The 2nd International CIRIEC Research Conference will focus on the developments within the theme “The Social Economy in a world facing a global crisis”. During the two conference days, researchers and practitioners from different parts of the world will come together and create new knowledge...

This conference will discuss the issues associated with urban policies and social capital. The conference is multi-disciplinary. All social science and economics disciplines can be involved provided that the presentation project conforms to TSCF’s standards of quality.

Concerning civil society’s relations to economic development, among others, the following general questions of issue might be raised: • Conceptual and theoretical issues • Which tendencies of development can be observed within the Swedish and international social economy? • In what...