Profile and Identity of SSE entrepreneurship
10 publications
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STIR Issue 21, Spring 2018 - Community Organising: Back to its roots
Stir to Action, April 2018
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STIR Issue 19, Autumn 2017 : Community Wealth Building: Reorganising the Economy for All
AA.VV., Stir to Action, September 2017
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The color of food. Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming
Natasha Bowens, New society Publishers, United States, April 2015
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The Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization
Edited by Martin Parker, George Cheney, Valérie Fournier, Chris Land, Francis and Taylor, USA, May 2014
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ECO-WISE - Social Enterprises as Sustainable Actors: Concepts, Performances, Impacts
Vol. XXVI
(ed.) Maria Anastasiadis, Europaeischer Hochschulverlag, December 2013
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Securing Livelihoods Informal Economy Practices and Institutions
Edited by Isabelle Hillenkamp, Frédéric Lapeyre, Andreia Lemaître, Oxford University Press, London, Great Britain, November 2013
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The Power of Just Doing Stuff How local action can change the world
Rob Hopkins, Green Books, United Kingdom, June 2013
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Judy Wicks, Chelsea Green Publishing, United States, 2012
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Axelle Brodiez-Dolino, Presses de Sciences Po, Paris, France, 2009
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LIVING IN THE CRACKS. A Look at Rural Social Enterprises in Britain and the Czech Republic.
Nadia Johanisova, FEASTA, Dublin, Ireland, 2005
3 thesis
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Master degree student in Public Policy and Management Program, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
Fuad Setiawan Khabibi, September 2014
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Master’s Thesis in International Development Studies Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Amsterdam
Fernando Cesar Pires Baptista, January 2011
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A Comparison of Rural Social Enterprises in Britain and the Czech Republic
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Nadia Johanisova, April 2007
35 Videos
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Meeting Maria Britzolaki, Dock (Greece)
Vidéo of Ripess Europe newsletter, september 2022
September 2022
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Meet Mihaela Vetan, CRIES (Romania), member of Ripess Europe
Video from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - May 2021
May 2021
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Audio : Radio series on SSE, Ben Quiñones
Episode 04
January 2019
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Stir it up-Alternative economy at work.
Joe Diomede, February 2018
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Golden Hearts Award 2017: An organic dream for Orang Asli
Asia Pacific People forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD) , March 24 to 26, 2019 Bangkok, ASEC: workshop « Grassroots communities empowering themselves »
November 2017
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April 2017
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Cohousing in Bridport and Gillingham
February 2017
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Queen bees: how honey co-ops help Afghan women take control
December 2016
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Belgium - When social and solidarity economy meets international development…
Susy Project
October 2016
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Food Lab Detroit: Building Up Local Food Entrepreneurs
September 2016
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MONTE, ACE Association, Portugal (IMVF)
June 2016
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ADREPES Association, Portugal (IMVF)
Susy Project
June 2016
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ROH cooperative café, Czech Republic (Ekumenická akademie Praha)
May 2016
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Fair & Bio Coffee Roasting House, Czech Republic (Ekumenicka Academie)
April 2016
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Granby Four Streets - community-led regeneration
March 2016
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Le Galline Felici - Sicilian Producer Consortium
February 2016
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Weavers Iban of Rumah Gare - A community project
February 2016
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Almocafre: a transformative network – Córdoba (Spain)
February 2016
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February 2016
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SOLITAIRE OU SOLIDAIRE? TRAILER
2016
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Labsus intervista Charles Krezell presidente di LUNGS - community gardens New York
December 2015
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ENERCOOP, supplier of 100% renewable energy in Languedoc-Roussillon, France
December 2015
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The Iban Weavers of Rumah Gare, a community engagement project
December 2015
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Community Shares Case Study - Chase Community Solar, Cannock
June 2015
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Dorset Community Energy: Community Shares in Solar Panels
May 2015
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YOU Visits Tzu Chi Recyling Center, Jinjang
April 2015
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April 2015
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Agenda Plus: India, Taxis, and Women’s Safety
February 2014
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Tzu Chi Singapore 20 years - 20131009 A convenient system
October 2013
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July 2013
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UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, Geneva, 6-8 May 2013
Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, May 2013
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Paroles de Scop : La Fonderie de l’Aisne
November 2012
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Occupying the Commons - Teatro Valle Occupato
August 2012
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C.R.I.E.S. Association. Work Integration Social Enterprises. Întreprinderile sociale de inserție
August 2012
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November 2009
10 pedagogical tools
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The Community Compass. An aid to orientation for community projects.
