The following resources may be useful for those studying various aspects of the social economy. For further information see the What is the Social Economy section of our website.

MSVU Library Guides

The Mount Saint Vincent University Library LibGuide - Social Economy - has three guides available online with references related to social economy:

Social Economy Guide to social enterprise, co-operatives, community-based businesses, non-profits and the voluntary sector

The SE library guide has been developed as a joint project between the Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network and the MSVU library.

NEW SE PROJECT BLOG LAUNCHED! One of our community partners and Co-Directors, Seth Asimakos of the Saint John Community Loan Fund, NB, has created a blog to encourage discussion of "Value Added in the SE Brand".Click here to check it out and add your comments!

Social Economy Atlantic Portal (SE Space) is up and running. Browse the searchable database for direct links to resources available under a number of different communities.

These documents have been produced through our research network. They offer a variety of sources of information relating to the social economy.

MSVU Social Economy Reference List (PDF, 252.45 KB)

Social Economy Web Resources (PDF, 75.98 KB)

Nouvelle Économie Sociale Bibliographie (PDF, 41 KB) (available in French only)
The Emergence and Dissemination of the new social economy in the Acadian Peninsula by Isabelle Légère, Programme de doctorat en service social, École de service social, Université Laval July 2005

Annotated Bibliography - Communications and Social Economy - April 2006 (PDF, 366KB)

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Additional Publications and Websites

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide  - "The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide was created in 2002 with the goal of capturing, organizing, disseminating and promoting the use of knowledge in the nonprofit sector. In 2007, the site was redesigned with additional interactive features making it more intuitive and of even greater benefit. Since its inception, the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide has become an invaluable resource to users in all 50 states and over 140 countries.  The Guide is a project of the Nonprofit Leadership Institute at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. In 2007, the Institute was renamed the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Institute in recognition of a generous donation from the Foundation to promote good practice throughout the nonprofit sector. This pledge of support will allow the Institute to expand and enhance current offerings and to continue its tradition of providing support, education, and information to leaders of nonprofit organizations.  The Guide provides easily accessible and continuously updated information on virtually all aspects of managing a nonprofit organization.  It can be used as a quick reference in preparation for meetings, as a training tool, or for in-depth research."  (extracted from the website:  June 2008)

The Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, has an online site to access the sources used to research topics in not for profit organizations. The list is not comprehensive, but intended to highlight key research tools.

39th Parliament, 1st session: Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
N. Neamtan, C. Hunter, D. LePage, S. Savage, J. Mennie, T. Martin (November 21, 2006)
These proceedings provide a useful overview of what's happening in Canada in regards to the Social Economy! Valuable definitions of the terms social economy and social economy enterprises are found throughout the proceedings.

CCN Coastal Community Networks Nova Scotia- A large voice for rural Nova Scotia

INTERNATIONAL

CIRIEC International (english - français)- (International Centre of Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy) is a non-governmental international scientific organization.  Its objectives are to undertake and promote: the collection of information, scientific research, and the publication of works on economic sectors and activities oriented towards the service of the general and collective interest:
• Action by the State and the local and regional public authorities in economic fields (economic policy, regulation);
• Public utilities; public and mixed enterprises at the national, regional and municipal levels;
• The so-called "social economy" (not-for-profit economy, cooperatives, mutuals, and non-profit organizations); etc.
In these fields CIRIEC develops activities of interest for both managers and researchers.

European Research Network (EMES) (english - français - español) - "EMES members look for joint themes and projects that bring different disciplines from the human sciences together: not only sociologists, economists and political scientists, but colleagues from historical sciences or cultural studies as well.  Specifically, the EMES Network studies socio-economic entities that, while increasingly important in Europe and elsewhere, are still poorly understood. The terms designating these entities include, amongst others:  the third sector; the social economy; the solidarity-based economy ("économie solidaire"); the non-profit sector; and social enterprises.

This research is mostly focused on Europe - a space with own traditions, peculiar political institutions (like the EU) and therefore an agenda for third sector research, that differs to some degrees from other regions in the world; acknowledging these peculiarities, makes inter-regional cooperation easier.  However, through international partnerships with the ISTR and RILESS as well as with active participation in the international scene, EMES is involved in the evolution of theory and research in the different geographic areas."
 

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