Wednesday 2 May<\/strong><\/h3>\n16.00 Registration outside Palmesalen
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n17.00-17.30 Welcome and practical information (Mary Hilson, UCL and Silke Neunsinger, ARAB)<\/p>\n
17.30-18.30 Opening lecture \u201cWhy global history?\u201d (Marcel van der Linden, IISH)<\/p>\n
18.30-20.00 Reception<\/p>\n
Thursday 3 May<\/strong><\/h3>\n8.00-10.00 Plenary: African Connections
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201c\u2018Casualties inevitable\u2019: Consumer co-operatives in Africa\u201d (Linda Shaw, The Co-operative College)<\/li>\n
- \u201cAnalysis of social economic impact of consumer co-operatives in Kenya\u201d (Esther Gicheru, Co-operative College of Kenya)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operatives in Tanzania\u201d, (Suleman A Chambo, Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Silke Neunsinger, ARAB<\/p>\n
10.00-10.30 Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n10.30-12.30 Plenary: English language connections I<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201cPatterns, limitations and associations: The consumer co-operative movement in Canada, 1828 to the present\u201d (Ian MacPherson, University of Victoria)<\/li>\n
- \u201cCanadian and US Catholic promotion of co-operatives in Central America and the Caribbean and their political implications\u201d (Catherine LeGrand, McGill University and Susan Fitzpatrick Behrens, California State University, Northridge)<\/li>\n
- \u201cFighting monopoly and enhancing democracy: A historical overview of US consumer co-operatives\u201d (Greg Patmore, University of Sydney)<\/li>\n
- \u201cAfrican American consumer co-operation\u201d (Jessica Gordon Nembhard, City University of New York)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Mary Hilson, UCL<\/p>\n
12.30-13.00 Plenary discussion: summary of morning sessions<\/strong>
\nMary Hilson, UCL and Akira Kurimoto, Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n13.00-14.00 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n14.00-16.00 Parallel Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Session 1: English Language Connections II<\/li>\n
- \u201cHistory and growth of the consumer co-operative movement in India\u201d (Rekha Ramesh Gaonkar, MES College of Arts and Commerce, Goa University)<\/li>\n
- \u201cIndian coffee workers\u2019 co-operative association: Calcutta\u201d (Bhaswati Bhattacharya, IISH)<\/li>\n
- \u201cRochdale consumer co-operatives in Australia and New Zealand\u201d (Nikola Balnave, Macquarie University and Greg Patmore, University of Sydney)<\/li>\n
- Comment: Marcel van der Linden, IISH<\/li>\n
- Session 2: European connections I (Per-Albin-rummet)<\/li>\n
- \u201cHistory of consumer co-operation in France\u201d (Simon Lambersens, Sciences Po Grenoble, with Am\u00e9lie Artis and Dani\u00e8le Demoustier, ESEAC-IEPG, and Alain M\u00e9lo, AXALP)<\/li>\n
- \u201cThe Belgian co-operative model, 1881-1914. Factors for success or failure\u201d (Geert van Goethem, Amsab-Institute of Social History)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operatives in the Nordic countries, 1950-2010\u201d (Espen Ekberg, University of Agder\/University of Oslo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Nikola Balnave, Macquarie University<\/p>\n
16.00-16.30 Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n16.30-18.30 Plenary: Asian connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- “Building consumer democracy: The evolution of consumer co-operation in Japan, 1945-2010” (Akira Kurimoto, Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan)<\/li>\n
- \u201cThe experience of the consumer co-operative movement in Korea: its break off and rebirth\u201d (Hyungmi Kim, Meiji University)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operative history in Indonesia: Lessons from a failure\u201d (Suroto, Institute for Indonesian Co-operative Development Studies)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operatives in the People\u2019s Republic of China: Past, present and outlook\u201d (Kay-Wah Chan, Macquarie University and Mary Ip, University of New South Wales)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Greg Patmore, University of Sydney<\/p>\n
18.30-19.30 Plenary: summary of first day\u2019s discussions and consequences for the project<\/strong>
