Social Enterprises and Institutions for Collective Action

This event will provide a timely platform to explore the evolving role of cooperatives within the framework of international law, highlighting their potential to foster peace, advance social justice, and contribute to sustainable development worldwide. It is a gathering that will bring together policymakers, legal experts, cooperative leaders, academics, and advocates. The theme is Peace, … Continue reading International Symposium on Cooperatives and International Law

Have you recently graduated and written a master’s thesis on citizen collectives, commons, collective action, or related topics? Would you like to showcase your work to a broad audience and contribute to the practice of collective power in the Netherlands and Belgium? Then enter the CollectieveKracht Thesis Award 2025! This award is a unique opportunity to … Continue reading Deadline MA Thesis Award CollectieveKracht

During the Culture Preservation for Global Sustainability Conference & Exhibition 2025, professor Tine De Moor will give a lecture as part of the plenary 'Commoning: Redefining Commons of Civil Society and Civic Space'. The lecture is titled 'Back to the future? Commons as a normality in the past and a social innovation in the present'. … Continue reading Lecture CiviCon: ‘Back to the future? Commons as a normality in the past and a social innovation in the present’

The EMES Research Conference takes place from November 3–7, with the Practitioners' Day on November 4 in Rotterdam. The theme this year is "Scaling Through Communities: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises in Boosting Societal Transitions." The conference is co-organized by Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University) and Utrecht University. Expect interactive sessions … Continue reading Practitioners’ Day during EMES 2025

As part of the 4-day energy event, the Energy Transition Support Center Nijmegen is organizing a meeting about commons. During this meeting, Professor Tine De Moor will give a lecture on the social importance of community building and cooperatives in particular.

As part of the MOTI seminar series at Grenoble École de Management, professor Tine De Moor will give a lecture on the historical development and geographical spread of institutions for collective action in Europe, focusing on the example of guilds. Tine DE MOOR will present: "Contagious Institutions? A longitudinal study of institutional spillover of European guilds". … Continue reading LECTURE BY TINE DE MOOR ON THE SPREAD OF COLLECTIVE INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE

During this meeting, we will present the results of the Citizen Collectives Monitor 2025, which will be published on the same day. This will also be the perfect opportunity for the festive launch of the multi-year research project ECCO. Finally, we will award the very first Collective Power Master's Thesis Prizes to the three winners. … Continue reading Launch ECCO and CollectieveKracht End-Of-Year meeting

The Jan Brouwer Conference & KHMW Brouwer Trust Prizes 2026 is a conference organized by the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) around the overarching theme “Working together on trust”, culminating in the presentation of the 2026 KHMW Brouwer Trust Prizes. The programme includes expert keynote presentations on topics such as polarization and … Continue reading Tine De Moor will take part as one of the speakers at the Jan Brouwer Conference & KHMW Brouwer Trust Prizes 2026

As part of SEICA’s ongoing dialog with public and academic audiences, Tine De Moor will give an interview to Vers Beton on citizen collectives, focusing on citizen collectives with special attention to initiatives in the Rotterdam area. The interview will explore the role and impact of local collective action and recent developments in this field.

This research day facilitates the interdisciplinary sharing of expertise and helps to create (new) networks and collaborations. Tine De Moor, Professor of Social Enterprise and Institutions for Collective Action at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam, will deliver the keynote lecture this day. Researchers affiliated with the IOS platform will present their … Continue reading Research Day of IOS Platform ‘Bottom-up Initiatives for Societal Change’

This symposium explores the history, function, and legacy of commons, especially in the Dutch context. It examines how commons operated historically, their institutional mechanisms, and their relevance today. Professor Tine De Moor’s will give a lecture, focusing on the renewed interest in commons as alternatives to state and market governance. She critically assesses how historical … Continue reading VLG Symposium – Commons in agriculture and forestry