The 10th International CIRIEC Research Conference on Social Economy will take place from October 27 to 29, 2025, in the city of Bordeaux, France, under the theme “The Role of the Social and Solidarity Economy in the Socio-Ecological Transition.” Once the call for papers closed, the event —hosted at Sciences Po Bordeaux— received a total of 421 full paper submissions from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This figure marks a record in the history of CIRIEC International Research Conferences, which has also announced that the registration period and website are now open. Full details at: https://ciriecbordeaux2025.org
The 10th Conference is a significant milestone, celebrating a decade of academic and professional collaboration around the study and promotion of the Social Economy, with participants from more than 50 countries. It has become a globally recognized event and a key space for discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the sector in dynamic and changing contexts.
The Bordeaux Conference will offer an interdisciplinary approach to analyze how SSE can address the socio-ecological transition—a critical transformation toward a fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy. It will also foster debate on the role of SSE as a driver of change, aiming for sustainable development that leaves no one behind.
The relevance of this approach is heightened in the context of growing climate, social, and geopolitical crises, where SSE is seen as an essential pillar for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Bordeaux Conference will take place just a few days before the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum (October 29–31), which will also be held in Bordeaux.
The Largest Academic Event on Social Economy
The International CIRIEC Research Conferences on Social Economy are held every two years (in odd-numbered years), alternating with the CIRIEC International Congresses on Public, Social and Cooperative Economy (in even-numbered years), such as the one held last October in Costa Rica.
So far, nine international research conferences have been held: the first in 2007 in Victoria (Canada), the second in 2009 in Östersund (Sweden), the third in 2011 in Valladolid (Spain), the fourth in 2013 in Antwerp (Belgium), the fifth in 2015 in Lisbon (Portugal), the sixth in 2017 in Manaus (Brazil), the seventh in 2019 in Bucharest (Romania), the eighth in September 2021 in Costa Rica, and the ninth in July 2023 in Seoul (South Korea), with attendance ranging from 300 to 600 participants at each edition.
More information and registration details available on the official conference website.
