Journal & Conference
Journal
Studies in Cooperatives is an open access specialist journal with a focus on the publication of peer-reviewed articles on the cooperative sector. The journal will promote knowledge on the enablers/barriers to the cooperative movement in Africa. Each year, high-quality papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal. The journal will be officially launched at the inaugural conference.
Publication in a peer-reviewed journal: Studies in Cooperatives is an open access specialist journal with a focus on the publication of peer-reviewed articles on the cooperative sector. The journal will promote knowledge on the enablers/barriers to the cooperative movement in Africa. Each year, high-quality papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal. The journal will be officially launched at the inaugural conference.
The Studies in Cooperatives was launched on the 3rd November 2022 during at the 2nd Edition of the Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy.
The inaugural copy of the Journal is now available and accessible below.
Conference
The annual conference on cooperatives and the solidarity economy aims to fill this gap. It brings together academics and practitioners for the development of a robust knowledge base on the cooperative sector on the continent. The conference will create a platform for dialogue among academics, practitioners and policymakers for the co-creation of fit-for-purpose knowledge that will advance the cooperative agenda.
Publication in peer-reviewed conference proceedings: papers accepted and presented at the conference will be published in open access peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
The conference will be a two-day event with opening and closing plenaries. A panelist comprising eminent persons involved in the promotion of the cooperative movement will participate in the opening and closing plenaries.
A pre-conference workshop will be held a day to the start of the conference with emerging/young researchers to deepen their research skills in studying cooperatives. It is envisaged that financial support will be provided to enable their participation.
Throughout the two-day conference, there will be opportunities to interact with policy, government and cooperative development practitioners.
