In this work we discuss the core elements of the community cooperatives concept (community goods, land and citizenship) with references to concrete cases. We then examine how new community cooperatives differ from historical ones. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of their future prospects. Read More
With this position paper, Euricse would like to emphasize the importance of mountain agriculture as one of the main avenues in achieving the sustainable growth objectives that are at the centre of today’s European agenda, and to lend our contribution to the conversation about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy. Read More
The main objective of the paper is to contribute to the debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by offering the point of view of an extraordinarily important part of the European agricultural and rural fabric, which is agricultural cooperation. Read More
This report summarizes the main findings of the conference ‘Promoting the Understanding of Cooperatives for a Better World’, which was co-organized by Euricse and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) on 15 and 16 March 2012 in Venice, Italy. The report draws mainly, but not exclusively, on the papers and presentations delivered by the invited speakers. Read More
This report presents the results of a survey conducted in 2011 among a representative sample of consumer cooperatives participating in the ANCC-Coop system. Read More
The aim of this report is to analyze the legal framework concerning the withdrawal of members in cooperative societies, examining the reasons for withdrawal and the role of statutory autonomy, in order to assess criteria and methods for regulating this practice, including the implementation of withdrawal policies within the cooperative system. Read More
This volume is published in collaboration with Area Studi Confcooperative and Centro Studi Legacoop. It portrays the Italian cooperation sector during the period 2008- 2011 and it provides a comparison with other forms of enterprises and several in-depht analysis of the different economic sectors. Read More
El objetivo del estudio fue comprender la dinámica organizativa y el potencial de las organizaciones de base de recolección de residuos en el área metropolitana de Santiago de Chile para pasar de una situación de informalidad, asociada a la idea de economía popular, a la capacidad de incorporarse como organizaciones más estructuradas en el contexto de la economía social y solidaria. Read More
The cooperative movement underwent in 2012 a renewed impulse with the declaration of the “International Year of Cooperatives”. In this paper we present the results of the interviews conducted with international experts of the sector, who belong to national organizations following the Delphi methodology. Read More
This paper describes the role of social enterprises and social cooperatives as a type of nonprofit economic organization that is assuming an increasingly central role in Europe (as demonstrated, for example, by the Social Business Initiative recently launched by the European Commission), contributing to its economic and social growth. Read More
In the European and Italian landscape, community enterprises are emerging, under different institutional forms, as key players in urban regeneration processes. The paper proposes an analysis of the Italian context proceeding from institutionalized organizations to less formal ones: community cooperatives, social enterprises and urban commons linked to social movements. Read More
To address the lack of clarity around the concept of community cooperatives this paper aims to develop a definition consistent with its evolution and the classification of cooperatives we have identified. Read More