EDITORIAL POLICY 2024-2025

CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa (CIRIEC journal of public, social and cooperative economy) will prioritise the publication of articles on the following subjects:

  • Agrarian associationism and the crisis of the agri-food chain
  • Current status and trends in research on social economy, cooperativism, third sector and social enterprises
  • Artificial intelligence, new forms of work, digital security and social economy
  • Ecological transition, energy co-operatives and energy communities
  • Public policies for the promotion of cooperativism and the Social Economy: from the European Action Plan for the Social Economy to the Spanish Social Economy Strategy and regional promotion plans
  • The role and impact of the Social Economy on local development and territorial ecosystems
  • The modification of the state laws on Social Economy, cooperatives and insertion enterprises
  • The Social Economy in figures: statistical challenges and methodologies. National and international studies
  • Agricultural associations, agricultural processing companies and sustainable development goals
  • The life cycle of Social Economy enterprises and entities: survival, generational change, tensions and transformation.
  • Training and education in Social Economy and Cooperativism. Teaching innovation and promotion of the cooperative culture in a context of digital transformation.
  • The Social Economy and economic recovery and reconstruction policies. Next Generation Funds: opportunities and operationalisation.
  • The Social Economy and ecological transition: sustainable development and circular economy
  • The Social Economy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Social Economy and digital transition: platform cooperativism, collaborative economy and social innovation in the fourth industrial revolution.
  • The Social Economy, the rural world and depopulation.
  • Social Economy, youth, entrepreneurship and university
  • New theories and approaches on Social Economy, Solidarity Economy, Third Sector and Social Enterprises.
  • Relationship of Social Economy with Social Innovation, CSR, Economy for the Common Good and social entrepreneurship.
  • Evaluation of the social and economic impact of the social economy. Monetisation of social value. Theories and empirical results
  • Social Economy and public-private partnerships in public services: health, education, social services and care services.
  • Internationalisation of the social economy and transnational cooperatives.
  • History of cooperativism and the social economy
  • Proximity economy and social economy
  • Emerging social economy organisations
  • Social Economy, gender and women
  • 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