UK Society for Co-operative Studies

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UK Society for Co-operative Studies
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Formation3 April 1967;55 years ago (1967-04-03)
Legal status Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) [1]
Headquarters Holyoake House, Manchester, England
Main organ
Journal of Co-operative Studies
Website ukscs.coop

The UK Society for Co-operative Studies is a learned society and registered charity in the United Kingdom for the research of co-operatives and the co-operative movement. The society hosts conferences, lectures, and publishes the Journal of Co-operative Studies. [1] [2]

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The society was founded in April 1967 at Stanford Hall in Nottinghamshire, England, then home to the Co-operative College. [3] [2] In 1995 the society became a registered charity, and in 2017 incorporated as a charitable incorporated organisation. [1] [2]

Journal of Co-operative Studies

The Journal of Co-operative Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published three times a year by the society, with collaboration from the Canadian Association of Studies in Co-operation (CASC) and the Society for Co-operative Studies in Ireland. First published in 1967 as the Society for Co-operative Studies Bulletin, it adopted its current name in 1985. [4]

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References

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