Der Gemeinschaftskompass, April 2021
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Seeds for Change, 2020
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Seeds for Change, 2020
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Organising Successful Meetings
Seeds for Change, 2020
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Seeds for Change, 2020
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Guidelines for Running Effective, Democratic Meetings
UAHB
2020
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Transition Network
2016
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SCALE, August 2014
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Healthy Food Systems: A Toolkit for Building Value Chains
Anthony Flaccavento Appalachian Sustainable Development, July 2009
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Book : Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk, and Duane Berger, 2007
One proposal
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Proposal Paper for the 21 century: «Companies Beyond Profit?»
This Proposals Paper is a summary of the work of the « Companies and Solidarity » Workshop.
Marcial Cozette, October 2002
47 case studies
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Care in the community: Galway cafe offers out-of-hours mental health support
Article of the Irish Times, July 6, 2021
Deirdre Falvey, June 2021
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Trubus BINA SWADAYA
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Institute’s for Women Empowerment. Reclaiming the « I », redefining the « We »
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Social Solidarity Economy Sarvodaya Experience
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Linking Farmers and Consumers during the COVID 9 lockdown. Pakisama initiatives.
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Social and Kingdom Enterprise: Transformation of a Community
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Towards SSE practices of the Federation of Informal Workers of Thailand
Poonsap S. Tulaphan, May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] PATAMABA-Workers in the Informal Sector Enterprise (WISE)
by Josephine Parilla, May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] Case study KG ORANG ASLI ULU Gumum, Malaysia
May 2020
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[ASEC SSE Academy] : People-oriented economy. Parnaama Development Foundation, New Dehli, India
May 2020
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LEADS - Social and Kingdom Enterprise
Diordre Moraes, November 2019
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Institutional Design and Map of SSE Organizations in Asia
Hiroki Miura, November 2019
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Strengthening Information Communication and Technology in Southern Africa
de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Safi Christine Mbambe, October 2019
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de Futuro del Trabajo: Buenas Prácticas de Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular (CSST) en Economía Social y Solidaria
Somnath Chatterjee, October 2019
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Asia Pacific People forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD) , March 24 to 26, 2019 Bangkok, ASEC: workshop « Grassroots communities empowering themselves »
Prayatna Samiti, March 2019
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Case study : Orang Aslis’ & Organic farm (Malaysia)
Asia Pacific People forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD) , March 24 to 26, 2019 Bangkok, ASEC: workshop « Grassroots communities empowering themselves »
March 2019
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Case study: Towards Sustainability Development through Empowerment Program (Indonesia)
Asia Pacific People forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD) , March 24 to 26, 2019 Bangkok, ASEC: workshop « Grassroots communities empowering themselves »
March 2019
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Case study: Advicacy for inclusive street vendors policy (Thailand)
Asia Pacific People forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD) , March 24 to 26, 2019 Bangkok, ASEC: workshop « Grassroots communities empowering themselves »
March 2019
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Case study: Jafna Tamil Youths (Sri Lanka)
Asia Pacific People Forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD), March 24 to 26,2019 Bangkok, ASEC. Workshop «Grassroots communities empowering themselves»
March 2019
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3rd EMES-Polanyi International Seminarn Welfaire societies in Transition, Roskilde, April 2018
Melinda Mihaly, April 2018
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Seikatzou Club, March 2018
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Social Kitchen ‘The Other Human’
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
Social Kitchen ‘The Other Human’, 2018
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Community Led Response to the 2017 Flooding in Peru
Transformative cities - Atlas of Utopias
TECHO Perú, 2018
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Call for initiatives MBM 2017
October 2017
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Illinois’s Cook County Helps Solar Energy Cooperatives Rise and Shine
Kevin Stark, July 2017
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A report by Solidarity Economy Initiative
Penn Loh, Sarah Jimenez, February 2017
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The Story of Korean Social Economy (14) Poolmoo School Consumer Co-operative_201611
November 2016
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KIKA Community Agro-Biodiversity Resource and Learning Centre
Jun-E Tan, August 2016
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Barry’s Place – Ecolodge on Ataúro Island
Jun-E Tan, August 2016
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Initiatives Report 4 th edition For a human and sustainable development of cities and territories
January 2016
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Community Recycling: Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation Malaysia
Jun-E Tan, 2014
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Submitted to the Asian Solidarity Economy Council, on the occasion of the 5th RIPESS International Meeting of SSE, Manila, Philippines, October, 15-18, 2013.
