{"id":6066,"date":"2020-04-21T18:49:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T18:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co-operative-studies.scgtesting.com\/?page_id=6066"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:24:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/berlin-coopstudies.de\/de\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Institut"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6066\" class=\"elementor elementor-6066\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f3bdce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57f3bdce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735408f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"735408f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1992, the BICS is a research institute based at Humboldt University in Berlin. Back in the 1990s, the founders of the BICS shared the conviction that the city of Berlin needed a research unit capable of studying the role of cooperatives in the successful transformation of political, economic, and legal systems in central and eastern European countries, including East Germany. Since then, BICS scholars have\u00a0 produced more than 300 studies and publications on the subject.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperative organizations differ from other organizational types in that they are member-based collective action organizations governed by democratic rule, the principle of user-benefit, and the principle of user-ownership. Members collectively own, control, and finance what cooperatives do. In return, members expect benefits and services for their work. The management of collectives is frequently riddled by a number of problems \u2014 member heterogeneity and the constraints on members to effectively work together as a group are some examples.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BICS is constituted by a number of academics from around the world that show a vivid, interdisciplinary research interest in studying collectives and proposing solutions for a wide spectrum of such collaborative organizations\u2019 problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To this day, the main goal of the BICS continues to be the study of cooperative organizations, though the agenda of the BICS has accordingly globalized with the changing geo-political context. Today, the BICS focuses on the role of cooperative organizations in contributing or addressing the challenges of sustainable development, social innovations and poverty alleviation, among others.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b01e05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b01e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5a934 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c5a934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0c075 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c0c075\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7e686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ad7e686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Back in 1990, the founders of the BICS shared the conviction that the city of Berlin needed a research unit capable of studying the role of cooperatives in the successful transformation of political, economic, and legal systems in central and eastern European countries, including East Germany. Since then, BICS scholars has produced more than 300 studies and publications on the subject.<\/p><p>To this day, the main goal of the BICS continues to be the study of cooperative organizations, though the agenda of the BICS has accordingly globalized with the changing geo-political climate. Cooperative organizations differ from other organizational types in that they are member-based collective action organizations governed by democratic rule, the principle of user-benefit, and the principle of user-ownership. Members collectively own, control, and finance what cooperatives do. In return, members expect benefits and services for their work.<\/p><p>The management of collectives is frequently riddled by a number of problems \u2014 member heterogeneity and the constraints on members to effectively work together as a group are some examples. The Berlin Institute for Cooperative Studies is maintained by a number of academics that show a vivid, interdisciplinary research interest in studying collectives and finding solutions for a wide spectrum of such collaborative organizations\u2019 problems. Farmer cooperatives, producer organizations, credit cooperatives, housing cooperatives, energy cooperatives, neighbourhood associations, workers cooperatives, and many other new and old types of collectives are involved. Academic members of the BICS are researchers and lecturers from around the world. They conduct research projects, lecture, and share expertise on various research topics. Given that cooperative organizations are a global phenomenon, the \u201ccooperative sector\u201d provides much of the empirical substance of the BICS\u2019s research and lecturing.<\/p><p>The BICS focuses its special attention on the concerns and interests of cooperatives, their members and their associations. Due to the cooperation of university professors and scientists from different fields, the institute has an interdisciplinary scientific competence that covers the research areas of economic, social and agricultural sciences, as well as law. Through studies and publications, the BICS repeatedly provides impulses for German cooperative development. In research and teaching, the Institute cooperates closely with other institutes of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft genossenschaftswissenschaftlicher Institutes (AGI), with practitioners from cooperatives and their associations, and with numerous nationally and internationally recognized scientists.<\/p><p>The Institute acts as a central point of contact for cooperative research at the universities in the eastern German states. The Institute sees itself not only as a mediator in the transformation between West and East in Germany, but also as a contact address and bridge for the research and support of cooperatives in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the Asian region.