#4584. From principles to participation: The Statement on the Cooperative Identity and Higher Education Co-operatives

August 2026publication date
Proposal available till 19-05-2025
4 total number of authors per manuscript0 $

The title of the journal is available only for the authors who have already paid for
Journal’s subject area:
Business, Management and Accounting (all);
Strategy and Management;
Management of Technology and Innovation;
Places in the authors’ list:
place 1place 2place 3place 4
FreeFreeFreeFree
2350 $1200 $1050 $900 $
Contract №4584.1 Contract №4584.2 Contract №4584.3 Contract №4584.4
1 place - free (for sale)
2 place - free (for sale)
3 place - free (for sale)
4 place - free (for sale)

Abstract:
There has been a strong co-operative response to the neo-liberal takeover of education in recent years, with both co-operative schools and higher education. Drawing on the historical importance of Co-operative Identity, we argue that whilst it is a valuable resource for Higher Education Co-operatives, it needs be interpreted carefully for their multiple contexts. With reference to forms of capital, we advocate a more nuanced understanding of member economic participation as part of a broader attempt to translate the Co-operative Identity to Education Co-operatives. Finally, we point to the importance of the emerging co-operative educational ecosystem and the scope for the sector to grow its membership by engaging new groups in co-operation, as well as considering the challenges this poses. At the heart of all of this, we argue, sits the Co-operative Identity.
Keywords:
Co-operative Higher Education; Co-operative Identity; Education Co-operative; Higher Education Co-operative; Managerialism; Universities

Contacts :
0