Redefining the model: cooperatives in the just ecosocial transition paradigm

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https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.10576

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cooperativismo, transición ecosocial justa, evaluación de impacto, desarrollo sostenible, teoría de cambio

Resumen

En este artículo, se estudia la integración del cooperativismo dentro del paradigma de transición ecosocial justa, abordando la necesidad urgente de un desarrollo económico sostenible y equitativo. Se analiza también la alineación de los principios cooperativos con consideraciones de justicia multidimensional, incluidas las ambientales, sociales, climáticas, energéticas y laborales, para identificar un marco en el que las cooperativas actúen como agentes clave en la promoción de una transición ecosocial justa. Por tal motivo, se ha empleado una revisión narrativa de la bibliografía para analizar críticamente las interconexiones teóricas y prácticas entre el cooperativismo y la transición ecosocial justa, lo que ha revelado tanto oportunidades como contradicciones inherentes. Los resultados y la discusión indican que, aunque las cooperativas apoyan inherentemente las dimensiones de la justicia cruciales para una transición ecosocial justa, la implementación práctica a menudo revela desafíos, particularmente en el equilibrio de estos ideales con la dinámica del mercado. Se ha realizado una propuesta para superar dichos desafíos a partir de metodologías de evaluación de impacto, como la teoría de cambio.

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Olaizola-Alberdi, J., Imaz Alias, O., Bollain, J., & Herce-Leceta, B. (2025). Redefining the model: cooperatives in the just ecosocial transition paradigm. Revista Iberoamericana De Estudios De Desarrollo = Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies, 14(1), 80-105. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.10576
Recibido 2024-05-30
Aceptado 2024-11-11
Publicado 2025-05-06