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| Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network |
 In February 2010, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) awarded $1 million towards a new suite of research projects concerning Canada's co-operative sector. Led by the Canadian Co-operative Association in partnership with four Canadian universities (St. Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Victoria), the research network is funded for a 5 year term to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives. More than a dozen other co-operative associations, co-ops, credit unions and academic researchers will also participate in this research collaboration.
SSHRC's Community University Research Alliance (CURA) program supports the creation of alliances between community organizations and post-secondary institutions to foster innovative research, training and the creation of new knowledge in areas of importance for Canada's social, cultural or economic development.
The SSHRC funding provides $200,000 per year in each of the five years, which started April 1, 2010. John Anderson CCA Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy will be the principal investigator and the community lead. Dr. Sonja Novkovic, Professor of Economics at Saint Mary's University will serve as the academic lead.
The CURA will be organized in four research clusters;
1) Western, led by Dr. Ana Maria Peredo, Centre for Co-operative and Community-based Economy, University of Victoria
2) Prairie, led by Dr. Lou Hammond Ketilson, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
3) National, led by Quintin Fox, Canadian Co-operative Association
4) Atlantic, led by Dr. Leslie Brown, Mount Saint Vincent University
If you have any questions regarding this research network, please contact:
Erin Hancock, Program Coordinator
Phone: 613 238 6711 ext 211
Toll Free: 866 266 7677 ext 211
Fax: 613 567 0658
E-mail: erin.hancock@coopscanada.coop
CLICK HERE to visit the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network website!
CCA news release
Summary of CURA proposal
What is a CURA? (SSHRC website)
PowerPoint presentation on the research network (PDF format)
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE MEASURING THE CO-OPERATIVE DIFFERENCE RESEARCH NETWORK NEWSLETTER (July 2010).
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