Browsing Research by Author "Soots, Lena K."
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BALTA Bits & Bites - September-October 2007
Wulff, Stuart; Brocklehurst, Sara-Jane; Lewis, Mike; Gismondi, Mike; Soots, Lena K. (2007-10-21)This is the inaugural issue of the bi-monthly newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia. -
BALTA Legacy Social Economy Course Development: An exploration of needs, capacity and ideas
Soots, Lena K. (2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on an initiative to explore interest and support for a BALTA linked project to develop a university level course ... -
BALTA Mapping Workplan - 2007-2008
Soots, Lena K.; Gismondi, Mike; Lockhart, Sandy (2009-02-14)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is implementing a five year research program to map social economy organizations in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The program has the following objectives: • ... -
BALTA Newsletter - Winter 2010
Wulff, Stuart; Jones, Jennifer Lee; Lewis, Mike; Soots, Lena K.; LePage, David; Kain, Jenny; Kristensen, Freya; Polak, Amanda; MacArthur, Julie; Keough, Noel; van Wyk, Ron; Connelly, Sean; Penfold, George; Elson, Peter R. (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-01)This is the newsletter of the of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
BALTA Social Economy Course Development Project
Soots, Lena K. (2009-11-25)This report to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on an initiative to explore interest and support for a BALTA linked project to develop a university level course on the ... -
BALTA SURVEY- READ ONLY VERSION PDF
Gismondi, Mike; Affolderbach, Julia; Soots, Lena K. (2008-03-01)A copy of the BALTA Survey for people to review before completing the online survey available at www.socialeconomy-bcalberta.ca Click on the "Open" hotlink below. -
Beyond Co-Location: Clustering the Social Economy
Soots, Lena K.; Sousa, Jorge; Roseland, Mark (2010-07-10)This is the final report of BALTA research project D4 - Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-Based Social Enterprise Models. Political and economic restructuring over the past 30 years has had a ... -
Bibliography: Sustainability and Social Economy
Soots, Lena K.; Gismondi, Mike (2009-01-05)Bibliography -
Collaboration, Innovation & Organizational Learning: An Exploration of Non-profit Clusters and Shared Spaces
Soots, Lena K.; Sousa, Jorge; Roseland, Mark (2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a BALTA research project (D4) that explored the benefits of social enterprise and non-profit ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Final Report
Gismondi, Mike; Ross, Lynda; Marois, Juanita; Affolderbach, Julia; Soots, Lena K.; Smith, Ashley (2013-04-10)This report begins to paint an interesting portrait of the social economy in BC and Alberta. It was created through the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). This alliance was initially started as a 5 year ... -
Power Point Presentation for Congress 2008. Sustainability, the Social economy, and the Eco-Social Crisis
Soots, Lena K. (2009-01-05)Slide Show of paper -
Project C7 - Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System Case Study – Phase Two:
Lewis, Mike; Perry, Stewart E. (2007-04-11)BALTA’s aims, as reflected in the SSHRC proposal, include researching innovative practices that are achieving demonstrable results elsewhere and exploring whether such innovations can be adapted to achieve significant ... -
Research activity summary and final report for Project B2
Soots, Lena K.; Gismondi, Mike (2009-01-05)The following is a research activity summary and final report for Project B2 – Sustainability and the Social Economy – completed June 30th, 2008. The overall project timeline is May 2007 – April 2009. This report covers ... -
Research Decisions in Mapping the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
Affolderbach, Julia; Gismondi, Mike; Soots, Lena K. (2009-02-13)This paper outlines the mapping research design process undertaken by the BALTA Mapping Team for the initial stages of the BALTA (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance)Social Economy Mapping Project (Phase 1). The ... -
Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
Soots, Lena K.; Perry, Stewart E.; Cowan, Jamie (2007-09-18)In recent years, social science research has increasingly acknowledged the role of the social economy in building sustainable communities, and, around the world, co-operatives are recognized as major actors in the social ... -
Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
Soots, Lena K. (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007)This research report documents a case study of the recent history of successful innovation and development in the co-operative sector in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been unparalleled in other parts of ... -
Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
Soots, Lena K.; Perry, Stewart E.; Cowan, Jamie (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007)This research paper was presented to the 2007 Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. It discusses a case study of the recent history of successful innovation and development in the co-operative sector ... -
Sustainability, the Social Economy, and the Eco-Social Crisis: Traveling Concepts and Bridging Fields
Gismondi, Mike; Soots, Lena K. (2009-11-24)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a BALTA research project (B2) examining the potential synergy between the sustainability and ... -
Sustainability, the Social Economy, and the Eco-social Crisis: Traveling Concepts and Bridging Fields
Soots, Lena K.; Gismondi, Mike (2009-01-05)Current global issues such as climate change and peak oil have brought attention to the severity and complexity of our eco-social crisis and called for local action and community-based solutions. There is a need for middle ... -
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-Based Social Enterprise Models
Soots, Lena K. (2008-11-13)This presentation was given at the 2008 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). IT provided an introduction to new research being undertaken as BALTA research project D4. Many non-profits ...