Doctoral theses in progress

Pau Bofill Sala – « Resilience of French-speaking Belgian cooperatives » – Frédéric Dufays, Charlotte Moreau, Cécile Godfroid, Nathalie Crutzen et Jonathan Bauweraerts – finalisation in 2028 – Scholarship W. Alter, in co-promotion with the University of Liège and the University of Mons

Romain David – “The role of multi-stakeholder meta-organizations in sustainable transitions. Insights from a transition intermediary in the financial socio-technical regime” – Sybille Mertens, Virginie Xhauflair, Christel Dumas, Luc Van Liedekerke – finalisation in 2025-2026

Martin François – « Addressing inequality in post-growth societies. A pragmatist inquiry into the realisation of income and wealth limits » – Kevin Maréchal, Sybille Mertens de Wilmars, Virginie Xhauflair, Philippe Roman, Max Koch, Olivier De Schutter – Chair Prosperity and post-growth

Antoine Gavroye - « Study of the concepts of multi-stakeholder collaboration within global agricultural value chains » – Virginie Xhauflair, Célia Paquay, Véronique De Herde – finalisation in 2028-2029

Arsène Kisanga – « Governance of mutual societies in South Kivu: analysis of strategic responses to stakeholder expectations and perceived legitimacy » – Sybille Mertens, Marc Bourgeois, Fabrice Lukeba, Frédéric Dufays – Project Global Health of Pacodel et Scholarship of finalisation ARES

Zoé Marlier – « Democratic governance and gender equality: the case of cooperatives » – Élodie DESSY, Grégory Jemine – finalisation en 2026-2027 – Bourse Fresh FNRS 

Simon Meert – “Perfom and belong. Essays on the struggles to diffuse the social economy alternative within and beyond the field” – Frédéric Dufays, Sybille Mertens, Didier Van Caillie (HEC ULiège) – Finalisation in 2025-2026 –Chair Eugénie-Piedboeuf 

Anne Wouters – Thesis on system dynamics within energy communities (title to be defined) – Finalisation in 2028