When: Friday, July 25, 2025, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Aubergine: A Willy Street Co-op Community Space, 1226 Williamson St, Madison, WI (Map)
Parking is limited to street parking, so please plan accordingly. We recommend carpooling or using public transportation if possible.
Join us for an insightful discussion with Jerome Warren, a German-American political economist focused on the intersection between democracy, cooperation, sustainability, and business. He will share examples of successful cooperative economies in other countries, explore how cooperatives can not only revitalize rural economies and help bridge the rural-urban divide, but also act as bulwarks against fascism and authoritarianism, and offer ideas and inspiration for funding the work. Jerome will also share insights from his recent and forthcoming co-edited volumes, the Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics & Management and Global Cooperative Economics and Movements.
Light refreshments will be provided.
About Jerome
Jerome Nikolai Warren is a German-American political economist focused on the intersection between democracy, cooperation, sustainability, and (business) networks and has conducted applied research on the cooperative economy of Italy, publishing on the evolution of Italian social and community cooperatives. He’s helped found and leads various civil society organizations such as the Rudolf Rocker Institute and the German Institute for Economic Democracy and is on the board of directors of the 501c3 non-profit Evolution Institute. Between 2022 and 2024, as chair at the Belgian Royal Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, he advised the Belgian sovereign wealth fund on its strategies in helping make Belgian firms more sustainable. He has edited numerous volumes including the Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics & Management and the forthcoming Global Cooperative Economics and Movements. He is currently at the University of Cologne.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Megan Webster at mawebster@wisc.edu.
You may request an interpreter, materials in an alternative language or format, or other services to make Cooperatives as a Form of Resilience and Resistance more accessible, by contacting Megan Webster at mawebster@wisc.edu or 608-890-1048 by July 3, 2025. There’s no added cost to you for these services.
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