This paper is another result of Euricse's collaboration with OECD-LEED on various research activities concerning the monitoring and comparison of approaches to policies and programs and the collection and dissemination of good practices in European countries. Read More
The volume brings together texts, analysis and examples on social transformation through social innovation. The chapter edited by Euricse researchers is titled "Europe in transition: the role of cooperative and social enterprises." Read More
This article will describe the current state of social enterprise legislation in Europe, investigating its key role in the development of the social economy and its particular logics, distinct from those of the for-profit capitalist economy. Read More
We are pleased to announce that our researcher Giulia Galera has been elected new member of the EMES Board of Directors which was elected by all members of the the network in October. Read More
This study explores the dimensions of the social economy in Italy in terms of organizations, employment and revenues, taking into account the market/non-market orientation of organizations. Read More
The aim of the report is to analyze the role of social cooperatives in Italy, focusing on user engagement and the benefits of the services provided, in order to bridge the information gap and improve the relationship between social cooperatives and users. Read More
Social Enterprise between social impact and financial needsYiorgos Alexopoulos is researcher at the Agricultural University of Athens (Greece) and Senior Research Fellow at Euricse in the framework of the project “Research in Social Enterprise, its social impact and its financial needs”(RiSE GRIT). The project is awarded by a Marie Curie Action – Intra-European fellowships for Career Development (IEF), 7FP. Read More
We report some concluding comments on the European Summer School on Social Economy, from Dina Rakin*Two years ago I have heard for the ESSE Summer School from my dearest colleague. “Since you are curious about the social economy world and you are into questioning so many aspects of it, this school is for you”, she said. And she was right. Simple explanation, maybe too obvious. Read More
Dina Rakin* shares her impressions on the second day of the European Summer School on Social Economy in Bertinoro.Dennis R. Young and Silvia Ferreira, lecturers of the day, were committed to place the concept of personalisation into the existing theory and practice of Non-Profits, mainly Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship. User is the key word. How the type of financing of Social Enterprise and its legal form influence users and how the characteristics of a social entrepreneur respond to the users! Read More
Following the Pre-conference forum, the 5th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise “Building a scientific field to foster social enterprise eco-system” has officially started today with the plenary session “Social Enterprise and the third sector: Changing landscapes in an international perspective” chaired by Marthe Nyssens, founding member of the EMES European Research Network and Professor at the University of Louvain. Read More
This contribution aims to enrich the scarce theoretical reflections on multi-stakeholdership in a context where they are already well established, namely that of social and personal services. Read More
The new edition of the advanced training course, “Public- private partnership” will take place in Trento, on the 16-18 of April and on the 7-9 of May. Read More