Cooperatives Working Group
About
How can cooperative structures support challenges in economic development? Can they offer an alternative to neoliberal structures?
Coordinators:
Shadreck Matindike
Terence Muzorewa
Timothy Bisakaya
Contact
coop[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org
Mandate
Research themes
- Cooperative Identity.
- Examination of the co-operative model as a tool for economic development, addressing inequality, promoting labour rights (worker, producer, farmer rights), the intersection of democracy and economics and rural development.
- Cooperative enterprises in developed and developing world.
- Cooperative Law.
- Cooperatives and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- Cooperatives, Solidarity Economy and Environmental issues.
- Social entreprises and SDGs.
Research QuestionÂ
- Is the current cooperative identity adequate for sustainable development or there is need to rethink the cooperative identity?
- Role of cooperatives in post crises (e.g. Russia Ukraine Conflicts, Covid 19 effects, etc) recovery
- Whats the role cooperatives and solidarity economy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Artificial Intelligency revolution?
- How do we improve cooperative research?
- How can we make use of cooperative law to develop the cooperative movement?Â
- How can we improve the solidarity economy and cooperative model’s contribution towards achievement of SDGs?
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Projects PlannedÂ
- Cooperative book publication
- Webinars and webinar series on research themes
- Young Scholars Workshop alongside EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise will take place from 11th to 14th September 2023 in the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.Â
- Workshop alongside Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy 3nd Edition, South Africa
- Cooperative Law Summer School, Croatia 2023 (Special Event for the Year)
- Workshops alongside the ICA
Existing partnerships and cooperationÂ
- Africa Cooperatives Institute of South Africa (ACI-SA)
- Midlands State University
- Cooperative University of Kenya
- Platform Co-operative Consortium
- Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance
- Moshi Cooperative University
- Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance
- Africa Co-operative Consortium
Projects
You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area.Â
UpcomingÂ
News
The latest updates and announcements, sent out to all working group members via email.
