CCSE 2025: 5th Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy Quartermain Hotel, Sandton Sandton, South Africa, November 4-7, 2025 |
| Conference website | https://www.aci-ac.org/ccse |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccse2025 |
The annual conference on cooperatives and the solidarity economy aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on cooperatives and the solidarity economy. It brings together academics and practitioners for the development of a robust knowledge base on the cooperative sector. The conference creates a platform for dialogue among academics, practitioners, and policymakers for the co-creation of fit-for-purpose knowledge that will advance the cooperative agenda.
Submission Guidelines
- Enablers of the cooperative movement.
- Leveraging the cooperative model for socio-economic development.
- Cooperatives, social and solidarity economy.
- Cooperatives, climate change, resilience, and inclusion.
- Cooperatives and sustainability.
- Critical reflections and studies on the 1st and 2nd International Year of Cooperatives (IYC)
We also welcome the submission of panel proposals. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the proposal to invite contributions to the panel. A panel may have up to 40 minutes. Panel proposals can be submitted on the conference website.
All submissions will be subjected to a double-blind peer review. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings under ISBN: 978-1-0370-3697-2(e-book)
Committees
Dr Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa (Chair)
Dr Julia Modise, Africa Cooperatives Institute of SA, South Africa (Honorary Chair – 2025)
Prof Esther Gicheru, Cooperative University of Kenya, Kenya
Dr Meron Okbandrias, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Dr Penine Uwimbabazi, Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Rwanda
Dr Barry Ibrahima, Oniris-Nantes & LEMNA (University of Nantes), France
Dr Shadreck Matindike, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr Mercy Mwambi, World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
Dr Claudia Sanchez Bajo, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Economics
Prof Aitor Bengoetxea Alkorta, Institute of Cooperative Law and Social Economy, University Institute of the UPV/EHU (University of the Basque Country), Spain
Prof Gonzalo Martínez Etxeberria, Faculty of Law, Deusto-Bilbao University, Spain
Dr Hilarion Kontchop, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Douala-Cameroon
Contact
info@aci-ac.org