Research Updates
Periodic posts on upcoming conferences, paper submissions, scholarships and jobs.
Recent News from the CCRN
New Publication: Empowering Electricity: Co-operatives, Sustainability and Power Sector Reform in Canada.
Empowering Electricity offers an illuminating analysis of these co-ops within the context of larger debates over climate change, renewable electricity policy, sustainable community development, and provincial power-sector ownership. It looks at the conditions that led to this new wave of co-operative development, examines their form and location, and shines a light on the promises and challenges accompanying their development.”
Keep an eye out for this exciting new piece in the upcoming weeks!
International Summit of Co-operatives 2016 Program Released
The program for the International Summit of Co-operatives 2016 has been released. Check it out here.
Concern for Community: The Relevance of Co-operatives to Peace
This book, written by the late Dr. Ian Macpherson and the late Dr. Yehuda Paz and edited by Joy Emmanuel, reveals the role of co-operatives in global peace building. The book is free to download here.
New Publication: Co-ops and Universities
The University of Saskatchewan’s Center for the Study of Co-operatives has recently published Brett Fairbairns piece “Co-ops and Universities: Some Reflections.” Fairbairn notes the growing importance of a university education in the Candian economy and how co-operatives and universities can develop mutually-beneficial partnerships.
Read more here.
New Publication: The Capital Conundrum
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Co-operative Capital released this paper to highlight the complex issue of capital for co-operatives. It details how it relates to the fundamental values and how certain challenges can be overcome by co-operatives. The piece highlights a variety of global case studies, including Chapter 2: “The Co-operators Group Limited: A Canadian Perspective” by Frank Lowery and Wayne Schatz.
The paper is available here and check out the Blue Ribbon Commissions other publications here.
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