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From: Cilla Ross <[email protected]> Date: 5 Aug 2015 19:27:10 GMT+2 To: [email protected] Subject: Co-operative research database. Reply-To: Cilla Ross <[email protected]>
Dear All,
I am writing to tell you about a new Co-operative Research Database. This is being developed by the Co-operative College in Manchester with the support of Co-operatives UK and the University of Lincoln. The database is for people involved in global co-operative research primarily in the fields of education, the world of work and work organisation, history and international development. It might be that we expand to other areas of co-operative research as the database evolves. We anticipate that this database will be complimentary to other, excellent initiatives, such as the Canadian Co-operative Research Network at the University of Saskatchewan.
The aim of the database is to facilitate a network for co-operative researchers to access information about recent and current co-operative research and practice. This will encourage us to share new knowledge and ideas, reflect on the 'place' and value of diverse co-operative models and identify potential research collaborations. Researchers might be established academics, early researchers, students, activists or those simply interested in what is going on as we experience a radical ‘turn’ towards demands for (and examples of) authentic, democratic and unionised co-operative models.
Please access this link to fill in the appropriate fields:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JT5MTPK
Our aim is for the database to be formally launched at the Co-operative College’s Research and Education Conference and AGM in April 2016. At the same time, we will launch a new co-operative membership offer which is concerned to engage (and re-engage) those interested and active in all aspects of a ‘refreshed’ and renewed co-operative movement which shares not only its roots but much of its present and future with trade unions and worker interests. The database will be one of many resources available within the offer. Although we will request a small fee from new members to enable access to these resources (so as to maintain running costs and keep resources current), this will not apply to database contributors who will be able to network freely with other researchers, practitioners and activists. If you sign up we will be in touch to let you know how to access the database.
Cilla