Poonsap S. Tulaphan, October 2013
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Sustainable livelihoods through small scale agriculture: a case from Bangladesh
Submitted to the Asian Solidarity Economy Council, on the occasion of the 5th RIPESS International Meeting of SSE, Manila, Philippines, October, 15-18, 2013.
Shah Abdus Salam, October 2013
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Social and Solidarity Economy in Cambodia: Experience of The Artisans’ Association of Cambodia (AAC)
Submitted to the Asian Solidarity Economy Council, on the occasion of the 5th RIPESS International Meeting of SSE, Manila, Philippines, October, 15-18, 2013.
October 2013
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A Guide to The Engine Shed, the development of a social enterprise
2013
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Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture ortoloco Zurich: Urban agriculture as an economy of solidarity
City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action Volume 16, Issue 6, 2012
Marit Rosol, Paul Schweizer, 2012
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Agriculture and Human Values, 2012, vol. 29, issue 4, pages 441-454
Andrew Ofstehage, 2012
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Social Solidarity Economy in Rural China
International Newsletter on Sustainable Local Development #81
Yvon Poirier, September 2011
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People’s Organization for Development of Imports and Exports (PODIE)
a Fair Trade social enterprise in Sri Lanka
People’s Organization for Development of Imports and Exports (PODIE)
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Kavita Mukhi, a pioneer in organic food market in India. An interview
Valérie Fernando, May 2010
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United We Can: Resource recovery, place and social enterprise
Elsevier. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 54 (2010) 422–428
Crystal Tremblay, Jutta Gutberlet, 2010
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Social Enterprise Promotion Act: The Case of South Korea
Asian Dialogue on Oeconomy.
Lee Prof Kwang Taek, 2010
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Leaf-Business by Aged Women in Rural Village
Asian Dialogue on Oeconomy Case Study Series No. 2010- 05
Tadaaki Ooe, 2010
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Interventions for Indigenous People (IP) and Upland communities in the Philippines – to secure land tenure, increase productivity through agro-forestry and provide marketing assistance to address economic concerns.
January 2009
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Mahaguthi Craft With A Conscience
Alleviating poverty Fair Trade in Nepal
January 2009
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Malpe Fisherwomen’s Cooperative Society in Karnataka
M. Gracy, September 2001
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Presentation of Tucson Traders , USA
Thomas H. Greco, March 2001
54 Analyses/working papers/articles
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Mapping social and solidarity ecosystems around the world
OECD Global Action on Promoting Social and Solidarity Ecosystems
2023
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Mapping International SSE Mapping Exercises
Coline Compère, Barbara Sak, Jérôme Schoenmaeckers, August 2021
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ILO Survey
December 2020
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Fostering social capital: the case of community-owned pubs
Jacopo Sforzi, Michele Bianchi, January 2020
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Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe – Comparative synthesis report
European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation « EaSI » (2014-2020)
Carlo Borzaga, Giulia Galera, Barbara Franchini, Stefania Chiomento, Rocío Nogales, Chiara Carini, January 2020
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ASEC PROMOTES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY ECONOMY IN ASEAN FORUM
Report
Benjamin R. Quiñones, Jr., July 2019
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report
Benjamin R. Quiñones, Jr., July 2019
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Tool to analyse the reality (SSE initiatives) - MES contribution
2019
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Mapping of the social and solidarity economy of Peru
June 2018
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The Democracy Collaborative
Jarrid Green, Thomas M. Hanna, 2018
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Riccardo Troisi, Monica di Sisto, Alberto Castagnola, August 2017
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Final Report form the project “Social and Solidarity Economy in Europe: affirming a new paradigm through IVET curricula innovation” (September 2016 – August 2018)
Jason Nardi, Josette Combes, June 2017
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Overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe
AA.VV., May 2016
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Social Enterprises and their Eco-systems: Developments in Europe
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Policy Brief on Scaling the Impact of Social Enterprises
Policies for social entrepreneurship
European Commission and OCDE Galitopoulou Stellina, Antonella Noya, Flaviano Zandonai, Giulia Galera, Francesca Calò, Lou Aisenberg, 2016
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Fostering an Asean community through solidarity-based community enterprises
Denison Jayasooria, Benjamin R. Quiñones, Jr., Saifuddin Abdullah, May 2015
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Solidarity economy and community development: emerging cases in three Massachusetts cities
Communty Development Vol 46, 2015 - Issue 3 : Community Development and Democratic Practice
Penn Loh, Boone Shear, 2015
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Social enterprise models in Germany
ICSEM Working Papers No. 2015-15, Liege: The International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM) Project.
