Research Streams

Stream 1

Agri-food cooperatives and the transition to climate smart and sustainable agri-food systems

Cynthia Giagnocavo (University of Almeria), Hagen Henrÿ (member, ICA Cooperative Law Committee CLC), Michael Cook (University of Missouri)

Stream 2

Circular Economy

Maria Odette Lobato Calleros (Universidad Iberoamericana), Sang-Youn Lee (Sungkonghoe University), Rafael Ziegler (Hec Montréal)

Stream 3

Cooperatives and Decolonizing the Economy

Marcelo Vieta (University of Toronto), Ana Heras (Universidad Nacional de San Martin), Judith Harris (University of Winnipeg)

Stream 4

Cooperative Governance and diversity

Hanen Khemakhem (ESG – UQAM), Myriam Michaud (TÉLUQ), Saoussen Boujelben (ESCS Sfax University)

Stream 5

Cooperative governance – systems, practices, issues and theoretical advances

Sonja Novkovic (Saint Mary's University), Isaac Nyamongo (University of Kenya)

Stream 6

Cooperative Law

Ifigeneia Douvitsa (member, ICA Cooperative Law Committee), Santosh Kumar (Legislation Director, ICA), Hagen Henrÿ (member, ICA Cooperative Law Committee)

Stream 7

Doing research with cooperatives

Justine Ballon (HEC Montréal), Maude Léonard (UQAM)

Stream 8

Ethics and cooperatives

Gabriel Monette (HEC Montréal), Camille Ternier (École Normale Supérieure), Thierry Pauchant (HEC Montréal)

Stream 9

Incarceration and Co-op Solutions

Jessica Gordon-Nembhard (University of New York)

Stream 10

Innovation through inter-cooperation

Luc K. Audebrand (Laval University), Louis Cousin (Laval University & Paris-Saclay University), Devi Vijay (Indian Institute of Management)

Stream 11

The institutional and legal framework of the cooperative and social economy sector

Maryline Filippi (Bordeaux University), Claude-André Guillotte (Sherbrooke University and Research Network in Social and Solidarity Economy)

Stream 12

The Future of Co-op Education and Development

Steve Dubb (ACE Board Member), Erin Hancock (Education Manager, International Centre for Co-operative Management, Saint Mary’s University)

Stream 13

Opportunities and challenges for financial cooperatives

Inmaculada Buendia-Martinez (University of Castilla-La Mancha and IICADD), Thuy Seran (University of Montpellier).

Stream 14

Principle 7 – Concern for the Community - How can cooperatives create a unique bond between members, their communities and the employees in the 21st century?

Eric Brat (HEC Montréal), Enrique Nunes, (EM Lyon)

Stream 15

Renewable Energy Communities and Co-operatives

Jens Lowitzsch (Europa-Universität Viadrina (Oder) and Kelso Institute), Derya Tarhan (University of Guelph)

Stream 16

Reporting on Co-operative Sustainability

Fiona Duguid (CEARC, SMU), Daphne Rixon (CEARC, SMU)

Stream 17

Worker coops’ power for commoning futures

Isabel Faubert-Mailloux (Réseau COOP), Valérie Michaud (ESG – UQAM), Mirta Vuotto, (Universidad de Buenos Aires)