Co-op Education

Posted in: Co-op Education
Co-operative Research in Australia
By Greg Patmore
Jan 28, 2010 - 7:38:53 AM

The funding will be used for a seminar series and two symposiums during 2010.

 The Group also hopes to become a focus for future research projects.

 The Co-operative Research Group is in the process of setting up a website and it would like to set up links on the site with other co-op groups.

The first major event of 2010 is a three day symposium at the Sydney University Village entitled - "The Italian and Australian Cooperative Sectors - The Past, Present and Future" on 15-17 February. The three day symposium will feature the latest theoretical and empirical work on cooperatives from Professor Carlo Borzaga and Dr Ermanno Tortia from the University of Trento.

The key theme of the Symposium is to compare the research in Italy and Australia in four cooperative sectors - the retail sector, credit union sector, worker and indigenous cooperative areas - and define areas for the future research of the project. Professor Greg Patmore, Dr. Leanne Cutcher, Dr Nikola Balnave and Anthony Jensen will present papers.

The Symposium will be part of full week of activities in Sydney. Following the Symposium, the Co-operative Federation of NSW will hold a two day Cooperative Opportunities Conference at the same venue and will devote some time to developing these themes from a practical perspective.

The aim of the week is to start a discussion and research project on how the cooperative sector can achieve its potential in Australia in a world defined by a new set of economic, social and environmental parameters.

For further details on the Italian and Australian event please go the website at http://blhg.econ.usyd.edu.au/symposia/2010/italian_australian_coops