Posted by:
Steve Dubb
Abstract submissions for Helsinki event due March 31st
The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), the world’s peak association of cooperatives, representing more than 800 million co-op members worldwide, has issued a call for papers for its 2011 Global Research Conference. Organizers invite researchers from universities, specialists from research centers and practitioners from the wide field of cooperatives and social economy to take part in the conference and submit abstract proposals relevant to conference themes.
Titled New Opportunities for Co-operatives, participants will gather from August 24-27, 2011 in Mikkeli, Finland. The official language of the conference is English. Those wishing to present at this conference should submit an abstract (500 words or less) no later than March 31, 2011. Details regarding how to submit abstracts are available here. Further information about the different course tracks is available here. Proposals that are accepted will be listed on the website by May 15, 2011. Papers for accepted proposals must be submitted no later than June 20, 2011.
Key conference themes will include the following
1. Cooperative diversity and different types of success, including workshops on credit unions (financial cooperatives) and social entrepreneurship.
2. The role and promotion of cooperatives in a global context
3. Shared leadership and member communities
4. Multidisciplinary teaching and research on cooperatives
5. The green economy and cooperative societies
6. Innovative cooperative solutions (oriented for promoters of cooperatives)