CALL FOR PAPERS: CCSE 2025 - OPEN
5th Edition will be organised in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa from 4-7 November 2025
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.
6. Critical reflections on the 1st and 2nd International Year of Cooperatives
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: 978-1-0370-3697-2 (e-book)
Conference Committee
Dr Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa (Chair of Conference)
Dr Julia Modise, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa (2025 Honorary Chair of Conference)
Prof Esther Gicheru, Cooperative University of Kenya, Kenya
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 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
Conference Secretariat: Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA
Mr Sizwe Mkwanazi, University of Johannesburg and Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA
Host Secretary: Lionel Skhosana, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA
Conference Partners (TBC)