ICA-YSI Young Scholars Workshop at the ICA CCR EU in Leuven

The ICA CCR European Research Conference is an opportunity to bring researchers in the cooperative sector together to share resources and provide an opportunity to foster new connections for potential future collaborations. For early career researchers in this field, this is an invaluable opportunity to connect with others who face similar challenges in conducting research in this growing interdisciplinary field and one that is growing more urgent as we try to address the challenges posed by traditional economic thought.
The Young Scholars Program has been a collaborative organised between YSI and the ICA for over 6 years. Together, we have organized workshops on 4 continents and have brought together over 100 scholars that have used the network to further their research. On the occasion of the ICA CCR European Research Conference, we will hold a 6-hour workshop for young scholars to share their varied experiences in the field. The workshop will be in-person and mainly focused on career development paths for scholars with interests in cooperatives.
In the morning the workshop will have two keynote speakers who will talk about Reframing your publications and theorisation in the area of cooperatives, and How do you make your impact and reframing your CV. It will be followed by a former Young Scholar participant who will share her experience about From your PhD to a faculty position when your research interests are co-ops. In the afternoon, participants will split up into parallel small groups to discuss and work on their own CVs and career paths with the advice of a senior scholar. The Young Scholars Program will finalise with a keynote speech, to which also senior scholars will be invited to foster cross-fertilisation among generations.