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C ha ir o f t he H o st C o nf er enc e C o m m ittee Dea r co n fe ren c e p a rtici p a nts , d e a r c ol le a g ues a n d fri en d s, Re ct or P rof es so r S vet lik , We lco m e to th e 5 th E uro p e an R e se ar ch in so ci al w o rk co n fe re n ce o f t h e E uro p e an so ci al wo rk re se a rc h a sso c ia tio n . T h is ye a r, th e c o n fe re n c e is o rg a n ize d b y th e lo c a l c o m m itt ee o f th e U n iv e rsity o f L ju b lja n a , F a c ulty o f S o c ia l W o rk . I a m im m e n se ly h o n o re d to se rv e a s th e c h a ir o f t h e lo c a l c o m m itt e e , a n d a s c o -c h a ir t o t h e c o n fe re n c e . Ou r c o n fe re n c e is ta kin g p la c e in a p o st-so c ia list c o un try th a t is a t t h e sa m e ti m e a c o un tr y o f th e E uro p e a n U n io n p e rip h e ry , b ut h a s a h ist o ry o f so c ia l w o rk e d u c a tio n th a t is q uit e rem a rk a b le. U n til 1991, S lo ven ia w a s p a rt o f Y ug o sla vi a , t h e o n ly c o m m un ist st a te in E uro p e th a t e sta b lish e d , b e g in n in g in 1 95 2, a u n iv e rsity le ve l e d uc a tio n in so c ia l w o rk , a n d w ith it , co n tin uo us re se ar ch in th e fie ld . In th e co m m un ist co un trie s o f t h e S o vie t b lo c h o w e ve r, th e po st-1945 re g im e s d isb a n d e d th e so -cal le d “ im p e rial ist p ro fe ssio n ” w h o se p ro tag o n ist s w e re se e n a s “b o ur g e o is w o m e n ” e ve n a s the re e xis te d in se ve ra l ins ta nc e s a siz e a b le tr a d itio n o f so c ia l w o rk , fo r e xa m p le in H un g a ry , Po la n d , a n d R o m a n ia . In S lo ve n ia , th e c o m m un ist reg im e lik ew ise m a in ta in ed th a t s o c ia lism , a so c iet y free o f in eq ua lity , w ill h a ve n o n e ed fo r so c ia l w o rk o th e r th a n te m p o ra rily , u n til th e so c ie ty is p urg e d o f a lc o h o lic s, w o rk -hat e rs and wa r o rp h a n s. N ev e rth e le ss, so c ia l wo rk wa s p re ser ve d b o th a s a n a c a d em ic d isc ip lin e a n d so c ia l p ra c tic e in a ll t h e s uc c e sso r s ta te s o f Y ug o sla via . Soc ia lism soc ia l w or k w hos e ta sk w a s t o a c c om p lish th e “ g oa ls of th e soc ia l p ol ic y” of th e st a te w a s c e rta in ly d iffe re n t f ro m it s W e st e rn c o u n te rp a rt: th e c o lle c tiv e w a s se e n a s m o re im po rta n t th a n t h e in d iv id ua l; a d m in ist ra tiv e s o c ia l w o rk w a s th e c e nt ra l co n ce rn , w h ile ce le b rat in g d iv e rsit y an d u n iv e rsal ist p ar ticu lar ism w as fro w n e d u p o n . O n to p o f it s t rad itio n al act iv itie s o f al le via tin g t h e e ffe ct s o f th e d isad van tag e d , so ci al ist s o ci al w o rk str o ve t o acco m p lish o th e r ce n tral ai m s o f t h e co m m un ist so ci et y p ro g ra m m e : t h us fo r in sta n c e, th e em p lo ym en t o f w o m en a s p a rt o f t h e c o m m un ist g o a l o f f ull em p lo ym e n t o f w o m en a n d me n a s th e v e h ic le o f th e ir fo rma l e q ua lity . In th e E uro p e a n u n io n o f to da y, a n ide n tic a l so c ia l g o a l is kn o w n a s th e “ d ua l e a rn e r p o lic y. ” A m p le e d uc a tio n a l o p p o rtun itie s f o r w o m e n we re a n o th e r i m p o rta nt tu rn o ut o f s o c ia l wo rk e d uc a tio n . R a th e r t h a n c a rin g fo r t h e d isa b le d at h o m e , t h e w o m e n b