This section provides a detailed summary of the project’s achievements to date.
2025 June, 11 – 13
25th International Migration Conference, Focus Solidarity
The 25th International Migration Conference has taken place from 11 to 13 June 2025 at the FHNW School of Social Work in Olten, Switzerland. The conference focused on the topics of ‘Solidarity’ and ‘Current social challenges in the context of migration’ and ’Sustainable Global Social Work and Education’.
2025 March, 12
ESWRA Special Interest Group (SIG) Workshop ‘Solidarity Research and Social Work’
The first SIG workshop, ‘Solidarity, Research and Social Work’, took place on 12 March during the 14th European Conference on Social Work Research. The focus was on ‘Embracing democracy in social work practice and research’.
Participants from Germany, Ukraine, Great Britain, Israel and Switzerland gave lectures on different approaches to solidarity and social work. These included ‘Relational Solidarity and Social Work’, ‘Complexity Theory, Solidarity and Social Work’, ‘Minorities, Solidarity and Social Work’ and ‘Solidarity and Social Work in Times of War’. We also discussed the future of SIG and plan to publish a special issue including contributions from the workshop.