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SUMMARY:Webinar - Care\, Democracy\, Inclusion: Mapping Europe's Social Economy
DESCRIPTION:The DICES Project hosted an online webinar on mapping the social economy in Europe\, unpacking what it means\, why it matters\, and what we are learning about the state of the social economy across Europe today. The session provided a first look at the work behind the upcoming DICES report Conceptual Framework and Mapping of the Social Economy in Europe\, which will be published soon. The session was designed as an accessible introduction to the topic\, welcoming researchers\, students\, practitioners\, policymakers\, and anyone interested in social economy\, care systems\, and democratic governance in Europe. About the webinarAcross Europe\, the social economy is quietly reshaping how communities organise care\, work\, and democratic life. From cooperatives and mutuals to associations and grassroots initiatives\, it gathers a broad set of practices that place people and social purpose ahead of profit\, yet what the social economy actually looks like varies sharply from one country to the next. What counts as social economy in Austria can look quite different in Bulgaria\, Ireland\, or Greece. Legal definitions\, policy support\, and cultural traditions shape the field in distinct ways\, as do the people and organisations driving it from the ground up. Mapping that diversity matters: it reveals where the social economy is thriving\, where it is constrained\, and how care\, inclusion\, and democratic governance come together in practice. This is the terrain the DICES project examines across nine European countries: Austria\, Belgium\, Bulgaria\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, Greece\, Ireland\, Lithuania\, and Norway. The webinar offers an early look at this work\, opening with a conceptual framing and turning to a closer view of the Belgian case. The upcoming DICES report\, Conceptual Framework and Mapping of the Social Economy in Europe\, will go further still\, pairing a theoretical foundation built around social economy\, social inclusion\, economic democracy\, and care as a bridging concept with a comparative mapping of all nine national contexts. What to expectThe webinar opened with a conceptual framing block\, introducing key notions from the forthcoming report\, social economy\, social inclusion\, economic democracy\, and care as a bridging concept. The session then moved into the mapping findings\, with a dedicated country spotlight on Belgium\, illustrating how these concepts play out in a concrete national context.  Key themesSocial economy as a driver of inclusive and democratic developmentCare as a bridging concept across economic\, social\, and gender dimensionsEconomic democracy and participatory governance\, from theory to practiceCountry mapping: variation\, drivers\, and barriers across EuropePolicy-relevant insights and good practicesSpeakersAndreas Exner\, University of Graz\, presented the conceptual frameworkBarbara Sak\, International Centre of Research and Information on the Public\, Social and Cooperative Economy (CIRIEC)\, and Nazik Beishenaly\, KU Leuven\, present the Belgium country spotlightThe session was moderated by Markus Blümel\, University of Graz								\n				\n		\n				\n				\n					Watch the recording				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n		\n				\n				\n					See the presentations				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n\n						\n				\n								\n			\n			\n						\n\n									\n						\n							"Social Economy\, Inclusion and Economic Democracy"						\n					\n				\n									\n						Andreas Exner\, University of Graz					 \n				\n			\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n\n						\n				\n								\n			\n			\n						\n\n									\n						\n							"Spotlight on the Belgium Social Economy Ecosystem and its Functioaning"						\n					\n				\n									\n						Barbara Sak\, CIRIEC International\n\nNazik Beishenaly\, KU Leuven
URL:https://dices-project.eu/event/webinar-care-democracy-inclusion-mapping-europes-social-economy/
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