Karl Birkhölzer, 2015
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Social Enterprise in Germany: Understanding Concepts and Context
ICSEM Working Papers No. 14. Liege: The International Comparative Social Enterprise Models(ICSEM) Project.
Karl Birkhölzer, Nicole GÖLER VON RAVENSBURG, Gunnar GLÄNZEL, Christian LAUTERMANN, Georg MILDENBERGER, 2015
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Gastronomica. The jounrla of critical food studies. Vol 14, n°4
December 2014
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Economic Crisis, Social Solidarity and the Voluntary Sector in Greece
Journal of Power, Politics & Governance June 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 33-53
Dimitri A. Sotiropoulo, Dimitris Bourikos, June 2014
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Organization, 21 April 2014
Maliha Safri, April 2014
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Assessing the social and solidarity economy in Luxembourg
Economie et Statistiques Working papers du STATEC N° 75
Eva Rückert, Francesco Sarracino, April 2014
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International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie. Publisher: Routledge.
Isidor Wallimann, April 2014
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Social Enterprise in South Korea: General Presentation of the Phenomenon
ICSEM Working papers n°6
Eric Bidet, Hyungsik EUM, 2014
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Atlas of Social Economy in Romania 2014
English summary
Cristina Barna, 2014
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Community Economic Development:: Understanding the New Zealand Context
New Zealand Community Economic Development Trust Di Jennings, 2014
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4th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy University of Antwerp, 24-26 October 2013
Cristina Barna, Ancuţa Vameşu, October 2013
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Final report to the ILO
September 2013
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Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Helen Murphy, Marilyn Wallace, May 2013
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Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Tonia Warneke, May 2013
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Moving Beyond the Public-Private Divide: Locating Social Entrepreneurship in the Social Economy
Think pieces for the UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”. 6-8 May 2013
Lisa Hanley, May 2013
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Developments in Solidarity Economy in Asia
Denison Jayasooria, March 2013
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The Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in Tanzania
Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies Vol 1, No 5 (2013)
Faustine K. Bee, 2013
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SOLIDARITY ECONOMY ENTERPRISES IN BRAZIL: An overview from the second national mapping Adriane
The International Comparative Social Enterprise Models – ICSEM PROJECT -
Adriane Vieira Ferrarini, Luiz Inácio Gaiger, Marilia Verissimo Veronese, 2013
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Social Enterprises in the Netherlands.
Social economy - laying the groundwork for innovative solutions to today’s challenges. (Paris, 10-11 December 2012)
Faryda Hussein, December 2012
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Social economy: Laying the groundwork for innovative solutions to today’s challenges
European Commission in Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2012
December 2012
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Ibrahim Steyn, January 2012
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Waste and Development – Perspectives from the Ground
Field Actions Science Report. Special issue 6 Reconcling Poverty eradication and Protecion of the environment
Sonia María Dias, 2012
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Social entrepreneurship: the new narrative for the practice of the social economy
CIRIEC-España, Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa, núm. 73, special issue, October 2011, p.9-31
Nuria Toledano, October 2011
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The role of mutual societies in the 21st century
Study for The European Parliament
Douwe Grijpstra, Simon Broek, Bert-Jan Buiskool, Mirjam Plooij, July 2011
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Barometer 2011 of social entrepreneurship
May 2011
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talian NRN contribution to the “short supply chain” workshop Bad Schandau 27th April 2011
April 2011
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Discourses of Social Entrepreneurship – Variations of the same theme?
Lars HULGÅRD, 2010
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Review of Radical Political Economics. Volume (Year): 41 (2009)
David Barkin, September 2009
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The role of social enterprise in local economic development
2nd EMES International Conference on Social Enterprise Trento (Italy) - July 1-4, 2009
Karl Birkhölzer, July 2009
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Venezuela’Solidarity Economy: Collective ownership, expropriation, and workers self-management
WorkingUSA Volume 12, Issue 2, pages 171–191, June 2009
Dario Azzellini, June 2009
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The social economy in Australia: A research agenda
Jo Barraket, Michael Crozier, 2008
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Social enterprise in Europe: Recent trends and developments
Jacques DEFOURNY, Marthe Nyssens, 2008
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Dario Carrera, Marco Meneguzzo, Alessandro Messina, March 2007
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Solidarity Economics: Strategies for Building New Economies From the Bottom-Up and the Inside-Out
A pamphlet written as an adaptation and synthesis of some solidarity economy concepts with other streams of thought and practice. The author’s aim is to help open space for useful conversations about a practice of solidarity economics that is adapted to the particular political, economic, and cultural conditions that are being faced in the United States.
