Social Enterprises and Institutions for Collective Action

Rotary Utrecht celebrates its 100th anniversary on Friday 10 March with an inspiring afternoon on ‘doing good’ in this day and age. The programme includes short lectures by interesting speakers, discussions, impressive live music, video clips of social initiatives and a closing drink. The afternoon will take place at a special location in Utrecht: Gasthuis … Continue reading ROTARY UTRECHT CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY WITH INSPIRING AFTERNOON ON ‘DOING GOOD’

On 15 March, Herenboeren’s Winter Webinar will take place with the theme ‘Participation of Members’. A key pillar of the Herenboerderij is social connectedness. The local community makes these cooperatives possible and is the buyer of the products. But how do we ensure sustainable connection and participation of cooperative members on the Herenboerderij? This question … Continue reading Webinar Herenboeren: Participation of Members

Dr. Anastasia Sergeeva (RSM) will present her paper "Values-based Trust as a Shift Parameter for Collective Organizing: The Case of Magnum Photos". The paper discusses how economic agents can address the concern of opportunism when organizing collectively. The study examines Magnum Photos, a cooperative of freelance photographers, and identifies two mechanisms by which shared values … Continue reading Open seminar: Dr Anastasia Sergeeva

On Tuesday 27 June, debating podium Debatpodium Arminius organizes a debate on 'commons', featuring Energie van Rotterdam, Afrikaanderwijk Coöperatie and de Knarrenhof. Prof. Tine De Moor (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University) is one of the speakers, along with political philosopher Yara Al Salman (Utrecht University), Femke Stam (Knarrenhof), Jelte Boeijenga (Energie van Rotterdam), Annet … Continue reading Debate on commons, with Tine De Moor

Cooplink organizes an event (in Dutch) around housing cooperatives. How do you organize, finance, design and manage the property? Professor Tine De Moor from the Rotterdam School of Management, gives the opening speech. The event takes place on September 16, from 10:30h-16:30h in Utrecht. If you’re interested in coming to the Landelijke Wooncoöperatiedag, sign up and claim … Continue reading Housing Cooperatives Day

This is the first episode of the series Charging the Commons and it will center around the process of becoming a commons. What does establishing such a community entail? What steps does a group of people need to go through in order to become a commons? This early setup stage can profoundly shape the development process of such communities, … Continue reading Charging the Commons #1 – (Be)Commoning

From 9 to 13 October SEWF Week '23 takes place, organized by the Social Enterprise World Forum. On the 10th is Fringe Day: a collections of related (and mostly free) events independent of SEWF.

During the book launch of ‘Together: Towards collaborative living’, the authors will explain why collaborative living is experiencing a revival in the Netherlands and what best housing practices enable this living form. Join us for an evening about why collaborative living is experiencing a revival and what best housing practices enable this form of living. Authors: … Continue reading Book launch + Q&A – Together: Towards Collaborative Living

We would like to invite you for an online session hosted by De Haagse Hogeschool and CollectieveKracht. During this webinar we exchange ideas about the collaboration between health institutions, housing cooperatives, local governments and organizations for the elderly in creating spaces where living and caring for the elderly are combined. This event is in Dutch. … Continue reading Webinar – Accelerating actions in living and caring for the elderly

Max Harleman, Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the Georgia College & State University, will start off the new season of the SEICA Open Seminars. He will present his upcoming paper: Can Collective Action Institutions Outperform the State? Evidence from Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage. This seminar is online. If you would like to attend, … Continue reading Open Seminar Talk: Max Harleman (GCSU)

Join us for the next Open Seminar Talk where SEICA visiting fellow Dr. David Soto-Oñate will present a work in progress project called "A polycentric approach for a post-growth social order". Below you can find the abstract. Please send an email to collective-action@rsm.nl if you would like to attend this seminar online.