edition of the World Co-operative Monitor, analyzing data from 2013, highlights the size and importance of the co-operative sector across the globe. The overall database this year exceeds all past editions reaching 2,829 co-operatives from 76 countries with a total turnover of 2,950.82 billion US dollars.

Giulia Galera elected member of the new EMES Board of Directors

Giulia Galera elected member of the new EMES Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce that our researcher Giulia Galera has been elected new member of the EMES Board of Directors which was elected by all members of the the network in October.

Do Co-operatives Really Pay Less in Taxes?

Do Co-operatives Really Pay Less in Taxes?

One of the most widespread ideas about co-operatives is that they enjoy a more advantageous tax regime relative to other enterprises. As a result, at least in the public’s eye, they would not only contribute less to public finances, but also benefit from an unfair competitive advantage vis à vis shareholder corporations.

The Cooperative Advantage for Community Development | Jeod special issue

The Cooperative Advantage for Community Development | Jeod special issue

Empirical evidence has shown that cooperatives are diverse organizations that efficaciously address a plurality of socio-economic needs. Cooperative organizations are effective in provisioning for myriad life needs, and do so in more democratic and sustainable ways than investor-owned firms.

The Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in employment generation

The Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in employment generation

Euricse will participate in the 3rd World Forum of Local Economic Development (Turin, 13-16 October 2015) organizing together with the ILO the panel The role of social and solidarity economy in employment generation.

Two visiting researchers at Euricse

Two visiting researchers at Euricse

Euricse regularly hosts researchers with varying levels of experience, early-stage researchers as well as senior researchers, through our visiting programme.

Carlo Borzaga and Silvia Sacchetti at the Center for the study of cooperatives in Saskatoon

Carlo Borzaga and Silvia Sacchetti at the Center for the study of cooperatives in Saskatoon

The week of 14–18 September the president of Euricse, Carlo Borzaga and Euricse researcher Silvia Sacchetti visited the Center for the study of cooperatives in Saskatoon.

Meet Yiorgos Alexopoulos, research fellow at Euricse

Meet Yiorgos Alexopoulos, research fellow at Euricse

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.

7th International workshop on cooperative finance and sustainable development

7th International workshop on cooperative finance and sustainable development

The 7th Euricse Workshop on Cooperative Finance and Sustainable Development, organized in collaboration with Federcasse (Italian Federation of Cooperative Credit Banks) and with the support of EACB (European Association of Co-operative Banks), has taken place in Trento, Italy on June 16th and 17th, 2016, at the Faculty of Economics. Workshop Programme

Personalisation and Social Entrepreneurship, a concluding analysis

Personalisation and Social Entrepreneurship, a concluding analysis

We report some concluding comments on the European Summer School on Social Economy, from Dina Rakin* Two years ago I have heard for the ESSE Summer School from my dearest colleague. “Since you are curious about the social economy world and you are into questioning so many aspects of it, this school is for you”, she said. And she was right. Simple explanation, maybe too obvious.

European Summer School on Social Economy, the second day described by Dina Rakin

European Summer School on Social Economy, the second day described by Dina Rakin

Dina Rakin* shares her impressions on the second day of the European Summer School on Social Economy in Bertinoro. Dennis R. Young and Silvia Ferreira, lecturers of the day, were committed to place the concept of personalisation into the existing theory and practice of Non-Profits, mainly Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship. User is the key word. How the type of financing of Social Enterprise and its legal form influence users and how the characteristics of a social entrepreneur respond to the users!

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