This group was created in 2021 as a thematic line on culture and the arts during the 8th EMES conference in Teruel. In the Empower-SE COST Action framework, this group already achieved the publication of the Stakeholder Brief “Unlocking the transformative potential of culture and the arts through social enterprise”.
This Affinity Group aims to enable EMES members to interact and exchange on specific topics of their interest and will engage in the following initiatives:
- Working on a common bibliography: Group members will work together on gathering texts and new resources to keep the inspiration up.
- Exchanging on conferences and opportunities: Group members will keep each other informed about opportunities and events connected to Culture and the Arts themes in the SE field.
- Creating publication opportunities: A special issue for the Social Enterprise Journal was published in March 2024 including six articles and a guest editorial devoted to the topic. More opportunities for publication are under development led by members of this group.
- Coordinating a thematic line at the EMES conferences: This affinity group has been running its own stream at all the international research conferences organised by EMES since 2023, which constitutes a great opportunity to begin building some momentum on this relevant topic!
- Organising performances and webinars: We like to explore art-based methods to convey dimensions of the SE field that go beyond traditional academic ways of producing knowledge.
Interested in any of the activities above? Wish to join this active and committed Affinity Group? Please send us a sign via email at caseaffinitygroup@emes.net!
The Group is formally led by Kai Roland Green and Rocío Nogales-Muriel.
Active Members
- Linda Lundgaard Andersen
- Fiona Eva Bakas
- Danijel Baturina
- Mercia Britto
- Vincent Caruana
- Ana Carvalho
- Claudia Carvalho
- Nancy Duxbury
- Ricard Espelt
- Silvia Ferreira
- Malin Gawell
- Kai Roland Green
- Niina Karvinen
- Andrzej Klimczuk
- Aviv Kruglanski
- Rocío Nogales Muriel
- Caterina Ottobrini
- Marta Padovan-Özdemir
- Francesca Petrella
- Julie Rijpens
- Silvia Sacchetti
- Bilge Uyan Atay
*Affinity Groups are aimed at EMES members, but we have negotiated to keep them open for those researchers joining first time. If you are convinced and wish to learn more about EMES membership, do it here.
