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September 7, 2020
II European Summer School on Solidarity Economy
Lisboa, Portugal
Open Map Course
Open Map Course
Towards a global socioeconomy. Solidarity Economy in times of conservatism and populism
September 7 to 11, 2020, CES | Lisbon (Picoas Plaza | Rua Viriato, lojas 117 e 118)
The present global scenario is increasingly characterised by raising levels of social and economic inequalities as well as political conservatism and populism. Representative democracy is indeed under questioning in several contexts due to its incapacity to provide efficient solutions to the needs of citizens, who are often left to their own devices in a context of growing inequalities. Against this background, several initiatives from civil society are addressing unsatisfied needs through self-managed solutions defined by cooperative relations, solidarity and reciprocity. Not only are these initiatives a response to material needs of goods and services, but also a political action for creating and practicing a counter-hegemonic economy.
Targeted audience: researchers, post-graduate students and solidarity economy activists.
September 10, 2020
12:00 am UTC+2
Penser les limites, 40e Journées de l’Association d’Économie Sociale (40th Days of the Social Economy Association)
Toulouse, France
Open Map Course
Open Map Course
10-11 September 2020, Toulouse University - Jean Jaurès, Toulouse
10-11 September 2020, Toulouse University - Jean Jaurès, Toulouse
How the field of social economy questions
the limits of economic activities
Capitalism is a dynamic system that is defined by an unceasing search for mastery and rationalisation of processes. To achieve this, it upsets modes of production, modes of work organization and modes of consumption, and ultimately shakes up "living together", i.e. social justice, citizenship and democracy. This trend towards rationalization has also spread over the past three decades to the public sphere and particularly to public policies that have incorporated criteria of increasing efficiency and rationalization. In this system, there is therefore no desirable state to achieve, no stable standards or optimal size, since the norm is the endless improvement of economic rationality, which must be embodied in the GDP growth figures but also in a series of indicators that are supposed to measure this improvement in efficiency.
During the 40th Days, the Social Economy Association will award two prizes:
- Jacques Tymen Prize: rewards the best unpublished individual works of young researchers working in the field of the social economy, of an academic nature (M2 thesis and dissertation).
To find out more about the prize
- Michèle Fardeau Award: recognizes the teaching activity of a young teacher-researcher in the field of the social economy who has been a tenured professor for three to ten years.
To find out more about this award
Deadline for applications: Friday 27 March 2020
