Social Enterprises and Institutions for Collective Action

Nieuwe Instituut Zoöp, together with the research and design initiatives Charging the Commons and Dark Matter Lab, is organising a workshop to explore how design can contribute to the technological and organisational conditions of a more-than-human consciousness. What kind of ‘relational interfaces’ can help us to imagine relationships with each other, different life forms and … Continue reading Charging the Commons Workshop: Relational interface for more-than-human commons

After the results of the European elections of June 6, we will meetup in the Rotterdam Library for inspiration for the political future. The episode of VPRO Tegenlicht about the book 'Doppelganger' by Naomi Klein is the central point of discussion during this event. According to author Klein, we must look for the answer in … Continue reading Meetup about Tegenlicht episode: ‘Naomi Klein and the Pull to the Right’

The overall theme of the 2024 conference in Dundee, Scotland is: ‘Co-operatives, Hybrids, and Democratic Organisations as the Future of Sustainable and Equitable Socio-Economic Development: Operationizing Co-operatives and Democratic Organizations to address contemporary challenges and problems’.

Join the final event of the Charging the Commons project, where we share and discuss the insights and learnings acquired during this two-year research on how design can contribute to the commons and commoning practices. The program will be kick-started with a keynote by Prof. Marcus Foth (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) on intermediation in design as a practice … Continue reading Charging the Commons Final Event | What design can contribute to commoning

Making Housing Systems work: Evidence and Solutions Many countries are facing greater demand for housing than predicted a few years ago and living in the existing stock is becoming increasingly expensive, partly due to poor insulation and high energy prices. Housing is hardly affordable anymore for young, low- and middle-income groups, especially in larger cities. … Continue reading ENHR CONFERENCE 2024

Researcher Daniel Petrovics will defend his thesis, titled 'Rising Together: Polycentric Governance, Niche Expansion & the Scaling of Energy Communities'. This study explores how energy communities are revolutionizing Europe’s energy landscape by managing local renewable energy assets and expanding their services. These initiatives are pioneering collective action against the climate crisis at the local scale and promoting … Continue reading PhD Defense Daniel Petrovics

Join us for the start of the new SEICA Open Seminar Talks with Dr. Nicolas Jager, Assistant Professor for the governance of sustainability transformations with the Public Administration and Policy group at Wageningen University & Research. Does public participation improve environmental governance and foster collective action? What works, when, and how?Participation and collaboration of citizens … Continue reading SEICA Open Seminar – Nicolas Jager (WUR)

We are pleased to announce the Young Researchers Meeting on Cooperatives, a collaborative event organized by the Nationale Coöperatieve Raad (NCR) cooperative scholars network and CollectieveKracht. This meeting is designed to bring together early-career researchers with a shared interest in cooperative studies, offering them an opportunity to present their work and build their network.  Event details … Continue reading Young Researchers Meeting on Cooperatives

Join us for a seminar with Amineh Ghorbani, Associate Professor at TU Delft. More information will follow soon. This seminar is online. If you would like to attend, please send an e-mail to collective-action@rsm.nl and you will receive a Teams-invite shortly.

Join us for a seminar with Federico Savini, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Institutions and Politics at the University of Amsterdam. Strategic planning for degrowth: what, who, howThe presentation will first unpack the so called ‘strategic thought’ in degrowth research. This is a research field of degrowth that is particularly concerned with the tactics and processes that … Continue reading SEICA Open Seminar – Federico Savini (UvA)

Update: the recording of this event can be found here. Communities are the foundation of strong and liveable neighbourhoods. How can housing corporations help neighbourhood communities flourish and grow? Together with residents, experts and representatives of corporations, we will delve into community building and the role social housing providers can play. As part of the … Continue reading ‘Community spirit in the neighbourhood’ with a lecture by Tine De Moor

This event will be in Dutch. More often we see local residents taking the helm. What is their strength and what role does the city play? Professor Tine De Moor from the Rotterdam School of Management will give a lecture about common good.