UID:
almahu_9949744121802882
Format:
1 online resource (xxiii, 265 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781529226430 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Organizations and activism
Content:
This volume offers an important vision of co-operation as an alternative to the neoliberal market, exploring the cooperative model's potential for driving environmental and socio-economic transformation in the post-COVID world.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Mar 2024).
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Front cover -- Series page -- Co-operation and Co-Operatives in 21st-Century Europe -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction: European Co-operativism in a Changing World -- Background to the book -- The historical roots of european co-operation -- Motivation and context today -- The cooperative research network of activist scholars -- Purpose and aims -- Structure and organization -- Part I, seeds: identifying the space for co-operatives in addressing social challenges -- Part II, bridges: co-operative culture and education -- Part III, growth: the preston model, co-operation and community wealth building -- The chapters -- References -- Part I Seeds: Identifying the Spacefor Co-operatives in AddressingSocial Challenges -- 2 Star & -- Shadow Cinema: A Grassroots Interface between DIY Culture, New Co-operativism and the Commons -- Introduction -- Do it yourself cinema and using public space -- Diy, cooperativism and the commons -- The position of star & -- shadow cinema co-op -- Star & -- shadow cinema co-op and co-operation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Beyond Green-Washing: Sustainable Development and Environmental Accountability through Co-operators' Eyes (A French Perspective) -- Introduction -- Workers' co-operation in france: background -- The sample analysed -- Co-operative A -- Co-operative B -- Co-operative C -- Findings and discussion -- Green policy within workers' coops -- Worker-members' attitudes towards ecology -- The implications of workers' co-operation for ecological awareness at work -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work -- Introduction.
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Worker co-operatives and work as a field of study -- Worker co-operatives -- Experiences of meaningless work -- Reclaiming meaning -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Promise and Perils of Corporate Governance-by-Design in Blockchain-Based Collectives: The Case of dOrg -- Introduction -- The case of dorg -- How dorg works -- Joining, and working through, dorg -- Governing dorg -- Applying rothschild and whitt's two ideal types of organization to dorg -- Corporate governance-by-design -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 'Our Club, Our Community, Our Future': Co-operation, Deindustrialization and Motherwell Football Club's Journey to Community Ownership -- Introduction -- 'Death by a thousand cuts': thatcher and the closure of the 'craig -- The 'souness revolution' and the spirit of 1991 -- The rise and fall of the 'third force' strategy -- Launching the 'motherwell revolution': the birth of the well society -- Finding the spark: supporter co-operation and industrial identity -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Bridges: Co-operative Culture and Education -- 7 Co-operation for Asset-Based Community Development: The Example of the Community Explorers Project at Leicester Vaughan College -- Introduction -- Co-operative learning and related terms -- Co-operative pedagogies for asset-based community development in action -- Explorations -- Frameworks and contexts -- Co-operative dividends -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Engaging Universities in Capacity Building for a Co-operative Economy -- Introduction -- Cooperative movement and education -- Co-operatives and mainstream business education -- Business schools and coops -- Examples and lessons -- Moving forward -- Note -- References -- Part III Growth: The Preston Model, Co-operation and Community Wealth Building.
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9 The Strange Death of Co-operative Britain? Comparing the Development of British Co-operation with Wider European Trends and Emerging Strategies for a 21st-Century Revival -- Introduction -- Patterns in the development of the british co-operation and comparisons with europe 1800-2021 -- The strange death of co-operative britain? some key factors -- British co-operation: the future? -- References -- 10 How Far Can the Co-operative Character Extend? The Sense of Co-operation and Co-operative Councils -- Introduction -- The two faces of new municipalism: visionary -- The two faces of new municipalism: emergency response to crisis -- Councils in co-operation -- Cooperative councils, values, principles and the co-operative character -- A case study: the drive for change -- Bringing co-operatives and co-operation to the forefront of the co-operative councils innovation network -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 11 Community Wealth Building in Preston: Successes and Challenges of Co-operation in Action -- Introduction -- The preston model and co-operatives: background and roots in mondragón and cleveland -- Building sustainable ecosystems of co-operatives in preston and cleveland -- The preston model as a hazy force for socio-economic transformation -- Politics, anchor leadership, community ownership and the preston model -- Closing the gap between 'the dream' and reality in preston -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 'Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?' How the Established Model of the Mondragon Co-operatives Struggles to Adapt to a Changing World -- Introduction -- Catholic social action and the mondragon co-operatives -- The values of catholic social action as social capital: a secular spirituality -- Interviewing co-operative worker-members in mondragón -- Responding to meaning and value.
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Democratic participation in governance, shared responsibility and motivation -- Inter co-operation -- Co-operation: owners and protagonists -- Overview -- Paradoxes and contradictions -- Can the leopard change its spots? -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Possibilities and Challenges of the 'Sorachi Model': Learning from Preston's Attempts to Rebuild the Region -- Introduction -- Historical background: co-operatives in japan -- Hokkaido and sorachi: the need for regeneration -- History and current situation -- Addressing the decline in sorachi -- Preston: a summary -- Sorachi: differences and similarities -- Anchor institutions in sorachi -- Unicorn: a uk case study -- Adapting the preston model to sorachi -- Michin-no-eki: a vision for a cooperative future -- Participation and consensus -- Leadership culture: leading and managing workers co-operatives in sorachi -- Leadership and systems of evaluation -- Towards a 'sorachi model' -- Overseas expansion? -- Conclusion: find a style that fits the society -- Post-conclusion, a final word and personal reflection -- References -- 14 Conclusion: Clues to a Co-operative Future? -- References -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781529226416
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781529226430/type/BOOK