\nIan Mac Pherson, University of Victoria and Ann-Catrin \u00d6stman, \u00c5bo Akademi University.<\/p>\n20.00 Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\nFriday 4 May<\/h3>\n
8.00-10.00 Plenary: European connections II<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201cConsumer co-operatives in Switzerland, 1850-2010\u201d (Bernard Degen, Universit\u00e4t Basel)<\/li>\n
- \u201cRussian history of co-operation in the eastern regions\u201d (Natalia Burnasheva, North-Eastern Federal University)<\/li>\n
- \u201cThe Development of co-operatives in Slovenia\u201d (Tony O\u2019Rourke, University of Stirling)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operation in Austria\u201d (Johann Brazda, Robert Schediwy, Florian Jagschitz, Holger Blisse, Universit\u00e4t Wien)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Akira Kurimoto, Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan<\/p>\n
10.00-10.30 Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n10.30-12.30 Plenary: European Connections III<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201cConsumer co-operatives in Spain (1860-2010): an overview\u201d (Francisco Jos\u00e9 Medina-Albaladejo, University of Murcia)<\/li>\n
- \u201cBetween leader-worship and members\u2019 democracy: the consumer co-operatives in a fascist context\u201d (Tito Menzani, Universit\u00e0 di Bologna)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operation in Italy: a network of co-operatives with a multi-class constituency\u201d (Patrizia Battilani, Universit\u00e0 di Bologna)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Sigismundo Bialoskorski Neto, University of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n
12.30-13.00 Presentation of Swedish Kooperativa F\u00f6rbundet<\/strong><\/p>\n13.00-14.00 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\nLunch sponsored by Kooperativa F\u00f6rbundet
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n14.00-16.00 Plenary: Trade and Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201cCo-operatives and the retail sector\u201d (Eric Calderwood and Keri Davies, University of Stirling)<\/li>\n
- \u201cManaging consumer co-operatives: An historical perspective\u201d (Nikola Balnave, Macquarie University and Greg Patmore, University of Sydney)<\/li>\n
- \u201cInternational Networks and Global Connections: The Business Strategies of the CWS since 1863\u201d (Tony Webster, Liverpool John Moores University, John Wilson and Rachael Vorberg-Rugh, University of Liverpool)<\/li>\n
- \u201cDebating co-operative trade\u201d (Katarina Friberg, Linnaeus University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Akira Kurimoto, Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan<\/p>\n
16.00-16.30 Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n16.30- 18.00 Plenary: Romance language connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u201cHistory of Rochdalian co-operatives in Latin America: A special case of consumers\u2019 co-operatives\u201d (Sigismundo Bialoskorski Neto, University of S\u00e3o Paulo)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer co-operativism in a changing economy: the Argentine case\u201d (Mirta Vuotto, Griselda Verbeke and Mar\u00eda Eugenia Castelao Caruana, University of Buenos Aires)<\/li>\n
- \u201cConsumer cooperatives in Portugal: debates and experiences from XIX to XXI century\u201d (Dulce Freire, Instituto de Ci\u00eancias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa and Joana Pereira Dias, New University of Lisbon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comment: Ian MacPherson, University of Victoria<\/p>\n
18.00-19.30 Plenary: summary of day\u2019s discussions and consequences for the project<\/strong>
\nMary Hilson, UCL and Silke Neunsinger, ARAB<\/p>\nDirections<\/h3>\n
The conference is hosted at ABF-huset, situated at Sveav\u00e4gen 41.<\/p>\n
For public transport by subway, use the application below.<\/p>\n
As an example, add Centralstation as the station you’re heading from. The nearest stop to ABF-huset is R\u00e5dmansgatan, on the green line heading northwest to H\u00e4sselby strand.<\/p>\n
Tickets must be bought before travel. Tickets for public transport can be bought from newsagents (as Pressbyr\u00e5n, Seven eleven etc.) as well as from SL (Stockholms lokaltrafik) ticket offices. See SL\u2019s travel page for more information, and for a route planning service. www.sl.se<\/a><\/p>\n