The second International CIRIEC Research Conference on the Social Economy will provide a forum for international academic exchange, discussion and dissemination of research in various areas and subjects related to the social economy.

The conference is organised by CIRIEC Scandinavia (the Swedish Institute for Social Economy), CIRIEC International, Mid Sweden University and the Platform for Social Economy in the Mid-Sweden region. The partners are closely working together in order to create an exceptional forum for knowledge exchange, contributing to the development of international networks and partnerships.

The conference is sponsored by: CIRIEC International, Mid Sweden University and the Platform for Social Economy in the Mid-Sweden region. (listing to be updated). Each of these groups is committed to facilitating and promoting the collection of information, scientific research, and the publication of works on the not-for-profit economy, cooperatives, mutuals, non-profit organizations, worker-run businesses, and related topics.