About Sharing & Caring - COST Action CA16121
The main objective of COST Action CA16121(2017-2021) was to develop a European network of actors (including scholars, practitioners, communities and policy makers) focusing on the development of collaborative economy models and platforms and on social and technological implications of the collaborative economy through a practice-focused approach.
Action Duration: 24 March 2017- 23 September 2021
The terms “Sharing Economy” or “Collaborative Economy” have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work.
The specific aims of the action were:
- To develop a deeper understanding of the collaborative economy phenomenon in all its aspects, by studying in-depth the sociotechnical systems and human practices involved, comparing and reflecting upon local, regional, national and international initiatives;
- To discuss and critique elements of the current discourse on the collaborative economy, and proposing a richer definition and characterisation of the phenomenon;
- To formulate a European research agenda for the socio-technical aspects of the collaborative economy, including specifically the design of future technological platforms, the technical infrastructure, their legal, ethical and financial implications;
- To articulate a European research perspective on the collaborative economy, based on EU values of social innovation, and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy objective to become a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy by 2020.
The action will produce online resources including publications offering a comprehensive view of the current European collaborative economy and socio-technical and policy recommendations for the future.
How to keep in touch:
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Our Task Forces:
Short Stories (brief case studies)
We collected and published information on sharing initiatives from every country involved in the action, in order to create a repository that we are opening up via this website to the wider public.
You can check the list for existing contributions here: http://sharingandcaring.eu/case-studies.
Should you require any further clarification, please contact the Short Stories Task Force.
- Aniko Bernat, TARKI Social research Institute, Hungary
- Dimitar Trajanov, Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia
- Stefanos A. Nastis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Venere S. Sanna, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Vera L. A. Pereira Diogo, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Bibliography
We are maintaining a group library on Zotero here. You can browse the library without creating a Zotero account. For the future, we are planning to import the list of bibliographic resources and display here: http://sharingandcaring…
If you wish to add your own bibliographic resources to the list, you are welcome to do so.
Request to become a member of the SharingAndCaring group on Zotero, and we'll give you editing rights. If you are new to Zotero, you might want to check our beginner's guides for Safari on a Mac, Chrome and Firefox on PC.
The Bibliography Task Force.
- Alessandra Theuma, St. Martin's Institute of Higher Education, Malta
- Natalia Avlona, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Kim O'Shea, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Izabela Warwas, Lodz University, Poland
- Mihai Lisetchi, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Who's Who Directory
We are also maintaining a directory of people and organisations involved in the study or practice of the Collaborative Economy, in its various aspects.
If you would like to suggest corrections to the existing entries or need any clarifications, please contact the Directory Task Force.
- Penny Travlou, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Natalia Avlona, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Berna Kirkulak, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
- Christoph Lutz, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
- Maria Partalidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
We also have a printable presentation leaflet that can be downloaded from here !
