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GLOBAL SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FORUM

29 - 31 October 2025
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Debates, Declarations and Perspectives

The Forum’s Political and Scientific Outcomes

Debates, Declarations and Perspectives provides an overview of the main discussions, reflections and commitments that shaped BordeauxGSEF2025.

Through summaries of the 7 thematic pathways produced by the ACC’ESS student cooperative, highlights from the plenary sessions and the declarations presented during the Forum, this publication provides an opportunity to revisit the major issues addressed over these three days.

It aims to preserve a record of the discussions, highlight the contributions made during the Forum and carry forward the reflections and dynamics initiated in Bordeaux, providing everyone with resources to continue the dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy and the just transition.

In this publication, you will find:

  • Key figures from BordeauxGSEF2025
  • The plenary sessions
  • Summaries of the 7 thematic pathways
  • The three declarations presented at BordeauxGSEF2025
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Composition of the Scientific Committee:

chaired by Timothée Duverger, Doctor of History and lecturer at Sciences Po Bordeaux, where he heads the TerrESS chair.

National researchers

  • Eric Bidet – ADDES
  • Eliabetta Bucolo – RIUESS
  • Timothée Duverger – CIRIEC France
  • Marilyne Filippi – RECMA
  • Xabier Itçaina – ScPo Bx
  • Francesca Petrella – EMES
  • Nadine Richez-Battesti – ADDES

International researchers

  • Marie Bouchard – CIRIEC International – Québec – Canada
  • Rafael Chaves-Avila – CIRIEC Spain
  • Cheikh Gueye – Think Tank Network - Senegal
  • Marguerite Mendell – Karl Polanyi – Québec – Canada – Institute member of the Advisory GSEF committee
  • Sybille Mertens – EMES – Belgium
  • Leandro Morais - University of Sao Paulo (UNESP) –  Brazil - member of the Advisory GSEF GSEF
  • Amadou Ndiaye – French-speaking network of the SSE City of Dakar and Amadou-Mahtar-M'Bow University – Senegal 
  • Sambou Ndiaye – Saint Louis GB University – Senegal – Chairman of the Dakar GSEF2023 Scientific Committee 
  • Ilcheong Yi – UNRISD – Switzerland

National players

  • Alain Arnaud – CIRIEC France
  • Ghislain Brégeot – IFAID
  • Mahel Coppey – RTES
  • Mélissa Gentile – Coop Tiers lieux
  • David Le Norcy
  • Jérôme Saddier SSE France
  • Hugues Sibille – Labo de l’ESS
  • Claire Thoury – Le mouvement associatif
  • Mélanie Thuilier – CRESS NA

International players

  • Bérénice Alcade Castro – INAES – Mexico – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Fabrice Adelphe Balou – PoJET – Ivory Coast – GSEF Africa Youth Pole
  • Alain Coheur – International Forum SSE - Belgium
  • Malick Diop – Platform of Non-State Actors Senegal – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Laurence Kwark – GSEF Advisory Committee – South Korea
  • Denise Fatoumata Ndour – INAISE – Senegal – member of the GSEF advisory committee
  • Mireille Pelchat – Chantier de l’ESS du Québec – Canada – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Yvon Poirier – RIPESS – Quebec – Canada
  • Emilio R. Rabasco – FAMSI/CGLU – Spain
  • Barbara Sak – CIRIEC International – Belgium
  • Denis Stokkink – Consultant – Belgium