Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Series Editors’ Preface

pp ix-xi

List of Figures and Tables

pp xii-xii

List of Abbreviations

pp xiii-xiv

Notes on the Contributors

pp xv-xviii

Acknowledgements

pp xix-xix

Foreword

pp xx-xxiv

1 - Introduction: European Co-operativism in a Changing World

pp 1-20

PART I - Seeds: Identifying the Space for Co-operatives in Addressing Social Challenges

pp 21-22

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

pp 23-38

3 - Beyond Green-Washing: Sustainable Development and Environmental Accountability through Co-operators’ Eyes (A French Perspective)

pp 39-59

4 - Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work

pp 60-77

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

pp 78-99

6 - ‘Our Club, Our Community, Our Future’: Co-operation, Deindustrialization and Motherwell Football Club's Journey to Community Ownership

pp 100-122

PART II - Bridges: Co-operative Culture and Education

pp 123-124

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

pp 125-143

8 - Engaging Universities in Capacity Building for a Co-operative Economy

pp 144-162

PART III - Growth: The Preston Model, Co-operation and Community Wealth Building

pp 163-164

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

pp 165-183

10 - How Far Can the Co-operative Character Extend? The Sense of Co-operation and Co-operative Councils

pp 184-197

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

pp 198-215

12 - ‘Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?’ How the Established Model of the Mondragon Co-operatives Struggles to Adapt to a Changing World

pp 216-233

13 - Possibilities and Challenges of the ‘Sorachi Model’: Learning from Preston’s Attempts to Rebuild the Region

pp 234-250

14 - Conclusion: Clues to a Co-operative Future?

pp 251-259

Index

pp 260-265