Co-operation and Co-operatives in 21st-Century Europe

1. Introduction: European Co-operativism in a Changing World - Julian Manley, Anthony Webster and Olga Kuznetsova


Part 1: Seeds: Identifying the Space for Co-operatives in Addressing Social Challenges


2. Star and Shadow Cinema: A Grassroots Interface between DIY Culture, New Co-operativism and the Commons - Christo Wallers


3. Beyond Green-washing: Sustainable Development and Environmental Accountability through Co-operators' Eyes (a French Perspective) - Francois Deblangy


4. Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work - Kiri Langmead and Anthony Webster


5. The Promise and Perils of Corporate Governance-by-Design in Blockchain-Based Collectives: The Case of dOrg - Morshed Mannan


6. 'Our Club, Our Community, Our Future': Co-operation, Deindustrialization and Motherwell Football Club's Journey to Community Ownership - David Stewart


Part 2: Bridges: Co-operative Culture and Education


7. Co-operation for Asset-Based Community Development: The Example of the Community Explorers Project at Leicester Vaughan College - Malcolm Noble


8. Engaging Universities in Capacity Building for a Co-operative Economy - Andrei Kuznetsov and Olga Kuznetsova


Part 3: Growth: The Preston Model, Co-operation and Community Wealth Building


9. The Strange Death of Co-operative Britain? Comparing the Development of British Co-operation with Wider European Trends and Emerging Strategies for a 21st-Century Revival - Anthony Webster


10. How Far Can the Co-operative Character Extend? The Sense of Co-operation and Co-operative Councils - Julian Manley and Temidayo Eseonu


11. Community Wealth Building in Preston: Successes and Challenges of Co-operation in Action - Ioannis Prinos


12. 'Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?' How the Established Model of the Mondragon Co-operatives Struggles to Adapt to a Changing World - Julian Manley


13. Possibilities and Challenges of the 'Sorachi Model': Learning from Preston's Attempts to Rebuild the Region - Hiroshi Sakai


14. Conclusion: Clues to a Co-operative Future? Julian Manley, Olga Kuznetsova and Anthony Webster