Committee on Co-operative Research

Committee Chair Dr. Sonja Novkovic

The Committee on Co-operative Research (CCR) is a thematic committee of the International Co-operative Alliance. It is a bridge between academic research and the co-operative world.

The CCR began its work in 1957 as the Research Officers Group. In the 1970's the group changed its name to the ICA Research, Planning and Development Group, reflecting its  widening scope of activities and aspirations and its efforts to provide practical input to cooperatives' social and economic concerns... The Committee today functions as a network open to all those interested in sharing research on the co-operative model of enterprise.

On these pages, you will find the Committee's objectives and activities, information about co-operative research around the world,  research news and events and links to co-operative research centres, educational institutions and research organizations.

The CCR is managed by an Executive Committee made up of researchers from different regions of the world. 

Follow the Committee on Co-operative Research via the International Co-operative Alliance on Twitter at @icacoop.

 

 

Upcoming CCR conferences

Regional Co-operative Research Conference, 2-3 August 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina

UKSCS Annual Conference, 1-2 September 2018, Sheffield, UK

 

CCR events and publications

Latest edition of the Review of International Co-operation is out!

The Committee on Co-operative Research of the International Co-operative Alliance is pleased to announce the publication of the Review of International Co-operation 2017 on co-operative research in Latin America.

This special Issue presents views from Latin America that, we hope, sheds light on what Cooperativism represents as a socio-economic movement in the region. It includes eight academic papers that have been peer-evaluated, from Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay and Colombia, dealing with responses to catastrophes, cooperative contributions to sustainable development, member participation and education, growth strategies, and policy evaluation. Three more articles deal with research in Latin America in general, and one with Brazil in particular, discussing theoretical and methodological approaches, as well as university and post-graduate studies on the subject.

Guest editors Claudia Sanchez Bajo, Mirta Vuotto and Ana Maria Sarria Icaza introduce readers to the diverse co-operative ecosystem in the region. Given that most regional research in published either in Spanish and Portuguese, this effort is intended to enhance the dialogue among co-operative researchers and practitioners, policy-makers and the co-operative movement worldwide.

The Special Issue 2017 of the Review is now available here!

Please send your reactions and questions to  claudia.sanchezbajo@ymail.com

Read our reports from the 2017 Global Co-operative Research conference in Stirling:

Co-operative practitioners in Scotland – what do they want from researchers?

Co-operative research: key trends and predictions

The importance of research in co-operative policy

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