22nd ICSD Conference (socialdevelopment.net)
Despite significant global advances in societies and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, the poverty and inequality fault lines are unlikely to be redrawn or removed unless bold new and innovative solutions are developed, implemented and evaluated based on the best available scientific knowledge.
The intention is to promote more inclusive and engaged societies, human rights and further social and economic justice.
Conference's Sub-Themes:
- Social development responses to global challenges: pandemics, migration, racial injustice, the digital divide, and economic crises
- Social Development responses to Climate Change and Environmental challenges
- Inequality, gender and social inclusion
- Youth transitions to education, employment, civic engagement and livelihoods
- Social development for promoting the wellbeing of children and families
- Financial Capability and Asset Building
- Politics, institutions, and capacity building for social development
- Future directions in social development and social development innovations
Please note that the conference will most likely be held as a hybrid (in-person and online) conference with the option to move completely online if necessary.
We call for papers that bring together these ideas and actions that are novel solutions to the social challenges of our times. All kinds of innovation will be considered whether they be methodological, social, technological or organizational, are of local relevance and/or have the potential for large scale replication. Lessons learnt from the adoption and implementation of evidence-based solutions as well as how politics and questions of good governance shape social development outcomes are pertinent to this call. Learning across disciplines and forging partnerships for social change and finding solutions that are contextually appropriate as well as critique of current solutions, are welcome.
Against this background, we invite abstracts for papers and poster presentations, and proposals for sessions to be presented or convened at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development under the theme
CONFERENCE TRACKS AND SUB-THEMES:
The conference will be held as a hybrid conference in July 13-16, 2021. The closing date for abstract submissions in 28 February 2021.
Please submit abstracts to icsd22ndconference@uj.ac.za.
Various formats including paper, poster, round table, and workshop presentations are welcome. Conference paper and poster presentation abstracts of 300 -500 words should be submitted in 12 point Times Roman font in single spacing. Session proposals for round table discussions or workshops should include a 500 word abstract outlining the aims and objectives of the session, and how it connects with the conference theme and track.
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