This article emphasises the critical role higher education institutions (HEIs) play in fostering critical knowledge and social cohesion by exploring students’ perceptions of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). It addresses the need for a more diverse curricular approach within HEIs, particularly in economics and business education, to challenge the dominance of the neoclassical model. This study, conducted at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the University of the Basque Country, investigates whether students perceive the SSE as a viable alternative to the current economic paradigm and its necessity and innovation in higher education. Utilizing a free-association questionnaire and Iramuteq software analysis, the findings reveal a strong demand for a more inclusive educational framework that incorporates heterodox economic theories, especially the SSE. This research contributes to the discourse on integrating SSE into economics and business courses as part of university social responsibility (USR), highlighting its unique social values.

En este artículo se analizan los determinantes de las remesas enviadas por la población de origen latinoamericano residente en la Comunidad Autónoma de Euskadi (CAE) prestando especial atención a las diferencias que se dan entre hombres y mujeres. Partiendo de los datos de la Encuesta de Población Inmigrante Extranjera se han utilizado los procedimientos de regresión logística y regresión lineal para evaluar los factores que influyen en el envío de remesas y en la cantidad de remesas enviadas. Los resultados muestran que las mujeres envían un mayor número de remesas y que, mientras que en el caso de los hombres los factores explicativos de las remesas están alineados con lo propuesto en la literatura sobre determinantes de las remesas; en el caso de las mujeres los envíos se comprenden de manera más adecuada desde una teoría crítica como la de las cadenas globales de cuidados.

The main objective of this paper is to analyse women’s participation in care cooperatives as a fundamental tool for their empowerment. To this end, concepts related to migration, participation in the social economy and women’s empowerment are discussed. The situation of crisis of the traditional care system in the Global North attracts foreign female migration to partially alleviate the problem. However, these women face conditions of vulnerability and precariousness. Global care chains emerge, entailing high family and personal costs for the weakest link.In this context, this study develops a qualitative analysis based on in-depth interviews with workers from three care cooperatives in the Basque Country. The aim is to highlight, through an exploratory thematic analysis, the way in which the social economy, through care cooperatives, can be a fundamental tool for the empowerment of women (migrant or not) involved in the care sector.The analysis of the information reveals that the cooperative is an ideal way to encourage women’s participation and this, in turn, leads to increased confidence, self-esteem and, in general, a sense of empowerment for these women. However, additional difficulties and barriers are also identified for women migrants in an irregular situation.

This article analyses the role of the Spanish university system in promoting fair Trade (FT) and the sustainable development goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on the Universities for Fair Trade (UxFT) programme. A mixed methodology combining qualitative and quantitative approaches was used to review and analyse the websites of 90 Spanish universities (both public and private) to assess their commitment to FT and the SDGs. This was based on four variables: (1) reference to the SDGs; (2) a structured programme to promote the SDGs; (3) specific actions to promote or raise awareness of the SDGs; and (4) working on FT. The results show that, while most universities include the SDGs in their institutional strategies, only some have structured programmes. Regarding FT, several universities carry out activities linked to this movement, with some actively participating in the UxFT. Public universities demonstrate greater commitment. The SDGs that are most frequently addressed are 12 (Responsible consumption and production), 4 (Quality education) and 13 (Climate action), highlighting the close relationship between FT and sustainability. The study reveals a gap between discursive commitments to sustainability and the actual implementation of FT practices, suggesting that the integration of FT is not automatic even when SDG strategies are present. This has important implications: promoting FT within universities requires not only structured SDG strategies, but also explicit institutional policies, dedicated resources, and greater awareness of FT transformative potential. The findings underscore the need for stronger institutional commitment to move beyond isolated actions and toward a university model grounded in social justice and sustainability. Integrating the UxFT programme more broadly could help foster critical thinking, participatory governance, and more coherent practices aligned with the 2030 Agenda.

This article explores the various forms of physical and digital intermediation in the provision of home care services in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and their impacts on the segregation and labor autonomy of migrant and native women employed in the sector. We analyze autonomy from three different approaches: understood as flexibility, from a post-operaist perspective and as conviviality. A qualitative methodology was employed, based on in-depth interviews with care workers, along different kinds of intermediaries, such as placement agencies, uberized platforms and care cooperatives with different levels of digitalization. While uberized platforms primarily mediate in precarious and short-term temporary jobs and tend to reduce workers’ autonomy in the three analyzed aspects, cooperatives emerge as a model that can improve autonomy across all business models, especially in the case of migrant workers.

Evolución del community manager en las pymes del País Vasco y Navarra