GSEF 2016 Pre-forum by iCoop, Prof. Margueritte Mendell's visiting to Korea

GSEF 2016 Pre-forum by iCoop, Prof. Margueritte Mendell's visiting to Korea 
19 April ~ 3 May

Organised by iCoop Korea, GSEF 2016 pre-conference was held in Gurye on 22 Apr. More than 5,000 cooperative members gathered to discuss the role and task of SSE in tackling the urban crisis. Also numerous civil society organisations and representatives of local governments participated in the forum to discuss how they can contribute to the agenda setting. Head of Karl Polanyi Political Economy Institute (Concordia University, Canada) Prof. Margueritte Mendell also participated in the GSEF2016 pre-forum to share her insights on the topic. During her visit in Korea, she also gave a series of lectures to various local governments (such as Yangcheon-gu, Gangdong-gu) and she presented in the forum on Inter-Asia connection Workshop organised by Seoul National University and seminars organised by Karl Polanyi Research Institute Asia and Seoul Social Economy Center. Through the series of lectures, prof. Mendell introduced the history of Quebec’s social economy development and how SSE can contribute to resolving soci-economic challenges by providing alternative models in the context of Korea.