Ilana Gotz: Cooperative and Social Enterprise Research in a European Context

In this episode, Donnchadh Kindlon talks to Ilana Gotz, Project Manager at Euricse, the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises, in Trento, Italy.

Originally from the USA, Ilana describes the American perspective of social enterprise and entrepreneurship and reflects on how it differs from the European perspective. Ilana also discusses the collaborative work carried out at Euricse, as well as their unique and interactive Masters in Management of Social Enterprises, which has been running for 26 years. The conversation explores multidisciplinarity, the key components for running a social enterprise, and how social entrepreneurship education can provide students with opportunities to effect social change in an inclusive and sustainable way.