Cluster 1 – Social Enterprise Development
Last Updated on January 24th, 2012
The focus of Cluster 1 is on relationships – relationships within and between social enterprises, and because enterprises do not operate in isolation, the relation between enterprises and civil society is also considered. The types of social enterprises to be studied include: co-operatives, neighborhood development organizations, health and social care and cultural organizations. Through case study analysis, the cluster will investigate the networks of relationships that exist among staff of these enterprises. Researchers will also examine how cultural and social values affect the practices of enterprises and how these values are reflected in the enterprise outcomes.
Co-lead, Gayle Broad, Algoma University College (co-applicant), is in the Community Economic and Social Development Program, with further expertise in sociology and social welfare and poverty issues.
Co-lead, April Bourgeois, works at Coop Ventures Workers Cooperative in Regina and serves on the Canadian Community Economic Development Network national policy council . She is the President of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation and Vice-President of CICOPA Americas.
The following is a list of co-applicants and collaborators working with Cluster 1:
- Lynne Bell, University of Saskatchewan (co-applicant), is exploring linkages between art and activism, and art and colonial consciousness. She has partnered with TRIBE to showcase Aboriginal artists.
- Lori Blondeau, (co-applicant), is director of Canada’s Aboriginal arts organization, TRIBE, and an international performance artist. She explores the influence of popular media and culture on Aboriginal self-identity and is currently examining the impact of colonization on lifestyles of Aboriginal women.
- Louise Clarke, University of Saskatchewan (co-applicant), specializes in industrial relations and organizational behaviour, with further interests in Aboriginal issues and community economic development. She was an organizer for a 2002 SSHRC-funded conference titled “Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Community Economic Development.”
- Isobel Findlay, University of Saskatchewan (co-applicant), is a humanist trained in language and literary study, now working in a department of management on Aboriginal business and postcolonial models of the firm. She was an organizer for a 2002 SSHRC-funded conference titled “Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Community Economic Development.”
- Michael Gertler, University of Saskatchewan (co-applicant), studies the sociology of co-operation and rural development.
- Angus McKay, Community Action Co-op Regina Ltd. (co-applicant), works in community capacity building, leadership development, and community economic development with Aboriginal peoples.
- Evelyn Peters, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Research Chair in Identity and Diversity: The Aboriginal Experience (co-applicant), studies urban social geography, Aboriginal urbanization, and selfgovernment.
- Robert Stirling, University of Regina (collaborator), cross-appointed to Sociology and Social Studies, and Political Science, studies prairie rural community renewal and farm communities.
- Len Usiskin, executive director of QUINT Development Corporation (co-applicant), actively works to strengthen and build community economic development in Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods.
- Wanda Wuttunee, University of Manitoba (co-applicant), brings research expertise in Aboriginal culture and business management.
The following is a list of community partners working with Cluster 1:
- British Columbia Co-operative Association (BCCA)
- Community Action Co-operative Regina Ltd. (CACRL)
- Community Development Society of Saskatchewan (CDSS)
- International Worker Co-op Federation (CICOPA)
- Co-op Ventures Workers Co-operative (CVWC)
- Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF)
- Common Works Development Institute Inc. (CWDI)
- Manitoba Co-operative Council (MCC)
- Ontario Co-operative Association (OCA)
- Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA)
- Saskatchewan Co-operative Association (SCA)
- Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED) Winnipeg, Inc.
- Saskatchewan First Nations Wholesale Co-operative (SFNWC)
- Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR)
- Saskatchewan Rural Development (SRD)
- TRIBE Inc., Saskatoon
The following is a list of research projects being conducted under Cluster 1 (in alphabetical order):
- Advancing the Saskatchewan Co-operative Sector: Mapping Development Needs of Co-operatives in Emerging, Under-represented, and Struggling Sectors (CL1-17-SK)
- Beyond Local: Building Urban-Rural Solidarity Through Food Relationships (CL1-24-MB)
- Business Plan for Farmers (CL1-09-NO) | project amalgamated with Project No. CL1-02-NO
- Community Research Hub: A Case Study in Social Economy (CL1-11-MB)
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Putting the “Culture” Back into Agriculture (CL1-07-NO) | Completed
- Co-operative Marketing Options for Organic Agriculture (CL1-22) | Completed
- Cypress Hills Abilities Centres, Inc.: Exploring Alternatives (CL1-16-SK) | Completed
- Eat Where You Live: Building a Social Economy of Local Food in Western Canada (CL1-13-MB) | Completed
- Empowerment through Co-operation: Disability Inclusion via Multistakeholder Co-operative Development (CL1-21) | Completed
- Evaluation of Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy (CL1-23-SK) | Completed
- Garden River First Nation Performance of Hiawatha (CL1-04-NO) | Completed
- A Global Market in the Heart of Winnipeg: Measuring and Mapping the Social and Cultural Development of the Central Market for Global Families (CL1-28-MB)
- Harvest Moon Society Marketing Cooperative: Building Social Capital through an Alternative Food Economy (CL1-12-MB)
- Indigenous Women and Work (CL1-08-NO)
- Investing in he Successful Reintegration of Aboriginal Peoples Returning from Incarceration in Federal, Provincial, and Youth Institutions (CL1-19-SK)
- Knowing Traditional Territory: An Inter-Generational Dialogue for Community Research (CL1-10-NO)
- Labour Market Study: A Community Based Research Report for Mamaweswen: North Shore Tribal Council Naadmaadwuiik and Saulteaux Enterprises, Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement Local Delivery Mechanisms (CL1-30-NO)
- Leading a Vibrant Co-operative Sector: A Communications Strategy for Saskatchewan Co-operative Association (CL1-18-SK)
- The Management of Co-operatives: Developing a Postsecondary Course (CL1-27-MB) | Completed
- Mapping Health Disparity: The Role of the Social Economy in Duck Lake (CL1-26-SK)
- A New Vision for Saskatchewan: Changing Lives and Systems Through Individualized Funding for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CL1-15-SK) | Completed
- Overcoming Barriers to Worker Co-operative Development in Saskatchewan: Problems, Prospects, and Proposals (CL1-25-SK)
- Participatory Action Research: Challenges, Complications, and Opportunities (CL1-05-SK) | Completed
- Penokean Hills Farms: Business Analysis and Strategic Plan (CL1-02-NO) | Completed
- Portrait of Community Resilience of Sault Ste. Marie (CL1-01-NO) | Completed
- Recovery of the Collective Memory and Projection into the Future: ASOPRICOR (CL1-03-NO) | Completed
- Sharing our gifts: The Story of Ohpahow Wawesecikiwak Arts Marketing Co-operative Limited (CL1-20-SK)
- Subverting the Global Food Economy Status-Quo: The Intrinsic Relationship of Regionalized Ethics to the Practice and Discourse of Food Sovereignty (CL1-32) | Completed
- Through the Eyes of Women: What Social Economy Can Mean in Supporting Women During Confinement and Integration (CL1-31-SK)
- Urban Aboriginal Economic Development: Learning Circles (CL1-29-NO)
- Urban Aboriginal Strategy Funding Database (CL1-14-SK)| Completed
- Women and Community Economic Development in Northern Ontario (CL1-06-NO) | Completed
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