Lessons from different countries. New Social Enterprises. How do they restructure work and welfare relations. Issues related to local development and work opportunities, and the sustainability of such enterprises. Social Economy and women.
Many women organise networks and create business in the social economy sector.
People organise themselves in Co-operatives and other Social Enterprises to solve their common problems and satisfy needs. Co-operatives and social enterprises rely on different, more collective forms of entrepreneurship, or more institutionalised forms. This has raise important issues of the general interest, the changing nature of political and contracting relations, and the role of Social Enterprises in the development of society. Trends towards demutualisation, and the challenges of accessing global capital, as well as the growth of new welfare and work markets, have raised new legislative and fiscal issues for co-ops and social enterprises. The organising committee intends to publish conference papers in a book.