Social Economy & Sustainability Research Network

There are on-going opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to become involved with research in the social economy. Across the Atlantic region, our Network will be hiring an estimated 20 graduate students between 2005 and 2010. Although there are no specific programs to study the social economy within our region, there are people studying topics that relate to the social economy in all universities. We encourage students of all disciplines to explore the possibility of incorporating the social economy into their thesis work.

Job Opportunities

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National Social Economy Student Network

The Social Economy Student Network (SESN) serves as a forum for post-secondary student academic dialogue, information dispersal and education on the Social Economy (SE). It links students to one another from across the globe and fosters the growth of knowledge and information-sharing among members. The Network exists to bring together students interested in aspects of the Social Economy in order to facilitate the formation of intellectually stimulating and diverse peer networks within and beyond the academic and research environment.

Click here for their upcoming Conferences and Workshops.

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Student Workshop on the Social Economy:
Innovation & Sustainability in a Changing World: Exploring Social Economy Alternatives
In Association with The Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC) and The Association for Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER)
Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2009
May 26, 2009
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Important Dates:
Feb. 15, 2009 - Deadline for Submission of abstracts for papers

March 15, 2009 - Notification of Acceptance of Papers and Presentations
May 26, 2009 - Student Workshop
May 27-29, 2009 - Meeting of the Scholarly Associations for CASC and ANSER

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Related Programs

The Youth Experience International Program (YEI)

A program of the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA). The purpose of YEI is to give university grads between the ages of 19-30 a chance to work in developing countries for 6 months to 1 year with local co-op groups. The CCA is always looking for applications from people who have a background and knowledge in co-operatives.

Co-operatives Research Unit, Open University, United Kingdom

The Open University is one of the best known distance learning institutions in the world. CRU has three main aims: to encourage and develop thinking and research on issues of importance to the social economy sector; to support the development of co-operatives and other organizations trading for social or ethical purposes; and to work with practitioners, policy makers and researchers at European, national and local levels to develop comparative analyses of issues for improving policy, development, and management.

Programs are designed to encourage and develop thinking and research on the social economy sector, to support the development of co-operatives and social organizations, and to develop comparative analyses.

Centre for the study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, established in 1984, is an interdisciplinary teaching and research institute at the University of Saskatchewan. One of the key people in its formation was the past president of the university, Leo Kristjanson, who found it surprising that although co-operatives play a crucial role in all segments of the provincial economy and society, very little research was being done into the role and operation of co-operatives. To answer this need, Kristjanson established the centre, in conjunction with people from the co-operative sector, the university and the Government of Saskatchewan. The Centre also hosts the Linking, Learning, Leveraging Project, which is the Northern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Social Economy research node.

Master of Management - Co-operatives and Credit Unions, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

An innovative web-based program that brings together co-op and credit union professionals from around the world to learn how to combine the principles of co-operation with active, aggressive management practices.

Cooperative Enterprise Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

The mission of the program is to enhance the overall effectiveness of member cooperatives through improving the understanding of directors, managers, employees, and members of the cooperative principles and business practices.

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