7ª Conferencia Internacional de Investigación sobre Economía Social 7th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy

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7th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy

Bucharest, Romania, 6th – 9th June 2019
Social and Solidarity Economy: Moving Towards a New Economic System Scope and topics

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a renewed global commitment to not only end poverty and hunger but also to achieve universal social protection, reduction of inequalities and environmental sustainability, all requiring fundamental changes in the way our economies function. The Agenda recognizes that business-as-usual is no longer an option noting the key role of the diverse enterprise and civic sector, and of the cooperatives, civil society and philanthropic organizations which are part of what is called ‘social and solidarity economy’ (SSE). The United Nations dedicated Task Force noted that realizing the SDGs represents a challenge of enormous proportions and that, at this juncture, it is crucial to look at the SSE and see what its role in realizing this‘transformational vision’ could be.1 The 7th CIRIEC’s international conference can contribute significantly to this reflection.
Held for the first time in Central and Eastern Europe in a post-communist country, marked by major
political, social and economic changes during the last 70 years, Romania, that has recently re-discovered the virtues of the social and solidarity economy, the conference aims to generate a renewed scholarly interest in these topics in the region. By bringing together the global CIRIEC network of senior and earlystage researchers interested by the whole range of the social economy components (cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations), it will be a unique opportunity for the West to meet East and to contribute with the results of studies to a transformational vision for a world meeting its sustainable development goals.

Contact: Conference Secretariat: office@solidaritate.eu • Conference Web-site: http://www.solidaritate.eu/index.php/ciriec-2019/