Journal of Co-operative Studies Vol 54 No 1

Guest Editorial - Issues and challenges for Irish co-operatives

Bridget Carroll and Olive McCarthy, pp. 3-5

Peer review articles    

A  new epoch for community renewable energy co-operatives in Ireland? An exploration of the factors influencing their development

Gerard Doyle, pp. 7-23

Legitimising mutuality in public discourse: Exploring parliamentary debates on credit unions in Ireland, 1959-1999

Anita Mangan, pp. 25-37  

Short papers and think pieces

From tenants to members: The case for co-operative social housing 

Fiona Dunkin, pp. 39-41

Tackling ‘them and us’: Co-operative health and member engagement in changing times

James Doyle, pp. 43-48

Co-operatives in Northern Ireland: Resisting the Neoliberal Peace?

Eleonore Perrin, pp. 49-52

A systems approach to Irish co-operatives in Ireland

Norman Rides, pp. 53-54

How are Ireland’s credit unions coping with the pandemic?

Olive McCarthy, pp. 55-56

Book reviews

Civilising rural Ireland: The co-operative movement, development and the nation-state, 1889-1939. By Patrick Doyle

Reviewed by Ray O’Connor, pp. 57-59