PRIORITISED THEMES 2024-2025

‘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:

  • Social Economy and public-private partnership in public health, education and care services.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.