e cam e w e lfar e w o rke rs in th e n e w ly e stab lish e d lo n g -st a y in st itu tio n s fo r t h o se d e fin e d a s “ in c a p ab le o f in d e p e n d e n t w o rk an d lif e .” Th e so ci al ist -pe rio d d e m a nd to e d uc a te th e m a sse s w a s q uite sim ila r to th e p re se n t EU 2 02 0 g o a l to h a ve a t le a st 40 p e r c e n t o f p e rso n s i n t h e ir e a rly t h irti e s c o m p le te d t hir d le ve l e d uc a tio n . Th e se d a ys , Sl o ve n ia is on e o f t h e m o re a ttra c tive to uri st d es tin a tio n s in E uro p e ; h o w ever, in th e q ua rte r-ce nt ury af te r co m m un ism , an d 6 o d d y e ar s in to th e las t g lo b al e co n o m ic cr isis , Sl ov e n ia is a lso a m od e l c a se of a P o te m kin 's vill a g e . A s y o u w ill str o ll a rou n d th e lov e ly a n d sa fe c ity o f L ju b lja n a , e xp lo rin g it s ric h h ist o ry g o in g b a c k to p re -Rom a n tim e s, a n d m a kin g

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EC SW R| 20 15 5 th E uro p ea n C o nf er enc e fo r S o c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h us e o f it s m a n y h o sp ita b le a n d c o zy c o ffe e sh o p s, p e rh a p s yo u sh o ul d k e e p in m in d th a t th e re e xis ts a v e ry d iffe re n t so c ia l p a ys a g e b e h in d th e fa c a d e . S in c e 2 00 8, au ste rity p o lic ie s im pa c te d th e c itiz e n s o n a sc a le c o m pa ra ble to G re e c e a n d S pa in . T h e fin a n c ia l h o le in ex c es s o f 4 b illio n Eu ro s d rilled b y th e sta te -ow n e d b a n ks w a s so c ia lise d a m o n g th e ta xp a ye rs, se ve re ly s h rin kin g in th e p ro c e ss th e b ud g e t fo r so c ia l se c u rity , p ub lic h e a lth se rv ic e a n d p ub lic e d uc a tio n . In a n a tio n o f a b o ut tw o m illio n , a q ua rte r o f t h e p o p ula tio n ha s b e c o m e p o o r, a m o ng the m a ll t ho se su sta ini ng the m se lv e s o n so c ia l re lie f f und s; p e o p le su rv iv in g o n m in im a l w a g e ; re tire d p e rso n s w ith mi n ima l p e n sio n s; th e lo n g -te rm u n e m p lo ye d wh o lo st th e ir l e g a l ri g ht s t o su b stit ut e so c ia l s e rv ic e fin a n c in g , a n d m o re. S lo ve n ia ’s p o ve rty ra tes a m o n g w o m en o ver 65 yea rs o f a g e a re a m o n g th e h ig h es t in th e U n io n , ju st a ta d sh y of Li th ua n ia ’s. N o le ss th an 2 0 p e r ce n t o f y o un g p e o p le b e tw e e n 1 8 a n d 2 5 ye ar s o f ag e we re u n e m p lo ye d in 2 01 3. A h ig h e r s h a re o f u n em p lo ye d y o un g e xis t o n ly in G re e c e, S p a in , Cr o a tia a n d It a ly. Th e re is lit tle d o ub t t h a t t h e fa st g ro w in g p o ve rty is a c o n se q u e n c e o f t h e Sl ov e n ia n 2012 so c ia l ref o rm th a t w a s in ten d ed to m eet th e Eu ro p ea n C o m m iss io n ’s fis c a l re q uire m e n ts. In c id e n ta lly , it w a s p re c ise ly in th is h a ll th a t A le xis T sip ra s, n o w th e G re e k p rim e m in ist e r, ad d re sse d th e th e n fo rm in g Slo ve n ian N e w Le ft co al itio n in 20 14 , w ar ni ng a g a ins t the da n ge rs o f t h e in fa mo us T ro ika fo r t h e p e rip h e ra l s ta te s o f t h e U n io n . T sip ra s a ddr e sse d th e pr o ble m o f t h e so -cal le d cas in o cap ita lism ; ce rtai n ly le ss o f an iro n y an d m o re o f a h ist o rical reg res sio n o f t h e W es t, g iven th a t a s ea rly a s in 1 995 , N a n