Strengthening rural resilience: how alternative economic models are transforming services
Insights from the SERIGO project webinar. Rural communities across Europe are not just dealing with challenges such as population decline, loss of services and environmental pressures, they’re finding new and creative ways to move forward, through economic models that...
Call for abstracts: Forum Carpaticum 2025
The call for abstracts for Forum Carpaticum 2025 is now open! We are looking for contributions from a wide variety of thematic areas outlined in the S4C Research Agenda 2022-2030. Submission period: February 26 – March 31, 2025 (midnight CET) DEADLINE...
Analysing Social and Solidarity Economy: insights from 24 case studies
SERIGO is undertaking an analysis of 24 case studies on social and solidarity economy (SSE) solutions implemented in diverse local contexts across 12 countries. These studies aim to shed light on the framework conditions that lead to social exclusion, as well as the...
SERIGO launches a Community of Practice on Social Innovation
Social innovation has the power to empower rural communities, and the SERIGO project is at the forefront of this effort with the launch of its Community of Practice (CoP). This initiative was launched during a webinar hosted by the European Association for Innovation...
A conceptual framework for advancing Social Inclusion in rural areas
The SERIGO project has successfully developed an initial conceptual framework designed to explore how the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), driven by Social Innovation (SI), can foster social inclusion, enhance quality of life, and build resilience and...
SERIGO kicks off to enhance social inclusion in rural areas
The SERIGO project kicked off to promote social innovation as a means to enhance social inclusion within rural communities. The project is coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland and brings together 17 partner organisations from 11 different EU countries....