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New encyclopaedia entry published: Raiffeisen Banks

12/05/2026

Anna Pichler-Theurl and Florentine Maier discuss the origins and current status of Raiffeisen cooperative banks

Anna Pichler-Theurl and Florentine Maier discuss the origins and current status of Raiffeisen cooperative banks in an encyclopaedia entry (International Encyclopedia of Civil Society)

The article highlights Raiffeisen banks as a historically significant example of self-organised solidarity: as cooperative credit institutions owned by their members, they embody the classic cooperative principles of self-help, solidarity and regional, member-oriented economic cooperation. The entry makes clear why Raiffeisen remains an important reference point for understanding civil society institutions with an economic function. 

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