Organisation:
IUDESCOOP Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Economia Social, Cooperativisme i Emprendiment (University Research Institute in Social Economy, Cooperativism and entrepreunership).

Director:
Domingo Ribeiro Soriano (Full Professor)

Profile:
The student who chooses these doctoral studies will obtain knowledge and skills related to Social and Cooperative Economy research in its various disciplines and areas: Law, Applied Economy, Business organisation, Marketting, Accounting, Sociology and political science, etc. The student will learn the different lines of research, methodological approaches and research latest trends in the field of Social Economy Third Sector, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooperativism, Volunteering, Foundations, Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation.

Who is the Doctorate in Social Economy for?
To those postgraduates in an official master who wish to direct their research profile to the topics of Social Economy, Third Sector, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooperativism, Volunteering, Foundations, Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation. 
 

The linking research with IUDESCOOP and CIRIEC-Spain:

The student who successfully completes the doctoral studies can remain connected with IUDESCOOP through their training Portal (only for former students of the postgraduate courses and doctoral studies of IUDESCOOP), as well as with CIRIEC-Spain, they may attend and participate in the different scientific and research events that this organisation makes (National Conferences of Researchers in Social Economy and Cooperative, International Congress of CIRIEC, Seminars, etc.)