c y Fra se r fo r in sta n c e w a rn e d th a t rec o g n itio n a l ju stic e m u st g o h a n d in h a n d w ith red ist rib ut io n a l ju stic e. D uri n g th e la st de c a de o f t h e p a st c e nt ury , t h e ma in c o n c e rn s in so c ia l w o rk re vo lv e d a ro un d a n ti-st ig m a an d d iv e rsit y co n ce rn in g w o m e n , the d isa b le d , e thni c m ino riti e s a nd so fo rth, w hi le no w a d a ys , w e a re e ng ulf e d w ith the fa st-pa c e d d e te rio ra tio n o f o ur so c ie tie s in th e h a n d s o f “f inance ab so lu tis m ” t h a t d e str o ye d the “s o ci al c iv ilis a tio n o f E uro p e ,” to q uo te th e re no w n Ita lia n p ub lic in te lle c tu a l F ra n c o “ Bif o ” B e ra rd i. T h e so c ia l c iv iliz a tio n o f E ur o pe th a t lie s in ru in he d e sc rib e s a s “ the d e str uc tio n o f d e m o c ra tic v a lu e s, so c ia l s o lid a rity , s o c ia l w e lfa re sy ste m an d th e le g isla tiv e sy ste m .« A ll th e m o re so as w e stan d w itn e ss to a tim e o f ris e o f xe n o p h o b ic o ut b urs ts, g e n de r b a se d vio le n c e , t e rro ris m , h uma n righ ts vio le n c e , a n d p o ve rty th a t a d va n c e s w ith b ig s trid e s i n E uro p e a n d b e yo n d . De sp ite a ll t h e se so rd id fa c ts, o ur c o n fe re n c e c a ll w a s a n sw e re d b y 67 7 a b str a c ts a ut h o re d by o ne o r m or e p e rson s. Th e re vie w p a n e l a c c e p te d 4 68 re se a rc h e rs w h o w ill p re se n t t h e ir wo rk e ith e r o ra lly o r a s p o ste r p re se n ta tio n s. A m a jo rity o f p re se n te rs c o m e fr o m W e ste rn co un trie s o f th e E U : 39 1 in to ta l. 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Eu ro p ea n So c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h As so c ia tio n - ES W RA An d ra , Sa n d ra , S a ra , M a ja , M a n c a , M a te ja , K la ra a n d K a tja . I w o uld a lso lik e to d ire c t a wa rm th a nk s t o th e c h ild re n a n d y o un g p eo p le c h o ru s f ro m th e M a jd a V rh o vn ik Ele m e n ta ry Sc ho o l in Lju b lja na , a nd th e ir c h o ru s le a d e r, M s. Po lo n a G uč e k Sk rb in e k. Th e ir p e rfo rm a n c e w ill e n ric h o ur o p e n in g c e re m o n y. Fi n a lly , I w o uld lik e t o t h a n k th e c o -ch ai r o f th e co n fe re n ce , Pro fe sso r G u y En o sh , an d m e m b e rs o f t h e In te rn a tio n a l R e vie w P a n e l w h o e va lu a te d t h e a b str a c ts; t o a ll o ur e ste e m e d ke yn o te sp e ake rs w h o se e xp e rtis e , in te rn at io n al ly accl ai m e d , w ill h e lp st e e r o ur d isc us sio n s; th e y a re , in o rd e r o f a p p e a ra n c e , p ro fe sso rs M ic h a l K ru m m e r N e vo , G u y Sta n d in g , M o jc a U re k, S a b in e H e rin g , a n d P a ul St ub b s. Ke e p in g in m in d th a t o ur c o n fe re n c e w o rk c o n c e n tra te s e n tire ly o n re se a rc h c a rrie d o ut wi th in m a n y s p e c ia lisa tio n s i n t h e s o c ia l wo rk d isc ip lin e , I a m g ra tifi e d t o b e a b le t o c o n c lu d e th a t o urs is c e rta in ly a re p re se n ta tiv e fo ru m o f p e o p le d o in g ind isp e ns a b le a c a d e m ic res ea rc h in th e d isc ip lin e a c ro ss th e Eu ro p ea n c o n tin en t a n d b ey o n d , a n d I c ert a in ly w ish th a t th e m a n y d e b a te s w e e n g a g e in d uri n g th e n e xt th re e d a ys p ro p e rly re fle c t n o t o n ly th e di ve rse e sse n tia l k n o w le dge w e h a ve a c c umu la te d, b ut al so th e s e n se o f e m p o w e rm e n t th a t i s s o o b vio us ly a n d rig h tfu lly o ur s. I w ish y o u a ll a p le a sa n t c o n fe re n c e e xp e rie n c e a b un d a n t w ith k n o w le d g e s h a rin g a n d , a b o ve a ll, o p e n -mi n de dn e ss. Pro f. D a rja Za vir šek C ha ir o f t he H o st C o nf er enc e C o m m ittee

