Contemporary Trends in European Cooperative Banking

Marco Migliorelli is an economist at the European Commission and a senior associate researcher at the IAE of the University Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne (Sorbonne Business School). He holds a PhD from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. His research interests include cooperative banking, sustainable and green finance, and financial instruments innovation.Eric Lamarque is the dean of the IAE of the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Sorbonne Business School) where he is also full professor and director of the research chair Management and Governance of Financial Cooperatives. He is the president of the IAE France. For 12 years he was member of the board of a cooperative bank in France.

• Chapter 1: The Co-Evolutionary Nature Of European Cooperative Banks.- Chapter 2: The Founding Role Of Cooperative Banking Within The European Variety Of Capitalism.- Chapter 3. Cooperative Banks And Eu Regulation: A General Assessment.- Chapter 4: Chapter 4. How Can Members Contribute More To Cooperative Life And Decision Processes?.- Chapter 5: Decentralization Of Decisions And Governance Of Risk In Cooperative Contexts.- Chapter 6: Chapter 6. When Cooperative Banks Are Dealing With One Cooperative Fintech Firm: What Can We Learn From The Sociology Of Markets.- Chapter 7: The Cooperative Difference In The Management Styles And Objectives: Phantom Effect Of Credit Cooperatives.- Chapter 8: European Cooperative Banks And Sustainability.- Chapter 9: How Do Cooperative Banks Consider Climate Risk And Climate Change?.- Chapter 10: Profitability And Digitalisation: The Effects On Cooperative Banks And Their Governance.- Chapter 11: How Do Cooperative Banks Build Their Own Proximity TypeIn The Social Media?.- Chapter 12. Conclusions.