SOCIAL CAPITAL AND MUTUAL VERSUS PUBLIC BENEFIT: THE CASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATIVES

• Published in: Annals of public and cooperative economics Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 203 - 232
• Main Authors: BAUWENS, Thomas, DEFOURNY, Jacques
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Alternative energy; community; Cooperatives; Energy industry; L31; Mobilization; Organizational models; Organizational structure; P13; Q42; Renewable energy; renewable energy cooperative; Renewable resources; Social capital; social economy; Social identification; Sustainability; sustainability transition

ABSTRACT One potential major role of social economy organizations in sustainability transitions is the creation and mobilization of social capital. Yet, the social economy gathers very distinct organizational models which may be associated with different types and levels of social capital. According...