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C ha ir, ES W RA We w e lco m e y o u t o th e fif th E uro p e an C o n fe re n ce fo r S o ci al Wo rk Re se a rch an d th e firs t t h a t h a s b e e n h e ld a s t h e c o n fe re n c e o f t h e E uro p e a n S o c ia l W o rk R e se a rc h A sso c ia tio n . Sp e a kin g on b e h a lf of th e A sso c ia tion , I w ou ld lik e to th a n k a ll w h o h a ve b e e n in vol ve d in an y w ay w ith b o th th e lau n ch o f t h e as so ci at io n an d th e 2 01 5 co n fe re n ce . It h as b e e n a rem a rk a b le yea r, i n w h ic h fa r-rea c h in g c h a n g es a n d d evel o p m en ts h a ve ta ken p la c e in th e A sso c ia tio n . I t h a s h a p p e n e d a lso in a y e a r o f s o m e in te rn a tio n a l tu rm o il. Th e E ur op e a n S oc ia l W o rk Re se a rc h A ssoc ia tion (E SW R A ) ta ke s for w a rd th e d e ve lop m e n t, pr a c tic e a n d u tiliz a tio n o f s o c ia l w o rk re se a rc h , t o e n h a n c e k n o w le d g e a b o ut in d iv id ua l a n d so c ia l p ro b le m s, a n d p ro m o te ju st a n d e q uit a b le s o c ie tie s. Th e g o a ls o f t h e a sso c ia tio n a re : 1. Pr o m o te so c ia l w o rk re se a rc h w h ic h w ill h a ve b e n e fic ia l c o n se q ue n c e s f o r p ra c tit io n e rs, se rv ic e u se rs, e d uc a to rs, re se a rc h e rs, g ra d ua te st ud e n ts, a n d th o se re sp o n sib le fo r se rv ic e d e ve lo p m e n t a n d d e liv e ry . 2. Fo ste r a n d m a in ta in th e d e ve lo p m e n t o f h ig h le ve ls o f so c ia l w o rk re se a rc h a n d kn o w le d g e p ro d uc tio n a c ro ss t h e E ur o p e a n c o m m un ity o f n a tio n s. 3. En h a n c e re se a rc h c a p a c ity a n d le a rn in g o p p o rtu n itie s w ith in th e Eu ro p e a n so c ia l w o rk co m m un ity . 4. Pr o vid e a n e n vir o n m e n t fo r th e a p p lic a tio n o f re se a rc h m e th o d s a nd a p p ro a c h e s b y th o se fr o m a w id e ra n g e o f d isc ip lin e s w ith in a nd b e yo n d th e so c ia l s c ie n c e s, in fo rm s w h ic h h a ve re le va n c e fo r s o c ia l w o rk p ra c tic e a nd re se a rc h . 5. Bu ild a nd w o rk w ith ne tw o rks o f s o c ia l w o rk re se a rc he rs w ith in Eu ro p e a nd a c tiv e ly fo ste r lin ks b e tw e e n E uro p e a n a n d w id e r i nt e rn a tio n a l r e se a rc h n e tw o rk s. Th e B oa rd of y o ur a ssoc ia tion h a s m e t a to ta l o f t h re e d a ys sin c e th e 2014 c o n fe re n c e . What h a s b e e n a c h ie ve d s o fa r? Be n e fits a n d s e rv ic e s p ro vid e d by ES W RA : 1. Th e a n n ua l Eu rop e a n C on fe re n c e for So c ia l W o rk Re se a rc h is th e fla g sh ip o f th e As so c ia tio n . O ur p o lic y is to e n su re th a t t h e c o n fe re n c e re p re se n ts th e w h o le o f E ur o p e , no rth a nd so ut h, e a st a nd w e st. A fte r It a ly la st ye a r a nd S lo ve ni a thi s y e a r, i n 20 16 w e w ill b e in L isb o n , b e fo re g o in g t o D e n m a rk in 2017 . 