Ethan Miller, February 2004
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Solidarity-Based Cooperation Networks
This article begins by defining the notion of the network, and then of solidarity-based co-operation networks, providing a description of their historical development, current position and importance.
Euclides André Mance, January 2003
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Twenty Five Years of Economic Initiatives for Grassroots Development - Hopes and Anxieties -
Asian Regional Conference on “The Potential and Limitations of Economic Initiatives in Grassroots Development – Current Issues and Asian Experiences”,held in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh, November 2000
March 2002
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Lars Bo Kaspersen, March 2002
10 public contributions
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Intervention of Ali Nesin from the initiative Matematik Köy at Şirince
« The Solidarity Economy in Turkey: First Meetings between Actors and Researchers"Webinar, december 14, 2020
Ali Nesin, December 2020
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Abdus Salam Shah, June 2020
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November 2019
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Profile of presenters at the 2019 ASEC International Conference
November 2019
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Introduction to the International Conference on Transformative Economy in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Denison Jayasooria, November 2019
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Collective Enterprise as a Workplace: A Philippine case
ASEC People Forum 2018, Singapore : TRANSFORMATIVE ECONOMIC MOVEMENTS AT THE ASEAN GRASROOTS: HOPE & INCLUSION
Benjamin R. Quiñones, Jr., November 2018
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Examining the circumstances of successful social enterprises in times of austerity and challenge
XIIIe Rencontres du RIUESS, juin 2013, Angers
Alex Murdock, June 2013
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SELF Asia with ASES 2012. Creating an Environment and Solidarity of Social Enterprise in Asia
July 2012, Jeonju, Corea
July 2012
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Development and perspectives of the Social Economy or the Third Sector in Germany
paper for the 1st European Conference EMES, 27 to 29 of April 2005, ParisFrance,
Karl Birkhölzer, January 2006
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What position can businesses hold in an economy that takes solidarity into consideration?
Launch text “Solidarity economy »
Marcial Cozette, June 2000
19 articles
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SSE Forum Budapest 2024 Knowledge Sharing and Networking Event!
Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, February 2024
Andrea Rodríguez Valdés, February 2024
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10 years of the Spanish magazine Alternativas Económicas
Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, June 2023
June 2023
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Visit of L’Espace: the new third place of our Swiss members Après-Genève
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - April 2022
Antonin Calderon, April 2022
RIPESS Europe, APRÈS (GE), le réseau genevois de l’économie sociale et solidaire.
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Barcelona: launch of the Social Market Guide!
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - February 2022
REAS, Red de Redes, February 2022
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Launching the Solidarity Economy Organisers Network (UK)
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - May 2021
The Solidarity Economy Association, UK, May 2021
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Meeting Bruno Lasnier, MES France: member of Ripess Europe
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - May 2021
Bruno Lasnier, May 2021
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Meeting Martin Georges, ESS’plicite: member of Ripess Eu
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - May 2021
Martin Georges, May 2021
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Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - December 2020
Günther Lorenz, December 2020
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Winners of the Wise Manager Award 2020
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - December 2020
Patrizia Bussi, December 2020
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The debt shackles are off; watch Greek social enterprises go!
Thomson Reuter Foundation news
Antonis Vorloou, September 2018
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Article of Winter 2017 edition of Yes!Magazine, Nov 14,2017
Penn Loh, November 2017
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In Berlin, a Model for Creative and Affordable Housing (Spreefeld)
Article of Yes! Magazine, April 12, 2017
Sarah van Gelder, April 2017
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6 Groundbreaking Community Land Trusts and Housing Co-ops from Around the World
Article by RioOnWatch, March 2017
March 2017
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The Mutual Aid Network Takes a Ground-Up Approach to Create a Collaborative Economy
Article of Shareable, February 8, 2017
Stephanie Rearick, Leander Bindewald, February 2017
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It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Woman Is Turning It Into a Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Article of Yes! Magazine, Dec 07, 2016
Zenobia Jeffries, December 2016
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Cultivating a workers’ paradise
Article of The Guardian 3/07/2016
Gilles Tremlett, July 2016
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From Luxury Hotel to Cooperative Housing: São Paulo’s Lord Palace Hotel Occupation
Article RIOONWATCH May 16, 2016
Anna Cash, May 2016
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Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Article of Yes!Magazine Nov 7, 2014
Penn Loh, November 2014
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A Direct Stake in Economic Life: Worker-Owned Firms
February 2006 issue of Vermont Commons, USA.
Gar Alperovitz, February 2006