Seungkwon Jang is Chair of Department of Management of Cooperatives at the Graduate School of Sungkonghoe University, Korea since 2010. He is the author of books and research articles on cooperative management and organization theory. His other research interests include Fair Trade value chain management and social economy organizations including social cooperatives.
'This edited volume is an important contribution to the literature on co-operatives, highlighting the growing consumer co-operative sector in South Korea. The book sheds light on the important linkages between social movements and co-operative enterprises, from food safety and food security to gender equality. The multi-stakeholder nature of Korean co-operatives places them firmly within the evolving and transformative social and solidarity economy.' - Sonja Novkovic, Chair, ICA Committee on Co-operative Research