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5th Edition will be organised in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa from 4-7 November 2025
The Call for Papers and Case Studies will be released on the 3rd February 2025
4th Edition of the Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy (CONFERENCE HAS CONCLUDED)
Second Call for Papers
Submissions Open: 15th July 2024
Final Call for Submission Closes: Friday, 18 October 2024 (Hard deadline)
Abstracts & Draft Papers are welcome
Conference Dates: 6-8th November 2024
Venue: Virtual/Online
The annual conference on cooperatives and the solidarity economy aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on cooperatives and the solidarity economy. It brings together academics and practitioners for the development of a robust knowledge base on the cooperative sector. The conference creates a platform for dialogue among academics, practitioners, and policymakers for the co-creation of fit-for-purpose knowledge that will advance the cooperative agenda.
Conference Themes
1. Enablers of the cooperative movement.
2. Leveraging the cooperative model for socio-economic development.
3. Cooperatives, social and solidarity economy.
4. Cooperatives, climate change, resilience, and inclusion.
5. Cooperatives and sustainability.
We also welcome the submission of panel proposals. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the proposal to invite contributions to the panel. A panel may have up to 40 minutes. Panel proposals can be submitted on the conference website.
All submissions will be subjected to a double-blind peer review. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings under ISBN: 978-0-620-92748-2
Conference Committee
Dr Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa
Prof Esther Gicheru, Cooperative University of Kenya, Kenya
Dr Julia Modise, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa
Prof Jonathan Feldman, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Dr Meron Okbandrias, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Dr Penine Uwimbabazi, Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Rwanda
Dr Barry Ibrahima, Oniris-Nantes & LEMNA (University of Nantes), France
Dr Shadreck Matindike, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr Mercy Mwambi, World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
Dr Claudia Sanchez Bajo, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Economics
Prof Aitor Bengoetxea Alkorta, Institute of Cooperative Law and Social Economy, University Institute of the UPV/EHU (University of the Basque Country), Spain
Prof Gonzalo Martínez Etxeberria, Faculty of Law, Deusto-Bilbao University, Spain
Dr Hilarion Kontchop, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Douala-Cameroon
Prof Anne Musson, ESSCA School of Management, France.
Conference Secretariat: Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA
Mr Sizwe Mkwanazi, University of Johannesburg and Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA
Conference Partners (TBC)