The term of Solidarity Economy has been used in various countries including Latin America, Portugal, and several countries in Europe. Till now, the term has transformed and it includes Social Economy as well.. This is the combination of collective economic arrangements of production, consumption, trading, credit, in rural or urban areas, social reproduction and well-being from the first part, and the latter social economy includes cooperatives, associations and mutual societies and other terms such as third sector, social enterprises and social entrepreneurship.

The CES Summer School will explore about the common points and the differences about things happening between Southern Europe and other countries of the European continent to highlight the multiplicity and diversity of economic experiences. This Summer School is the one of the first events of the international platform SERESI (Solidarity Economy, Reciprocity and Social Innovation). Please check out more information here. For submitting the application please visit the webpage.