2. Th is is p a rt of o ur c om m itm e n t t o g iv e soc ia l w or k re se a rc h a p re se n c e a n d id e n tit y in Eu ro p e , in se e kin g to p ro m o te a so c ia l w o rk m a rk e d b y kn o w le d g e , e vid e n c e , un d e rst a n d in g a n d ju stic e . 3. We se e k to p ro vid e a b a sis fo r m ut ua l su p p o rt o f a n d c o lla b o ra tio n w ith ‘sis te r’ or g a n iza tion s a n d n e tw or ks in E urop e a n d a rou n d th e w or ld . Fo r e xa m p le , w hi le w e ha ve a d iffe re n t id e n tit y to th e S o ci e ty fo r S o ci al Wo rk an d R e se ar ch (S SWR ) in th e U SA w e ha ve b e e n g re a tly ind e b te d to th e ir h a rd -wo n e xp e rie n c e . W e a re in c o n ve rsa tio n w ith

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EC SW R| 20 15 5 th E uro p ea n C o nf er enc e fo r S o c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h EA SS W a n d a lso o th e r in itia tiv e s a c ro ss Eu ro p e . We so fa r h a ve g iv e n fr e e sp a c e o n th e ES W R A h o m e p a g e t o c o n fe re n c e s a n d o th e r o p p o rtu n itie s f o r m e m b e rs. 4. We h av e act iv e ly b e e n e xp lo rin g o p p o rtu n itie s fo r b e n e fits t o m e m b er s. Be n e fits at va rio us st a g es o f d e vel o p m en t in c lu d e fr e e e le c tro n ic a c c e ss to th e Eu ro p e a n J o urn a l fo r So c ia l W o rk in c lu d in g a t th e m o m e n t th e fu ll a rc h iv e ; em erg in g su p p o rt a n d me n to rin g sc h e me s; Sp e c ia l In te re st G rou p s; an d s p e c ia liz e d w o rk sh o p s. W e p la n t o ha ve a tw ic e y e a rly ne w sle tte r f o r m e m b e rs, the se c o nd o ne to fo llo w sho rtly fo llo w ing th e c o n fe re n c e . Th e p a rtn e rsh ip w ith th e jou rn a l h a s b e e n a fr uit fu l on e a n d w e a lre a d y ha ve ha d a g re e m e nt fo r a nu m b e r o f sp e c ia l iss ue s tha t d ra w o n th e c o nf e re nc e pr e se n ta tio n s. Ta ke for e xa m p le Sp e c ia l In te re st g rou p . We b e lie ve th a t t h e d e ve lo p m e n t of s p e c ia l in te re st g rou p s in a ssoc ia tion w ith th e A ssoc ia tion a n d th e c on fe re n c e w ill pr o ve o f g e n e ra l va lu e to th e fu tu re pr o g re ss o f t h e a sso c ia tio n in tw o w a ys . Fi rst , th e y en a b le th e d evel o p m en t a n d p ro g res s o f is su es a d d res sed in th e c o n fer en c es . Se c on d , be c a us e th e y a c t w ith c o n sid e ra ble a ut o n o m y w ith in th e o ve ra ll a im s o f t h e A sso c ia tio n , th is e n a b le s th e d e ve lo p m e n t o f e xte n siv e s o c ia l a n d in te lle c tu a l c a p ital w ith in t h e As so c ia tio n . E ig h t g ro up s e xis t so fa r a n d w e h a ve fo r th e fir st tim e p ut th e m in to th e ma in str e a m c o n fe re n c e p ro gr a mme . If y o u a re in te re ste d in fo rmi n g a n e w o n e y o u c a n fin d fu ll d e ta ils a b o ut h o w to d o so o n th e w e b sit e o r y o u c a n fi n d a n d ta lk to G u y E n o sh , th e E SW R A V ic e C h a ir, a t t h is c o n fe re n c e . 