International Conference on the Social Economy

Innovation & Sustainability in a Changing World: Exploring Social Economy Alternatives

June 1, 2010, Concordia University, Montreal Quebec

Click on the presentations titles to view the powerpoint presentations from the students that presented.

Session I- Exploring the Social Economy abroad: South American Perspectives

 Social Economy and Sustainable Development in Argentina's Public Policies

Sabrina Monasterios, Cynthia Srnec, Eugenia Castelao, Miguel Gutierrez

The performance and perspectice of the Argentinian cooperative movement

Sabrina Monasterios, Cynthia Srnec, Eugenia Castelao, Miguel Gutierrez

Session  II- The Social Economy: transforming communities?

Hungry for Change: Food communities and rural economy development

Emily McGiffin

Le développement de
l’économie social au sein di mouvement communautaire québécois : les
logiques d’action des organisme adoptant des pratiqués marchandes

Jean- Vincent Bergeron- Gaudin

Community Building through the labour movement: A case study of Sault Ste. Marie

David Thompson

 From Need to Opportunity: Building Vibrant Rural Communities

Josina Vink

Session III-  Placing the 'Economy' in the Social Economy

L'influence de l'élargissement du panier des
services sur la Viabilité financière et l'utilité sociale de la coopérative de solidarité
et de services a domicile di ROYAUME (CSSDR)

Fatoumata Diadiou

When the Social Economy meets the Market

Michael Cody

Gouvernance et performance des réseaux d ‘organisations
collectives : Cas du réseau de la finance solidaire au Québec

Zerdani Tassadit

Session IV- Exploring the Social Economy in Practice

"A Question that Doesn't Quite Go Far Enough." A Case Study of the Sioux Lookout Anti-Racist Committee, Anti-Racist Solidarity, and the Social Economy.

Sean Meades

La création de valeur par une caisse Desjardins
pour le segment des entrepreneurs

Wassila Merkouche

Alternative Social Spaces and Growing the Social Economy

Celia Lee

L'économie social
e et la contribution des associations de femmes au développement durable dans
les collectivités de Kombuii (province du Nahouri) et de Siena (Province du
Nayala) au Burkina Faso.

Corinne Guindon

Session V - (Re) theorizing the Social Economy

Trust and the democratic process

Alanna Jones 

 Understanding how recycling co-operatices overcome negative stigmatization

Bruno de Oliveira

L'évaluation de
la recherche partenariale, quelque réflexions et proposition d'un outil

Denis Bussières

Rolling- out the transformative Social Economy: Canadian settlement houses and the neoliberal welfare state

Melissa Fong