The EMES International Research Network, in partnership with the Competence Center for Social Intervention Research (KomSI), are pleased to announce the 9th EMES International Research Conference on the theme “Act locally, change globally: Social enterprises and cooperatives for more resilient economies and societies”.
The Conference will take place on September 11-14, 2023, at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
We invite scholars to explore synergies between different disciplines within social enterprise and cooperative research and catalyse critical debates between different research
communities (e.g., those relating to the ‘SE field’ which includes social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social and solidarity economy, social innovation, public policy and social
movements) on state of the art in research and practice. From a worldwide and interdisciplinary research perspective, this conference offers a unique opportunity for diverse scholarly communities to discuss the challenges faced by social enterprises and cooperatives and their potential to assist transformative processes and resilience in local, regional and national societies and economies.
The conference will bring together research communities from all over the world using different empirical approaches as well as a variety of theoretical lenses and perspectives. Moreover, the conference will contribute to the current momentum around the SE field as illustrated by the ongoing commitment and formal resolutions launched or under preparation from the ILO, the UN, the OECD, the European Commission and the European Parliament as well as various national governments to enrich political debates around ways to strengthen SE ecosystems worldwide.
On September 11, we will hold a Transdisciplinary Forum, including exchange and dialogue with non-academic local and international stakeholders. There will be a separate booking system for people who are only attending this Forum, while full conference delegates are welcome to attend the Transdisciplinary Forum.
Abstracts (paper, poster, and panel proposals) can be submitted by March 6, 2023, here.
We welcome you to the next #9EMESconf in Frankfurt!