The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) organized the 14th ICA-AP Cooperative Research Conference on “Cooperation among Cooperatives and Mutuals” in the Asia-Pacific region at the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, Australia from December 12 to 14, 2019. The conference was organized with the University of Newcastle (UoN) and supported by the ICA-EU Partnership on Cooperatives in Development (#Coops4Dev) and Young Scholars Initiative (YSI).
The conference was attended by more than 100 participants from 12 countries - Australia (60), Fiji (1), India (19), Indonesia (2), Japan (2), Kiribati (2), South Korea (2), Malaysia (2), Nepal (4), New Zealand (4), Timore Leste (1) and United Kingdom (2). Researchers, policy makers, practitioners and students, shared their experiences on issues related to cooperation among cooperatives and mutuals, and developed new networks and partnerships around cooperative research and education.
Early Career Researchers and Young Scholars workshop:
An Early Career Researchers and Young Scholars workshop was conducted on December 12 to provide participants with an opportunity to be mentored by senior academicians with rich experience in the area of cooperatives. This was the first time that an ICA-AP CCR conference had held such a workshop. Prof. Akira Kurimoto, Institute for Solidarity-based Society, Hosei University, Tokyo and Chair of the ICA-AP CCR and Prof. Morris Altman, Co-chair of the local organizing committee welcomed the 24 scholars from ten countries. The scholars received feedback on their draft papers by senior academicians, who included Prof. Morris Altman (Dundee University, School of Business), Prof. Olivera Marjanovic (University of Technology Sydney), Professor Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Charles Sturt University), Dr. Paul Thambar (Monash University Melbourne) and Prof. Tony Webster (Northumbria University United Kingdom). The break-out sessions on ‘How to get cooperative research published?” and “Developing a network for emerging cooperative scholars” allowed time for discussions which were facilitated by Ms. Emi Do, PhD candidate at the Tokyo University and YSI Coordinator. The energy in the room was positive as the scholars received good advice and tips on ‘how to’ get published in reputable academic journals (and what not to do). The group also discussed how to use social media and digital platforms to continue to network and support each other through PhD’s and early career challenges.
The full report of the conference can be read here
During a group discussion at the ECR and Young Scholar's workshop.