<\/p><p>Through its range of lectures and its involvement in bachelors and master\u2019s degree programs, the institute ensures that cooperative expertise and management-oriented fundamental knowledge are firmly anchored and conveyed at Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1811\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1811\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Team <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1811\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdac979 e-con-full 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aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1812\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Members of the Institute <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1812\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2572869 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2572869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1812\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecab4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ecab4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b46e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b46e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header ast-no-thumbnail ast-header-without-markup\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/berlin-coopstudies.de\/members-of-the-institute\/\">Members of the Institute<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"entry-content clear\" data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\"><div class=\"elementor elementor-6860\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d00a632 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"5d00a632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b82d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b82d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.hs-mittweida.de\/professuren\/prof-dr-phil-stephan-beetz\/\">Prof. Dr. Stephan Beetz<\/a> <\/strong>University of Applied Sciences Mittweida (FH), Faculty of Social Sciences<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wur.nl\/en\/persons\/wjj-bijman\/\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Jos Bijman<\/strong><\/a> Wageningen University, Department of Social Sciences, Business Management &amp; Organisation (BMO) Group<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecatalog.nbu.bg\/default.asp?V_Year=2024&amp;PageShow=teacherpresent&amp;P_Menu=teachers&amp;Fac_ID=4&amp;P_ID=1973&amp;T_ID=6314&amp;l=1\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Ivan Boevsky<\/strong> <\/a>New Bulgarian University, Department of Business Administration. Department of Agricultural Economics; University of National and World Economy, Department of Economics, Sofia<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cias.wisc.edu\/directory\/veronique-michele-de-herde\/\"><strong>Dr. V\u00e9ronique De Herde<\/strong> <\/a>Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS)- Postdoc, Center for Social Economy at the Management School of the University of Li\u00e8ge (Belgium).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usaskstudies.coop\/profiles\/profile-brett-fairbairn.php\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Brett Fairbairn (President)<\/strong><\/a> Thompson River University, British Columbia<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franz-Theo_Gottwald\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Franz-Theo Gottwald<\/strong> <\/a>Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Professor of Food Ethics and Environment<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankfurt-university.de\/de\/hochschule\/fachbereich-4-soziale-arbeit-gesundheit\/kontakt\/professor-innen\/nicole-goler-von-ravensburg\/\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Nicole G\u00f6ler von Ravensburg<\/strong><\/a> Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Work<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrar.hu-berlin.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/1689304\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Harald Grethe<\/strong><\/a> Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Professor of International Agricultural Trade and Development<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrar.hu-berlin.de\/de\/institut\/departments\/daoe\/ress\/mitarbeiter\/mithag\/Hagedorn\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Hagedorn<\/strong><\/a> Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Professor of Resource Economics<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrar.hu-berlin.de\/de\/institut\/departments\/daoe\/apol\/mitarbeiter\/DK\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Kirschke<\/strong><\/a> Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Professor of Agriculture and Food Policy<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpsa.ecust.edu.cn\/2018\/0920\/c6404a79640\/page.htm\"><strong>Dr. Ziming Liu<\/strong><\/a> East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai, School of Social and Public Administration<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfwu.de\/markus-maendle\/\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Markus M\u00e4ndle<\/strong><\/a> Hochschule for Economy and Environment N\u00fcrtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), Institute for Cooperative Studies<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/berlin-coopstudies.de\/de\/team\/agustina-malvido\/\"><strong>Dr. Agustina Malvido <\/strong><\/a>Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Sciences, Division of Agroecology<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/berlin-coopstudies.de\/de\/team\/margitta-minah\/\"><strong>Dr.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Margitta Minah<\/strong><\/a> Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Sciences, Center for Rural Development (SLE)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-robert-philipp-27242b212\/\"><strong>Dr. Robert Philipp<\/strong><\/a> Audit Consultant at the Association of Cooperatives &#8211; Association of Regions<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slu.se\/en\/profilepages\/r\/jens-rommel\/\"><strong>Dr. Jens Rommel<\/strong><\/a> Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics, Uppsala, Sweden<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idiv.de\/staff\/julian-sagebiel\/\"><strong>Dr. Julian Sagebiel<\/strong> <\/a>German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idz-jena.de\/ueber-das-institut\/mitarbeitende\"><strong>Dr.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Marleen Th\u00fcrling<\/strong><\/a> Institute\u00a0for Democracy and Civil Society\u00a0(IDZ), Jena<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projekte.hu-berlin.de\/de\/oekonomie-und-sprache\/personen\/wickstroem\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Bengt-Arne 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