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New publication "Cooperating Freely: Advancing a Republican Conception of Cooperative Governance" by Gabriel Monette, Rafael Ziegler and Simon Pek in the Journal of Business Ethics. Coperatives, despite their commitments to democratic member control and concern for community, often struggle to prioritize the interests of their members and non-member stakeholders. The authors adopt the lens of republican political philosophy to advance a framework for an integrated analysis of these challenges centered on the principle of non-domination, and they propose remedies at the organizational and societal level to advance and secure free cooperation. Read the full text of the article here : https://rdcu.be/ft662 #cooperatives #governance #philosophy

@weareopencoop you could consider sharing some of your educational material on PortailCoop? It could be of interest for the education collection? https://portailcoop.hec.ca/collections/cooperative-education-collection

Update of the #Cooperative #Education collection: Bringing together more than 700 resources in English, French and Spanish, this collection is designed to support educators, students, research communities, and anyone interested in bringing cooperatives into teaching, both inside and beyond the classroom. The #PortailCoop collection is organized around three main areas: 1) Teaching Tools : more than 100 teaching cases, accompanied by teaching notes, as well as workshops, training materials, and educational games ready to use in the classroom. 3)Knowledge : resources organized around eight key themes, including history, governance and participation, business models, cooperative identity, management tools, intersectoral partnerships, .... 3) Organizations : the leading research centres, universities, and organizations from around the world offering courses, programs, or resources on cooperatives. 👉 Explore the collection: https://portailcoop.hec.ca/collections/cooperative-education-collection