Mapping Co-operative Studies in the New Millennium

This conference was a joint congress of the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation and the International Research Committee of the International Co-operative Alliance and was hosted by the British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies (BCICS). This four day international event was held at the University of Victoria from May 28-31, 2003.

A complete conference program, including speaker biographies and selected conference papers, can be found at the British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies. The following selection of papers and presentation slides highlights research related to, or coming out of, the research endeavours of the Co-operative Membership and Globalization: Creating Social Cohesion through Market Relations project.

Selected Presentations

Forestry Cooperatives in Québec: The Challenges of Diversification and Innovation. The Case of Girardville Forestry Cooperative (ppt) - Mario Carrier, Université Laval

Communications, Culture, and Co-operatives: Liminal Organizations in a Liminal Age (pdf) - Brett Fairbairn, University of Saskatchewan

Reimagining Co-operative Research Futures (ppt) - Isobel Findlay, University of Saskatchewan

Co-ops in Space: Enterprise and Community in the New Regional Economy (ppt) - Michael Gertler, University of Saskatchewan