PRIORITISED THEMES 2026-2027

‘CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa’ will only publish articles in the field of Social Economy and Public Economy, as indicated in the section “Aims and Scope” of the Journal. A high percentage of articles are rejected because they deal with subjects outside this field.

In addition, the Journal, following the agreement of the Editorial Board, prioritises the publication of articles on the following topics:

• Challenges and strategic role of cooperativism and the social economy in the new global geopolitical order.
• Current status and trends in research on the social economy, cooperativism, the third sector and social enterprises.
• Artificial intelligence, new forms of work, digital security and the social economy.
• Social economy and digital transition: platform cooperativism, collaborative economy and social innovation in the fourth industrial revolution.
• The future of work and the social economy.
• The social economy and ecological transition: sustainable development, circular economy, energy cooperatives and energy communities.
• Public policies to promote cooperativism and the social economy: from the European Action Plan for the Social Economy to the Spanish Strategy for the Social Economy and regional promotion plans.
• The role and impact of the social economy on local development and territorial ecosystems.
• The modification of state laws on the social economy, cooperatives and integration companies.
• The social economy in figures: statistical challenges and methodologies for measuring its quantitative and qualitative value. National and international studies.
• The life cycle of social economy enterprises and entities: survival, generational change, tensions and transformation. The legacy of cooperatives and other social economy entities.
• Training and education in the social economy and cooperativism. Teaching innovation and the promotion of cooperative culture in a context of digital transformation.
• The social economy and economic recovery and reconstruction policies. Next Generation funds: opportunities and implementation.
• The social economy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• The social economy, the rural world and depopulation.
• The social economy, youth, entrepreneurship and universities.
• New theories and approaches to the social economy, solidarity economy, third sector and social enterprises. The relationship between the social economy and social innovation, CSR, the economy for the common good and social entrepreneurship.
• Assessment of the social and economic impact of the social economy. Monetisation of social value. Theories and empirical results.
• Internationalisation of the social economy and transnational cooperatives.
• History of cooperativism and the social economy.
• The management of intangibles and reputation in cooperatives and social economy entities.
• Local economy, zero-kilometre economy and social economy.
• Emerging social economy organisations.
• Social economy, gender and women.
• Social economy, economic democracy, worker participation in companies and strengthening democracy.
• The social economy and public-private partnerships in public health, education and care services.
• Economic and legal obstacles to the creation and development of cooperatives and social economy enterprises.
• New forms of volunteering and philanthropy.
• The social economy and the third sector in the face of poverty and social exclusion.