5. Si x m on th s a g o w e s e t up E SW R A Aw a rd s in t h e fo rm o f an n ual p riz e s fo r th e fi n e st res ea rc h a rt ic le p ub lic a tio n s b y ge n e ra l a n d d o c to ra l me mb e rs e a c h y e a r. W e a re d e lig h te d th a t t h e fir st o f t h e se a w a rd s w ill b e g iv e n a t t h is c o n fe re n c e . Fu rth e r m a jo r d e ve lo p m e n ts w ill ta ke p la c e in th e c o m in g m o n th s in b o th th e fo rm o f t h e as so ci at io n an d b e n e fits fo r m e m b e rs. We th an k m e m b e rs fo r yo ur p at ie n ce as w e h av e w or ke d to se t u p sy ste m s f or e a sin g p a ym e n ts, m e m b e r r e g ist ra tion a n d o n lin e v ot in g . If I t e ll yo u th a t t h e v o lun ta ry tim e g iv e n b y th e a sso c ia tio n ’s o ffic e rs a d d s up to a t le a st o n e ful l tim e p o siti o n , y o u w ill re a liz e th e e ffo rts an d le ve l o f c o m m itm e n t t ha t h a ve b e e n m a d e in th e la st ye a r. W e p la n to ap p o in t an e xe c ut iv e p o st in th e a sso c ia tio n in th e c o m in g y e a r, t o ma ke it p o ssib le to be tte r ma n a ge th e v o lu me o f p re se n t a n d fu tu re w o rk . W e a lso h a ve p la n s t o fu rth e r d e ve lo p t h e a sso c ia tio n w e b sit e . A sp ec ia l o ffer is ex ten d e d to a ll c o n fer en c e d el eg a tes w h o h a ve n o t s o fa r b een m em b er s of th e A ssoc ia tion . Y o u a re in vit e d to joi n th e E urop e a n S oc ia l W or k Re se a rc h A ssoc ia tion wi th o ut c h a rg e fo r t h e p e rio d fr o m re c e ip t o f a m e m b e rsh ip fo rm (i n y o u r c o n fe re n ce p ack) un til 31 D e c e m b e r 2 01 5. I s h o ul d sa y th a t t h e E SW R A B o a rd d o e s n o t e xp e c t t o c o n tin ue th is o ffe r a fte r 201 5. Fi n a lly , t o sa y o n c e m o re , w e k e e n ly lo o k fo rw a rd to th is ye a r’s c o n fe re n c e . O ur th a n ks a re du e to a ll w h o h a ve w o rk e d in th e h o st p la nn ing c o m m itt e e o ve r t he y e a r a s the y ha ve wo rk e d wi th u s in th e tr a n siti o n fr o m a n a ut o n o m o u s c o n fe re n c e to o n e th a t s p e a ks fo r y o ur as so ci at io n. Pro f. I a n S h a w

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Pr o f. M ic ha l K ru m e r-Ne vo is a fa c ult y m e m be r a t t h e S pit ze r De p a rtm e n t o f So c ia l W o rk a t Be n -Gu rion Un iv e rsit y of t h e Ne g e v, a n d th e d ire c to r o f th e Is ra e li C e n te r fo r Q ua lita tiv e Re se a rc h of Pe op le a n d Soc ie tie s. D uri n g 201 3-2014 , Pro f. Kru m e r-Ne vo w a s a m e m b e r a t t h e E la lo up h C o m m itt e e – a g o ve rn m e n t c o m m itt e e o n th e w a r o n p o ve rt y. In 2014 sh e wo n th e M in ist e r o f W e lfa re a n d So c ia l Se rv ic e s’ p riz e fo r acad e m ics en g a g ed in s o c ia l c h a n g e. D uri n g th e 199 0’ s sh e w o rk ed a s a c lin ic a l s o c ia l wo rk e r a n d sp e c ia liz e d in p sy c h o th e ra p y. H e r in te re st in p o ve rty , a n d sp e c ific a lly in th e lif e ex p eri en c es o f w o m en in p o vert y, h a s c h a n g ed h er o rien ta tio n b o th in h er a c a d em ic a n d cl in ica l w o rk, fr o m in tra -ps yc h ic d yn a m ic s to a m o re fe m in ist a n d c rit ic a l pe rspe c tiv e . T h is un d e rst a n d in g h a s g ui d e d h e r w o rk d ur in g th e la st tw e nt y ye a rs a s a n a c a d e m ic a n d a n act iv ist . He r w o rk in vo lv e s e m p lo yin g an d d e ve lo p in g cr itical q ual ita tiv e re sea rc h m et h o d s, in itia tin g a n a c a d e m ic a n d fie ld pr o g ra m fo r s o c ia l w o rk e rs in p o ve rt y a w a re p ra c tic e (P A P) , an d b e in g a fo un d in g m e m b e r o f a g ro up o f cr itical so ci al w o rke rs in Is ra e l. I n ad d itio n sh e h a s b e e n in vo lv e d in v a rio u s p ro je c ts o f p o lic y p ra c tic e.

