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For dealing with the universe of work, the group is headquartered at the Laboratory of Studies on Work, Professions and Mobility (LEST), from the Department of Sociology at UFSCar. It is mainly composed of researchers with PhDs and students at UFSCar, who have interest and investigative activities on religiosity, economic associations and political engagement. NEREP treats religion as a considerable source of guidance for conduct, including with regard to economics, thus adopting economic sociology in the analysis of the religious phenomenon. It is also dedicated to issues related to associated work, cooperativism, self-management and solidary economy. Some of the group's members are also part of the Multidisciplinary and Integrated Nucleus for Studies, Training and Intervention in Solidarity Economy (NuMI-EcoSol/UFSCar) and the Brazilian Association of Solidarity Economy Researchers (ABPES). Among the publications of these researchers, the book Church in concert: singing priests, media and marketing (Annablume and FAPESP, 2005) and the collections of essays: The solidarity economy in Brazil: self-management as a response to unemployment (Contexto, 2000); Another economics is possible: Paul Singer and the solidarity economy (Contexto, 2003); Spirituality and spiritism: reflections beyond religiosity (Porto de Ideias, 2017), The solidarity economy and the global challenges of work (EDUFSCar and FAPESP, 2017) and Indemnity and assistance dimensions of spiritism (Appris, 2020). Igreja in concert: padres cantores, mídia e marketing (Annablume e FAPESP, 2005) e as coletâneas de ensaios: A economia solidária no Brasil: a autogestão como resposta ao desemprego (Contexto, 2000); Uma outra economia é possível: Paul Singer e a economia solidária (Contexto, 2003); Espiritualidade e espiritismo: reflexões para além da religiosidade (Porto de Ideias, 2017); A economia solidária e os desafios globais do trabalho (EDUFSCar e FAPESP, 2017), Dimensões identitárias e assistenciais do espiritismo (Appris, 2020) e SOUZA, André Ricardo de; LUSSI, Isabela Aparecida de Oliveira; ZANIN, Maria (Org.). Engajamento e reflexão transversal em economia solidária (EDUFSCar, 2020).

Research lines

Religion, economic behavior, and political participation
Study of religion as a source of conduct guidance, covering the way to behave economically and to participate in political organizations and activities. Keywords: religion and economy, religion and politics, religious market

Economic, religious, and social entrepreneurship
Analysis of entrepreneurial practice, not only in its economic, religious, and social aspect, especially in terms of assistance activities. Keywords: entrepreneurship, religious action, social action
Palavras-chave: empreendedorismo, ação religiosa, ação social

Associated work, self-management, and solidarity economy
Research on collectively organized work, inspired by self-management in cooperatives and other forms of collectivist economic enterprises. Keywords: cooperativism, self-management, solidarity ventures.
Palavras-chave: cooperativismo, autogestão, empreendimentos solidários.

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