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John is a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the MA Program in Community Development at the University of Victoria and was co -founder and Co-ordinator of the Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies at the University of Bologna. He is currently developing courses on co-operatives and sustainability for BCIT (BC Institute of Technology) and co-operative models for local economic development for Selkirk College in BC. | John is a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the MA Program in Community Development at the University of Victoria and was co -founder and Co-ordinator of the Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies at the University of Bologna. He is currently developing courses on co-operatives and sustainability for BCIT (BC Institute of Technology) and co-operative models for local economic development for Selkirk College in BC. | ||
Restakis earned his BA at the University of Toronto with a Major degree in East Asian Studies and specialist studies in Sanskrit and Classical Greek. He holds a Masters Degree in Philosophy of Religion. Currently, Restakis is a Faculty member in the School of Business at BCIT. | Restakis earned his BA at the University of Toronto with a Major degree in East Asian Studies and specialist studies in Sanskrit and Classical Greek. He holds a Masters Degree in Philosophy of Religion. Currently, Restakis is a Faculty member in the School of Business at BCIT. | ||
Currently he works in Ecuador to develop national policies on a [http://floksociety.org free/libre open knowledge society] | |||
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Bio
John Restakis was past Executive Director of the BC Co-operative Association in Vancouver, a position he held since 1998. His professional background includes community organizing, adult and popular education, and co-op development.
In addition to his role in building the co-op movement of BC, he does consulting work on international co-op development projects, researches and teaches on co-operative economies and the social economy, and lectures widely on the subject of globalization, regional development and alternative economics.
John is a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the MA Program in Community Development at the University of Victoria and was co -founder and Co-ordinator of the Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies at the University of Bologna. He is currently developing courses on co-operatives and sustainability for BCIT (BC Institute of Technology) and co-operative models for local economic development for Selkirk College in BC.
Restakis earned his BA at the University of Toronto with a Major degree in East Asian Studies and specialist studies in Sanskrit and Classical Greek. He holds a Masters Degree in Philosophy of Religion. Currently, Restakis is a Faculty member in the School of Business at BCIT.
Currently he works in Ecuador to develop national policies on a free/libre open knowledge society
Publications
Books by John Restakis:
- Humanizing the Economy: Co-operatives in the Age of Capital, New Society Publishers, 2010
- The Co-op Alternative: Civil Society and the Future of Public Services Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 2001
- Storylines: Oral Histories for Literacy, Ontario Ministry of Education, 1987
More Information
- restakis@gmail.com
- 778-855-9161 (cel)