Description: A concise case study examining legal and development planning aspects of social entrepreneurship in Serbia. It discusses regulatory context, challenges in establishing social enterprises and a suggested roadmap for local policy and practice. Useful as a real-world example linking law and local development.
Author: Igor Kojčić
Link of file: Case study
Language: Serbian
Description: a book written by Douglas Stuart is a novel about a young boy’s childhood in 1980s working-class Glasgow, focusing on his deep but difficult relationship with his alcoholic mother, Agnes, as they navigate poverty, abandonment, and the harsh realities of Thatcher-era Scotland, exploring themes of addiction, identity, and unconditional love. The book could be a great starting point about social inequality, poverty but also cooperatives and union workers.
Author: Douglas Stuart
Link of file: Libraries (free of charge)/ Bookstores (paid)
Language: English (Polish translation available)
Description: a non-fiction book about older Americans who become modern-day nomads, living in vans and RVs to travel the U.S. for seasonal, low-wage work after the Great Recession, exploring themes of economic precarity, resilience, community, and the changing nature of American work. A book is a good starting point to a discussion about modern homelessness and social inequalities but also about ageing society.
Author: Jessica Bruder
Link of file: Libraries (free of charge)/ Bookstores (paid)
Language: English (Polish translation available)
Description: DALBA is a social brewery of high-quality craft beer in Puck, Poland that employs people with intellectual disabilities. It is the first in Poland and sixth in the world of its kind. The cooperative addresses one of the most serious social problems in Poland: labour exclusion and social marginalization of people with intellectual disabilities; only 10% of them participate in the labor market.
Author: NA
Link of file: Dalba Social Cooperative
Language: English / Polish
Description: ProjectTogether is an award-winning non-profit organization that drives societal transformation by connecting stakeholders from government, business, and civil society through mission-oriented processes like Open Social Innovation to collectively develop and scale solutions for pressing global challenges.
Author: Project Together
Link of file: Project Together
Language: English
Description: Global Youth Cooperative Report – Case Studies
Report with real-life examples of youth cooperatives from different regions of the world, describing challenges, strategies and results. It is useful for understanding how young people have started and managed cooperatives in different socio-economic contexts.
Author: CICOPA
Link of file: Report
Language: English
Description: Social enterprise helping people in long-term unemployment
Author: Social trade
Link of file: Social Trade
Language: English
Description: Collection of social enterprises in Örebro län, Västmanland and Dalarna
Author: Självklart
Link of file: Självklart
Language: Swedish
Description: This resource presents the Reina Sofía school in Totana as a good example of a teaching cooperative that works on social entrepreneurship with its students. Through cooperative projects, the school encourages initiative, participation, and social commitment, helping students develop entrepreneurial skills linked to real social needs
Author: Cooperativa de Enseñanza Reina Sofía
Link of file: Cooperativa de Enseñanza Reina Sofía
Language: Spanish
