Elderly people generally prefer to live independently, but traditional housing models do not always offer the social, affordable, and life-course-proof options they are looking for. This article explores how older residents in Delft perceive collaborative housing models. Lees meer over Living Together and Ageing: What Can We Learn from Participatory Research?
Entrepreneurial cooperatives bring various benefits, both in terms of employment and socio-economic impact. Which benefits do the cooperatives themselves consider important? Lees meer over The benefits of entrepreneurial cooperatives
Unlike investor-owned companies, a cooperative enterprise is often assumed to have a so-called 'horizon problem': why invest if the benefits might only be realized by the next generation? Research shows that this assumption is not correct. Lees meer over Investing for the long term
What makes a community enterprise successful? And how can you ensure it remains so in the long term? Lees meer over The Community Enterprise
The principle of 'give and take' has existed for centuries. We call this reciprocity. In this article, we present two practical examples that illustrate how reciprocity functions between a citizen collective and its members. Lees meer over Reciprocity: how does it work?
In 1844, a group of weavers and factory workers founded a consumer cooperative, the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, and established a set of seven principles. To this day, these principles continue to form the foundation for cooperatives and citizen collectives around the world. Lees meer over The 7 cooperative principles
Participation in a citizen collective is often seen as a kind of training ground for broader political participation and acting in the public interest. But is there scientific evidence that citizen collectives actually foster more active citizenship? Lees meer over Do citizen collectives foster more active citizenship?
As an alternative to large platform companies such as Uber and Airbnb, platform cooperatives are gaining ground in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe. What exactly is a platform cooperative, and what lessons can citizen collectives draw from them? Lees meer over The opportunities and challenges of platform cooperatives for citizen collectives
Why does someone decide to become - and remain - a member of a cooperative? This question of motivations is highly relevant for citizen collectives, particularly in relation to member retention and engagement. Lees meer over Motivation and purpose
The principle of democratic decision-making applies to every citizen collective. Members want to be heard and recognized. Beyond formal decision-making procedures, what other factors influence the democratic quality of a citizen collective? Lees meer over Democratic quality and organizational culture
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