Upcoming Events at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives
Over the coming weeks, there will be three exciting upcoming talks at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. Full details are provided below!
Over the coming weeks, there will be three exciting upcoming talks at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. Full details are provided below!
The 2023 MacPherson Talk, "Democratic Organizations as the Engine of Equitable Economic " featuring Dr. Morris Altman will take place in a hybrid event on December 4, 2023.
The 2023 Fredeen Lecture, "Community-Centered Funerary Care: The Growing Presence and Impact of Funeral Co-operatives in Canada" featuring Sarah Firby will take place online on November 23.
Our next Co-op Conversation will take place on December 6, 2023, and it will feature Drs. Daphne Rixon and Fiona Duguid, and their talk, "ACT now: Accounting for Co-operative Transformation (coming to your co-op soon)"
Over the coming weeks, there will be three exciting upcoming talks at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. Full details are provided below!
The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives is excited to announce that internationally renowned scholar and award winning author, Dr. Bina Agarwal, will be visiting Saskatoon. Dr. Agarwal has written extensively on land and livelihoods; environment and development; poverty and inequality; and agricultural co-operatives, especially from a gender perspective.
While they may not know it, farmers produce more than crops when they jump onto their tractor or combine. They are also generating data that is being consumed by agri-business firms and organizations.
Like the Thordarsons, Sarah Firby has shared a lifelong passion and commitment to the co-operative sector that began in her early youth.
A new report from researchers at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (CCSC) and the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) outlines how Canadian agriculture is addressing concerns about big data in the agriculture sector.
Thanks to Research Junction—an innovative partnership between the City of Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan—researchers and practitioners from the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, City of Saskatoon, and Quint Development have been awarded $30,000 to measure and evaluate the societal impact and economic value of social enterprises.
In May 2021, when Miranda Flury received a certificate recognizing her as a certified co-operative director, she was one of the first 48 Canadians to ever receive such a designation.
For Dr. Dionne Pohler (PhD), the opportunity to take on the role of Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) Chair in Co-operative Governance at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is more than a title or a position, it’s a return to the province she calls home and to an academic and co-operative community that she holds in very high regard.