Publications

Forthcoming Books

New Directions in Co-operative Research and Practice

An edited volume coming out of the "Co-operative Membership and Globalization: New Directions in Research and Business Strategies" conference held October 24-25, 2002 in Saskatoon.

 

Invitation List and Draft Contents

Part One: Globalization, Social Cohesion, and Membership

• William Coleman on globalization
• Brett Fairbairn on membership adhesion and identities in co-operatives
• Benoît Lévesque, Patrick De Bortoli, and Jean-Pierre Girard on social cohesion and deliberative democracy and the challenge for co-operatives in pursuit of the common good

Part Two: New Directions in Research and Practice

Issues

• Karen Philp on CCA
• Christine McCarville on Arctic Co-ops
• Andrea Harris on VanCity Credit Union
• Donna Burn on Calgary Co-op
• Mountain Equipment Co-op
• Bill Turner on general issues in the sector

Theory

• Michael Gertler on varieties of membership
• Lou Hammond Ketilson on methodology and definition in research
• Isobel Findlay on postcolonial cultural methods
• Murray Fulton on how and why to study the use of conceptual models in business
• Jo-Anne Ferguson on participatory action research as an approach in co-operatives
• Leslie Brown on innovations in co-op marketing and communications
• Cristine de Clercy on board diversity
• Carol Hunter on information technology and member engagement in co-ops
• Wanda Wuttunee and Warren Weir on how to approach Aboriginal communities
  

Cases

• Daniel Côté on membership involvement in organizational change and business strategy, highlighting the case of Agropur
• Mario Carrier on community forestry co-ops in northern Québec
• Jean-Pierre Girard and Patrick De Bortoli on social solidarity co-ops in Québec Part Three: Application
• Reflections by a researcher and/or practitioner on how to apply the above in research and
  in co-operative practice (Brett/Bill Turner?)

Forthcoming Occasional Papers

Social Cohesion through Market Democratisation: Alleviating Legitimation Deficits through Co-operation, Rob Dobrohoczki

Forthcoming Research Reports

Consumer Identities and Co-operative Membership, Colin Leinenweber

Networking Diversity: Including Women and Other Under-Represented Groups in Co-operatives, Myfanwy Van Vliet