Working Papers

Euricse’s Working Paper Series consists in a collection of papers that are available for free in electronic format and can be downloaded on Euricse’s website. This allows for a broad dissemination of articles focused on the main research topics of the Institute (i.e. cooperative and social enterprises’ rationale, evolution, role, behaviour, and impact) and it stimulates debate among scholars and practitioners working in the same field. Euricse’s Working Paper Series includes articles written in English, Italian or other European languages according to various disciplinary perspectives that range from economics, law, sociology, history, and political science. The Series also comprises key studies focused on territorial/sectoral analyses. Experts of the field, as well as Ph.D. students and young researchers, are offered the opportunity to contribute to the Series.

The Working Paper Series is also posted on Euricse’s Research and Working Paper Series on Social Science Research Network (SSRN): http://www.ssrn.com/link/Euricse-RES.html. To subscribe to this series and receive the latest research delivered to you in an email abstracting journal, please visit:  http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=EURICSE-RES.

The procedure for submitting and revising papers is briefly described below.

Interested authors must submit their papers to the members of the editorial committee (person in charge: Dr. Sara Depedri sara.depedri@euricse.eu). Papers are expected to be in line with the scientific approach of the Institute. Before submitting their papers, potential authors are invited to read the philosophy of the Institute and provide for a language revision (if the paper is not written in the author’s native language). Authors are expected to follow the general style guidelines and, where possible, the general rules described in the ‘before submitting’ page. Preliminary drafts are also accepted, provided that they are characterized by a complete design and clear structure. By submitting a paper to this series, authors agree to accepted papers being posted on Euricse’s SSRN Research and Working Paper Series http://www.ssrn.com/link/Euricse-RES.html.

Concerning the review process, submitted papers are first evaluated by the editorial committee. The editorial committee can directly reject papers when they are not in line with the Institute’s philosophy, do not cover its main research interests, or are considered of low scientific quality. The editorial committee can also rely on the advice of the scientific committee or on other referees for specialized consultations. This can occur for scientifically-relevant contributions and specific territorial/sectoral analyses. In both cases, the decision is directly communicated to the authors. Upon the editorial committee’s request, authors can be asked to revise their papers, provide for specific integrations or simply comply with editorial requirements.

The philosophy of the editors is to support the publication of a large number of working papers of high scientific quality.

Editorial Committee:

Carlo Borzaga - presidente@euricse.eu
Sara Depedri - sara.depedri@euricse.eu
Giulia Galera - giulia.galera@euricse.eu
Ermanno Tortia - ermanno.tortia@unitn.it.

Scientific Committee

Alberto Zevi, Avner Ben-Ner, Benedetto Gui, Derek Jones, Giulio Ecchia, Jacques Defourny, Leonardo Becchetti, Pier Angelo Mori, Roger Spears, Silvio Goglio, Stefano Zamagni, Virginie Pérotin, William Bartlett.