Project status: on-going Description Research about social and community enterprises is linked to the broader theme of the co-production of public services or public utilities and the participatory management of community goods. This theme has recently taken on new relevance with the increasing tendency to delegate the direct… Read More
Empirical evidence has shown that cooperatives are diverse organizations that efficaciously address a plurality of socio-economic needs. Cooperative organizations are effective in provisioning for myriad life needs, and do so in more democratic and sustainable ways than investor-owned firms. Read More
Project status: concluded Description All over Italy, regenerated railway stations host many different initiatives – social, cultural and tourism services, for example – aimed at inspiring inclusion and social cohesion and promoted and managed by non-profit organizations. Objectives The collaboration between Euricse and the… Read More
Since the 1980s, Western countries have seen a real turning point in terms of housing policy, with local communities becoming involved in the creation of residential neighbourhoods and services. This cultural transformation, aiming at putting inhabitants at the core of urban regeneration initiatives and housing, started to be considered not just a matter of building houses. This project intends to extend the general theory of the commons to the specific research area of housing. Read More
Cooperative initiatives that place the local community at the center of their mission and economic model are multiplying in Italy and elsewhere. Thanks to the recognition of the value of local resources (environmental, historical and cultural), community cooperatives are generating economies able to fuel a supply that improves social cohesion and encourages inclusion, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Read More
Centri di servizio per il volontariato (CSVs) are volunteer support centres established by the framework law on volunteering (Italian Law 266/91). Their function is to provide support and training to voluntary organizations, and they have been conceived as institutions that manage regional funds in the interest of voluntary organizations. Read More