Cooperatives in an Uncertain World : Perspectives from Switzerland and Its Neighbors

Introduction -- The Swiss cooperatives then and now -- The Swiss cooperative landscape: A quantitative and qualitative overview -- Swiss cooperative law: Driver or obstacle to economic growth? -- Participation in participatory governance: cooperatives in a Swiss con-text -- A comparative history of cooperatives in Switzerland, 1800-2000 -- The future of and with Swiss cooperatives -- Digital transformation and solidarity in cooperatives -- Reception and perspectives of experts and cooperative members on Austrian cooperatives during the Corona crisis - a qualitative and quantitative survey -- Changing the mindset: Cooperatives and Complexity. Looking into the Future -- Balancing Flexibility and Stability: Leveraging Cooperatives for Organizational Resilience -- Cooperative ecosystem: perspectives and challenges -- Cooperatives and Grand Societal Challenges -- Collaborative responses to grand challenges: the case of La Scuola Open Source -- The evolution and evaluation of the Italian legislationon social cooperatives and social enterprises: facilitator or obstacle to their diffusion? -- Opportunity recognition and innovative solutions to societal challenges: the case of community cooperatives in Italy -- Is SwissCovid a Responsible Innovation for a Grand Societal Challenge? The Case for Better Deliberative Capacities in Innovation Governance -- The contribution of large cooperatives: data and examples from the World Cooperative Monitor -- Cooperative Approaches as a Way to Build Resilient Societies -- Understanding cooperatives from a Bourdieusian perspective.