Projects
Policy Research Centre 2012 Work & Social Economy Social Economy Research Centre. KU Leuven
Mivas circular: linking social economy and circular economy in the packaging sector University of Antwerp
Alliance Fostering Skills Development for Social Economy - European Social Innovation Campus Odisee vzw
Mapping Discourse on the Social Economy and Reassessing its meaning in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching KU Leuven
Today, the question of social economy evaluation is emerging as a new research area; it asks how the social economy should be evaluated, how it is being evaluated and how evaluation may reinforce or weaken its identity. The Catholic social tradition was an original source of inspiration for the emergence of the social economy, and Catholic Church organisations continue today to make significant practical contributions to the sector. ...
The role of social and solidarity economy and social finance in sustainable development and the future of work KU Leuven
Through a review of the state of the art literature and eight case studies illuminating innovative and good practices, the study aims to investigate innovative ways of financing social and solidarity economy ventures. The study also aims to demonstrate the impact potential of these social and solidarity economy ventures in the domains of employment, social protection, inclusiveness, and sustainable development. Case studies will be selected ...
SocialStudy on the impact of employment in the social economy on poverty and social exclusion University of Antwerp
Social Economy - BOF Tenure Track mandate (ES/2018/003) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1) Social economy: determinants of size and growth
2) The economic behavior and performance of social economy organizations
3) Stakeholders and the governance of social economy organizations
For each part, the main goal is to conduct state-of-the-art (and beyond) scientific research, in line with the mission and the values of the VUB.