Bringing the political into social work practice, research and theory

I w ill e xp lo re t h e re la tio n s b e tw e e n s o c ia l w o rk p ra c tic e , t h e o ry a n d re se a rc h . S o c ia l w o rk h a s no t d e ve lo p e d a st ro ng tr a d itio n o f s tu d ying it s the o re tic a l f o und a tio ns , c re a ting a sc hi sm be tw e e n th e o ry a n d p ra c tic e , le a vin g pr a c tic e to th e n a rro w a n d m yo p ic o ut lo o k o f pr a c tic e e va lu a tio n . T h u s, pr a c tic e h a s c o m e to be tr e a te d a s a d isc re te te c h n o lo g y, a n d qu e stio n s s te m m in g fr o m d iffe re n t t h e o re tic a l a p pr o a c h e s r e g a rd in g th e d e sir e d re la tio n sh ip be tw e e n so c ia l w o rk e rs a nd s e rv ic e u se rs ha ve be e n re pla c e d b y stu d yin g p ra c tic e a s au to n o m o u s b e h av io ral p h e n o m e n o n . Th is tre nd h as d iv o rce d p ract ic e fr o m it s p o litica l di me n sio n s. In th is l e c tu re I s ugge st to b rin g th e p o litic a l (b a c k) in to so c ia l w o rk p ra c tic e , a n d to se e c riti c a l s o c ia l w o rk a s a b rid g e b e tw e e n th e o ry , r e se a rc h a n d p ra c tic e . T h is m o ve , a n d w h a t i t e n ta ils i n te rm s o f e xc a va tin g a n d e xp lo rin g t h e o n to lo g ic a l, e p ist e m o lo g ic a l a n d e th ic a l f o un d a tio n s o f p ra c tic e , w ill b e illu str a te d t h ro ug h t h e e xa m p le o f a n in n o va tiv e Is ra e li p ro g ra m fo r w o rk in g w ith p e o p le in p o ve rty , t itle d ‘P o ve rty A w a re S o c ia l W o rk P ra c tic e ’.

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Guy Standing is P ro fe sso r o f E c o no m ic s a t S O A S, U niv e rsit y o f Lon d on , a n d w a s p re viou sly P rof e sso r of E c on om ic Se c uri ty a t th e U n iv e rsity o f Ba th a n d P ro fe sso r o f La b o ur Ec o n o m ic s a t Mo n a sh Un iv e rsit y i n M e lb ou rn e . B e for e th a t, h e w a s D ire c tor of th e IL O ’s So c io -E c o n o m ic S e c u rity P ro g ra m m e (1 999 -2005 ) a n d Di re c to r o f th e IL O ’s La b o ur M a rk e t Po lic ie s Bra n c h . H e is a fo un d e r a n d c o -Pr e sid e n t o f t h e B a sic In c o m e E a rth N e tw o rk (B IE N ), a n N G O p ro m o tin g b a sic in c o m e a s a rig h t, w ith m e m b e rs i n o ve r 5 0 c o un trie s. H e h a s be e n a d vis e r a n d c o n su lta nt to m a n y in te rn a tio n a l a g e n c ie s, in c lu d in g th e U N D P, U N IC EF , Wo rld Ban k, E ur o p e an C o m m iss io n an d D FID , as w e ll as m an y g o ve rn m e n ts an d t rad e s un io n s. In 1 995 -96 , h e w a s res ea rc h d irec to r fo r Pres id en t M a n d el a ’s La b o ur M a rk et P o lic y Co m m iss io n , w h e n h e c o -au th o re d , w ith J o h n S e n d e r an d J o h n We e ks , Re str uc tu rin g th e La b o ur M a rk e t – Th e So ut h A fric a n C h a lle n g e . Re c e n t b o o ks a re Th e P re c a ria t: Th e N e w Da n g e ro u s Cl a ss( Blo o m sb ury , 2011 ), So c ia l In c o m e a n d In se c uri ty in G uja ra t (R o ut le d g e , 2010 ), a n d Wo rk af te rGl ob a liz a tion : Bu ild in g O c c up a tion a l C itiz e n sh ip (E lg a r, 2009 ). Th e Pre c a ria t ha s b e e n tra ns la te d in to th irte e n la ng ua g e s. H e is c urr e nt ly w o rk ing o n a la rg e -sc a le p ilo t b a sic in c o m e sc h e m e in In d ia , a n d h a s b e e n w o rk in g fo r 1 5 ye a rs w ith S EW A , t h e un io n re p re se n tin g w o m e n ‘ in fo rm a l’ w o rk e rs a c ro ss In d ia . H is la te st b o o k is A P re c a ria t C h a rte r: F ro m D e n ize n s t o C itiz e n s ( Blo o m sb ur y, 2 014) . The Precariat:

