Purpose

This paper aims to provide an introduction to how worker co-operatives and other organisations based on principles of the participatory economy have been adopted in a range of international contexts as a vehicle for transforming places with a strong aspiration to address location-specific social challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

Through a presentation of four narrative cases, the paper exemplifies international experiences of co-operative approaches to place-making. It critically reflects on the philosophical and strategic underpinnings of the projects implemented in Rochdale, Preston, Bologna, Rome and Cincinnati.

Findings

The practical experiences of a number of local projects of place-making involving co-operatives are conceptualised. The research has identified the importance of institutional, organisational and legal constraints for transformative cooperative-based place-making initiatives. It shows a strong relevance of the place’s historic legacy and communal governance for the choice of place-making approaches.

Research limitations/implications

Further investigation is needed to establish whether co-operatives have the same driving force potential in terms of local regeneration and community wealth building place-making in non-Western contexts and less developed locations.

Practical implications

The paper highlights cases that incorporate place-making practices involving the co-operative organisation and municipal participation and considers their transferability potential.

Originality/value

The paper advances an important conversation relevant to researchers, educators, co-operators, politicians and local officials on diverse contemporary approaches in towns and cities that seek to reshape and regenerate local socio-economic fabric by engaging tradition, principles and organisation models developed within the co-operative movement.

中文翻译：

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地方复兴和社区财富建设——场所营造：合作社作为变革的推动者

目的

本文旨在介绍基于参与式经济原则的工人合作社和其他组织如何在一系列国际环境中被采用，作为改造具有强烈愿望以应对特定地点社会挑战的地方的工具。

设计/方法/方法

通过对四个叙述性案例的介绍，本文举例说明了场所营造的合作方法的国际经验。它批判性地反映了在罗奇代尔、普雷斯顿、博洛尼亚、罗马和辛辛那提实施的项目的哲学和战略基础。

发现

一些涉及合作社的地方营造项目的实践经验被概念化。该研究确定了体制、组织和法律约束对于变革性合作式场所营造举措的重要性。它显示了该地方的历史遗产和社区治理与地方营造方法的选择之间的强烈相关性。

研究限制/影响

需要进一步调查，以确定合作社在非西方环境和欠发达地区的当地复兴和社区财富建设场所营造方面是否具有相同的驱动力潜力。

实际影响

该论文重点介绍了包含涉及合作组织和市政参与的场所营造实践的案例，并考虑了它们的可转移性潜力。

原创性/价值

该论文提出了与研究人员、教育工作者、合作者、政治家和地方官员有关的重要对话，探讨城镇和城市的各种当代方法，这些方法旨在通过参与在城市中发展起来的传统、原则和组织模式来重塑和再生当地社会经济结构。合作运动。