International Co-operative Research Conference 2015

The International Co-operative Alliance’s Committee on Co-operative Research (ICA CCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a research conference from 8 to 10 November 2015 in Antalya, Turkey, as part of the Alliance’s...

The Young Scholars Programme, as part of the Co-operatives and the World of Work conference

The International Co-operative Alliance’s Committee on Co-operative Research (ICA CCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a research conference from 8 to 10 November 2015 in Antalya, Turkey, as part of the Alliance’s 2015 global conference.

The theme of the conference was Co-operatives and the World of Work. Co-operative News was there to bring you all the events and news as they happened.

 

  • BLOG | Social co-operatives and prison systems

    The 2015 International Labour Organization's Co-operatives and the World of Work Research Conference in Antalya, Turkey (8-10 November), included a session on the use of co-operatives in the field of marginalisation and rehabilitation. Betsy Dribben, attorney, lobbyist and former director of policy at the ICA, looks at how prisons, prisoners and prison workers around the world are using the ...

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  • BLOG | Co-operative education in the heart of Tehran

    The International Co-operative Alliance’s Committee on Co-operative Research (ICA CCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting a research conference from 8 to 10 November 2015 in Antalya, Turkey, as part of the Alliance’s 2015 global conference. In the third of a series of conference blogs, Betsy Dribben, attorney, lobbyist and former director of policy at the ICA, meets ...

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  • Explaining co-operative performance: from neo classical to behavioural economics

    “Can fair firms survive in the market place?” is the topic of a new paper presented at the International Co-operative Research Conference in Antalya. Professor Morris Altman has published around 100 refereed papers on various topics, including behavioural economics and co-operatives. At the conference Co-operatives and the World of Work in Antalya he talked about his latest research, which ...

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  • BLOG | The Syrian Refugee crisis and co-operatives

    The International Co-operative Alliance's Committee on Co-operative Research (ICA CCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting a research conference from 8 to 10 November 2015 in Antalya, Turkey, as part of the Alliance's 2015 global conference. In the second of a series of conference blogs, Betsy Dribben, attorney, lobbyist and former director of policy at the ICA, ...

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  • Eight tips for emerging co-operative research scholars

    New researchers studying co-operatives received eight tips at an international research conference in Antalya, Turkey. As part of the event, experienced researchers shared their knowledge with new scholars taking part in the conference’s Young Scholar’s Programme. Co-operatives and the World of Work is jointly organised by the International Co-operative Alliance and the International ...

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  • How can co-operatives contribute to the future of work?

    With increasing challenges brought by demographic changes, technological developments, globalisation or climate change, the world of work is facing an uncertain future. In this respect, co-operatives are a major player, with more than a quarter of a million employees across the globe. They are important not just because the number of jobs the create, but also because of the quality of ...

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  • BLOG | Co-operatives and the World of Work: Youth

    On 8-10 November, at the International Labour Organization's Co-operatives and the World of Work Research Conference in Antalya, Turkey, delegates will be learning more about youth co-operatives and how they make a difference. Young people will be also given a chance on the first day of the meeting to talk about their research and work on co-operatives. In the first of a series of ...

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