What's New

Three New eBooks from the Canadian Social Economy Hub

The Canadian Social Economy Hub has produced three final publications building on the results of the national, 6-year research program.  

Download FREE pdf or epub (for e-readers) versions of the e-books below.  

Yukon Social Economy Summer Aug 2010 Newsletter

Yukon Social Economy Summer 2010 Newsletter, published by the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada

Updated CSERP Research Table - June 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2010 PhD Sustainability Academy

Markets and Movements for Sustainability

Dates: November 4-9, 2010
Deadline: July 15, 2010 
 
The PhD Sustainability Academy is an annual event of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) hosted by The Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario (IVEY).  

The Network for Business Sustainability sponsors a Best Paper Award accompanied by a $500 cash prize.

May 2010 ECO-SOC INFO Bulletin

The May ECO-SOC INFO bulletin of The Canada Research Chair on Social Economy is now available on its website! To read it, click here.

ANSER Conference Completed

The Association for Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER)
June 2-4, 2010, Concordia University, Montreal
www.anser-ares.ca/index.html

ANSER  held its  annual conference as part of the Congress of the
Humanities and Social Sciences at  Concordia University, June 2 to 4,
2010. Henry Mintzberg of McGill University was the keynote speaker on
Wednesday, June 2nd.

June, 2010 Researcher of the Month – Elizabeth Hicks

Elizabeth Hicks is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Professor in the Business and Tourism Department of Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. She is a co-applicant of the Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network.

Social Economy Stories – June 2010 – Sue Rickards

Sue Rickards is an educator and community practitioner. She occasionally teaches a course called “Community Practitioners as Agents of Change” in the University of New Brunswick’s (NB) Adult Education program. She was a member of the Community Non-Profi t Task Force which presented a report to the Premier called “New Brunswick Blueprint for Action: Building a Foundation for Self-sufficiency.”

To read more, please click here.

New Master of Arts in Community Development at UVic

BUILDING LEADERS IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
 
The School of Public Administration welcomed the first cohort of students to the new Master of Arts in Community Development (MACD). The program prepares leaders for the challenges of today’s global issues in communities around the world.