Here is a collection of interviews we have conducted with members of the ICA and experts in the field of cooperatives. These interviews cover a wide range of topics from legislation to more specifics on the types of cooperatives in today's world.
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| Lessons from Mongolian Cooperative law: Ann Apps speaks to Altantuya Tseden-Ish. WATCH HERE | Going Further Together - Cooperative Research in Legislation and Development. (Co-op Radio) LISTEN HERE | Protecting mutual assets: Ann Apps interviews Peter Hunt from UK’s Mutuo. WATCH HERE | Online Discussion on Regional Framework Cooperative Law: Pilot Project for the South Pacific. WATCH HERE |
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| Interview with lawyer Sashy Nathan of Commons Legal - a non-profit, cooperative law firm set up in 2016 with the aim to provide outstanding legal advice and representation to all of their clients, regardless of how the case is funded. LISTEN HERE | In Marburg, Germany, this July, a group of co-op law experts spoke to Professor Hans Munkner about the role of the ICA in advancing knowledge and practice. Besides Professor Munkner, the group included the Chair of the ICA Cooperative Law Committee, Hagen Henrÿ, law committee member Ifigeneia Douvitsa, ICA Cooperative Law Network member Dr. Leonardo Rafael D’souza, and Director of Legislation at the ICA, Santosh Kumar. LISTEN HERE | In February 2022 Professor Antonio Fici from the University of Molise in Italy interviewed Osamu Nakano, a Board Member of Japan Worker Cooperatives Union and Vice President of the Board of the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives (CICOPA).The interview explored the main changes introduced under the 2020 Worker Cooperatives Act, and the impact these had had on Japanese cooperatives. The new law, which allows businesses to register as worker cooperatives, is expected to pave the way for a new wave of co-ops.The interview was facilitated by the International Cooperative Alliance’s Cooperative Law Committee (ICA-CLC) of which Prof. Fici is a member. LISTEN HERE | Simon Pek of University of Victoria speaks about revolutionizing member participation in cooperatives through simple ideas LISTEN HERE Also, find out more about Simon Pek's work exploring his papers on member participation here and another on democracy in worker-owned firms here. |