... co‐operatives are required to hold an annual General Assembly where producers (or their elected representatives) gather to discuss relevant issues and to vote. However, while this approach to decision‐making is often framed as deliberation within Fairtrade, it may in fact be closer to aggregation...

... a contribution to knowledge by critically discussing its conceptual dimensions and exploring its impact. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study uses feedback from participants on open access co‐operative and social enterprise workshops. They were asked to study published SEM criteria then rank...