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Local SSE Policies enabling the Socio-Ecological Transition - an International Collection of 17 working papers



Local SSE Policies enabling the Socio-Ecological Transition

an International Collection of 17 working papers
 
Local SSE Policies enabling Socio-Ecological Transition brings together seventeen working papers in response to a call for papers launched by the GSEF's Research Working Group. Coming from all corners of the world, these papers provide an overview of various direct and indirect local public policies supporting the social and solidarity economy. The scale varies, ranging, for example, from small municipalities (El Hoyo) to larger cities (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Montreal). The texts also identify contexts where local policies are derived from policies developed at higher levels, such as provincial (Gangwon) or national (Morocco, Haiti) policies. Finally, the examples demonstrate the great diversity of the SSE, ranging from a cultural festival in a rural area (Italy) to community and municipal banks (Brazil). This multilingual collection brings together texts written in English, Spanish, and French, and highlights the processes of (co-)constructing local policies through experiences of institutionalizing the social and solidarity economy, which sometimes involve collaboration with actors in the field and sometimes political appropriation.

Coordination : Timothée Duverger (Sciences Po Bordeaux) and Marguerite Mendell (Karl Polanyi Institute)
Published by the GSEF in October 2025
 
Click on the title of the article of your choice to access it in the available languages.
Find the brochure presenting the collection at the bottom of the page.


Innovations in Public Policy Design Enabling the Social Economy. Working across institutional boundaries in five municipalities in Quebec
by Marguerite Mendell and Nancy Neamtan [Quebec, Canada]

Available in : English (original)
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Social Economy Policy of the City of Laval, Quebec: Development Process, Content and Dynamics
by Tassadit Zerdani, Maricarem Merino, Olivier Corbin-Charland, Isabeau Four, Eva Murith, Charles Gagné-Fournier and Louise Hodder [Quebec, Canada]

Available in : French (original), English
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Community Wealth Building for Democratic Renewal and Economic System Change: Examples from the United States
by Sarah McKinley and Nairuti Shastry [United States]

Available in : English (original)
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For an SSE that promotes a sustainable and enduring future in the Global South. The case of Haiti
by Charly Camilien Victor [Haiti]

Available in : French (original), English
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The Role of the Local State in Strengthening the Social and Popular Economy and its Contribution to Achieving the SDGs: An Approach to the Local Microcredit Promotion Program Construir Futuro (Building the Future) in the Municipality of Avellaneda
by Antonella Naffa and Diego Bartalotta [Argentina]

Available in : Spanish (original), English
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Municipal Policies to Promote the SSE in San Martín (Argentina). A First Analysis of their Link with the Sustainable Development Goals
by Ruth Muñoz and Fabiana Juárez [Argentina]

Available in : Spanish (original), English
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Local Policies for the Popular Solidarity Economy in the Municipality of Malvinas Argentinas (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
by Gabriela Chamorro and Mercedes García [Argentina]

Available in : Spanish (original), English
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From the Local to the Regional Level: Political Construction of Other Economies
by Cecilia Ruiz [Argentina]

Available in : Spanish (original), English
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Solidarity Finance as a Public Policy for Economic Democracy: The Case of Community and Municipal Banks in Brazil
by Jeová Torres Silva Junior and Ariádne Scalfoni Rigo [Brazil]

Available in : French (original), English
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Local public policy of social and solidarity economy as a strategy for generating work, income and social inclusion
by Julia da Silva Gutierrez Ruiz, Victor Hugo Moraes de Castro, José Carlos Festa Junior and Leandro Pereira Morais [Brazil]

Available in : English (original)
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Role of INDH III in Promoting Innovative SSE Projects in Morocco: Challenges, Contributions and Perspectives
by Nor-Eddine Oumansour and Sakhr M’Ssiyah [Morocco]

Available in : French (original)
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From the Meeting of a Dynamic Solidarity Association Working to Promote Economic Integration and a Regional Experiment Called “TZCLD”: the Case of the Northwestern Loire-Atlantique Region
by Pascal Glémain [France]

Available in : French (original)
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Political change, change of reference framework, and SSE policy: Bordeaux in the post-COVID era
by Timothée Duverger [France]

Available in : French (original), English
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Associations at the Heart of Local Public Action: A Study of Interactions at the Municipal Level
by Amélie Artis and Luciana Ribeiro [France]

Available in : French (original), English
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Vitality in remote areas. Cultural social economy organisations and public policies for culturally sustainable local development
by Silvia Sacchetti, Andrea Salustri and Roger Sugden [Italy]

Available in : English (original)
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Consumer cooperatives faced with metropolitan politicization: the new agricultural and food public policy in Istanbul
by Olivier Gajac and Kiraz Özdoğan [Turkey]

Available in : French (original), English
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Exploring the Social Corridor Approach of Government Intervention : A Case Study of the Social Economy Public Policy of Gangwon Province, South Korea
by Jiae Seo [South Korea]

Available in : English (original)
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