The New School’s ICDE at 5

The Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE) at The New School in New York City is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a symposium on June 8th and 9th. This gathering is an important event for current and former fellows worldwide, including Ph.D. students, junior faculty, and postdocs, who focus their research at the intersection of cooperative principles and the digital economy.
The global rise of platform cooperatives and related businesses has underscored the need for informed research to guide policymakers, cooperatives, and foundations. The cooperative digital economy is an under-researched area in fields such as anthropology, political science, sociology, history, and economics. This emerging field is closely linked with labor studies and cooperative studies. In business schools, this field of study is situated in the areas of finance, entrepreneurship, and organizational studies. In law schools, the pertinent areas are governance and corporate structure. The ICDE is dedicated to addressing these research gaps by offering practical and theoretical insights, and policy analysis.

Despite the growing importance of the rapidly evolving fields at the intersection of cooperative principles and the digital economy, along with related areas, this sector often encounters limited support in academic settings. Therefore, this symposium not only serves as a critical forum for advancing research but also aims to focus our research agenda and advance an intellectual community dedicated to this sector.
As a highlight speaker, we will welcome Sasha Constanza Schock.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The New School University Center, 63 5th Avenue, New York, United States