Today, our monthly #SCOOPProg Seminar Session is hosted by prof. Frank Hindriks (Faculty of Philosophy - University of Groningen) who is describing to us how institutions are norm-governed social practices. How, then, does this help us analyze sustainable cooperation?

What role can cooperatives have amidst a society of open markets and individual needs and benefits? In this video, prof. Tine de Moor (@UtrechtUni) succinctly describes how cooperatives often have positive effects beyond their own limits: youtube.com/watch?v=fkPHEk… #SCOOPProg

Last Friday, #SCOOPProg Member Prof. @belle_derks (@UtrechtUni) and tamarsaguy (IDC Herzliya) published on socialevraagstukken.nl, describing the importance of acknowledging the effects of gendered marketing in toys. Read it at: socialevraagstukken.nl/rolbevestigend…

Our monthly SCOOP Seminar in Groningen (@rug_gmw) just started again! This month, we are discussing power, social identity, and sustainability. Presenting today: #SCOOPProg Members Leonie Schmidt (@Schmidt_LC) and prof. Russell Spears.

We are proud of #SCOOPProg Member prof. Mark Bovens (USBO) for winning @VBbestuurskunde's L.P. Van de Spiegel-award for his oeuvre bridging public administration and policy! Read more about in (in Dutch) on bestuurskunde.nl/2019/11/01/l-p…

Damion Bunders, one of our current #SCOOPProg PhD’s, has recently given a lecture on platform coops, which are also the subject of his PhD research. Fortunately, you can see the entire lecture (around 15 minutes) online!

November’s SCOOP Seminar at @rug_gmw just kicked off! Today, #SCOOPProg Members prof. Rafael Wittek and PhD Francisca Wals (Faculty of Philosophy - University of Groningen) discuss the relation between States, Voters, and Capital.

Recently, an article by #SCOOPProg Member Professor Russell Spears (@rug_gmw) argues for the cohesive powers of social media in social relations, instead of the more cynical view of the Internet disconnecting individuals. See scoop-program.org/news-events-2/…

We are very proud of #SCOOPProg Member prof. dr. Naomi Ellemers, who yesterday received an honorary doctorate from @UCLouvain_be! See uclouvain.be/en/research-in…

Three pictures of last Thursday’s #SCOOPProg PhD Course. During this day, all second-year SCOOP PhDs and three faculty members worked on institutionalized collective action together. How do communities manage to avoid a tragedy of the commons?

On this beautiful Valentine’s Day, our SCOOP PhDs are cooperating closely on bridging the macro-micro-macro divide! #SCOOPProg

Our first "SCOOP Work Package Meeting" is happening now at Hotel Wientjes in Zwolle! Today, the #SCOOPProg Members are meeting to talk about the Work Package Inclusion, one of our four work packages.

We are very delighted to welcome you to our Program, @KlaraRaiber! #SCOOPProg

Applications now open for our summer school! Please sign up here, deadline 1 March. 5 scholarships available. rug.nl/education/summ…

Wetenschappers die transdisciplinair onderzoek willen doen, hebben heel wat hordes te nemen. Het kost tijd om elkaar te vertrouwen en te begrijpen wat de ander zegt. Maar als dat lukt, heb je ook écht wat in handen, laat het project SCOOP Program zien: nwo.nl/cases/de-scoop…

You can now read the English translation of this article: The ‘SCOOP spirit’: transdisciplinary thinking and doing. SCOOP Program > nwo.nl/en/cases/scoop…