John Restakis


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Name : Restakis John

Nationality: Canadian/Greek

Position: Special Advisor; Adjunct Professor; Research Associate

Organization: SMart Co-op; Simon Fraser University; Co-operatives UK

 

Brief profile:

John Restakis has been active in the co-operative movement for 25 years and was former ED of the BC Co-operative Association in Vancouver.  His professional background includes community organizing, adult and popular education, and co-op development. He is Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Simon Fraser University, BC and is Research Associate for Co-operatives UK. Currently, John is Lead Co-ordinator for the Synergia Institute.

John does consulting work on international co-op and community economic development projects, researches and teaches on co-operative economies and the social economy, and lectures widely on the subject of globalization, regional development, and alternative economics. He is a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the MA Program in Community Development at the University of Victoria and was co -founder and Co-ordinator of the Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies at the University of Bologna. 

 

Website:About John Restakis

 

Articles:
Icon of John Restakis_Living Without Approval – Stateless Democracy in Rojava John Restakis_Living Without Approval – Stateless Democracy in Rojava (259.7 KB) 2021-07-10 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis_Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State John Restakis_Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State (578.0 KB) 2020-07-14 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis - MOOC description John Restakis - MOOC description (222.7 KB) 2019-02-22 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis - Synergia Outreach Letter John Restakis - Synergia Outreach Letter (4.8 MB) 2019-02-22 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis - The Rojava Revolution John Restakis - The Rojava Revolution (2.1 MB) 2018-06-21 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis-The Co-op Movement at a Crossroads John Restakis-The Co-op Movement at a Crossroads (963.3 KB) 2018-06-11 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis-Humanizing the Economy - Transition to Co-operative Commonwealth John Restakis-Humanizing the Economy - Transition to Co-operative Commonwealth (1.7 MB) 2018-06-11 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis - The Rojava Revolution 2 John Restakis - The Rojava Revolution 2 (4.4 MB) 2018-06-11 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis -Rojava – A revolution of hope and healing John Restakis -Rojava – A revolution of hope and healing (150.0 KB) 2018-06-06 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis-The Emilian Model-Profile of a Co-operative Economy John Restakis-The Emilian Model-Profile of a Co-operative Economy (30.8 KB) 2018-06-06 Author: John Restakis.
Icon of John Restakis_Humanizing the Economy - Sept. 2016 John Restakis_Humanizing the Economy - Sept. 2016 (2.3 MB) 2018-05-17 Author: John Restakis.

 

Videos:

 

THE COOPERATIVE MODEL REVISITED, September 2014

“How can a commons-based collaborative economy strengthen the resilience of our communities?”

 

 

COOPERATIVES IN THE AGE OF CAPITAL, May 2012