Overcoming Insecurity and Inequality

Gl ob a lisa tion , t e c h n ol og ic a l c h a n g e s a n d th e n e o -libe ra l e c o n o m ic m o d e l h a ve c o m bin e d to g e n e ra te a n e w g lo b a l c la ss str uc tu re , in w h ic h th e la rg e st ra p id ly g ro w in g c la ss is th e pr e c a ria t. Th is c a n be d e fin e d in t e rm s o f d ist in c tiv e re la tio n s of p rod uc tion , d ist in c tiv e rel a tio n s o f d ist rib ut io n a n d d ist in c tive rel a tio n s t o th e st a te. It is a c la ss-in -th e -ma kin g, n o t y e t a cl as s-fo r-it se lf, a n d it is a d a n g e ro us c la ss be c a us e it is in te rn a lly d iv id e d in to fa c tio n s a n d be c au se al l th re e fact io n s ar e re je ct in g t h e m ai n str e am p o litica l e sta b lish m e n ts. Wh at is ne e d e d is a ne w p ro g re ssiv e a g e nd a tha t c o uld u ni te e no ug h o f t he c o m p o ne nt p a rts o f th e p re c a ria t a n d o ffe r th e h o p e th a t th e p re c a ria t c o uld b e c o m e str o n g e n o u g h to fo rc e th e sta te to a b o lish th e c o n d iti o n s th a t d e fin e it s e xis te n c e . W h a t is n e e d e d is a P re c a ria t Ch a rte r, o ut lin in g p o lic ie s a n d in stit ut io n a l c h a ng e s th a t w o ul d s tre n g th e n th e p re c a ria t’s fr e e d o m , re d uc e th e c h ro n ic in se c uri ty th a t it fa c e s a n d re d ist rib ute th e k e y a sse ts in o rd e r to sh a p e a G o o d S o c ie ty fo r t h e 2 1st c e n tu ry . T h e p re se n ta tio n w ill d ra w o n a re c e n t b o o k, A Pre c a ria t C h a rte r: F ro m D e n ize n s t o C itiz e n s.

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Dr. Mojca Urek is se n io r lec tu re r, re se a rc h e r a n d c urre n tly th e vic e -de a n fo r p o stgr a du a te stu di e s a t th e U n iv e rsit y o f Lj ub lja n a , F a c ult y o f S oc ia l W or k. Be tw e e n 2001 -2013 sh e w a s th e C h a ir o f th e d e p a rtm e n t o f th e c o m m un ity m e n ta l h e a lth at t h e F acu lty . Sh e h as u n d e rtake n re se ar ch in t h e fi e ld s o f me n ta l h e a lth , ge n de r, vio le n c e a n d sto ry te llin g in so c ia l w o rk . Sh e w a s ta kin g a n a c tiv e p a rt in th e p roc e sse s of de in stit ut io n a liz a tio n o f me n ta l h ea lth ser vic es fr o m th e en d o f th e e ig h tie s in S lo ve n ia . T o g e th e r w ith h e r c o lle a g ue s s h e h a s f o un d e d W o m e n ’s C o un se llin g Se rv ic e in Lj ub lja n a a t th e b e g in n in g of th e n in e tie s’. Sh e is th e a ut h or of th e m on og ra p h “S to rie s a t w o rk : n a rra tin g , re c o rd in g a n d rep o rt in g in s o c ia l w o rk ” a n d c o -au th o r o f fo ur ot h e r m on og ra p h s on lo n g -te rm c a re , v io le n c e a g a in st w o m e n in in tim a te re la tio n sh ip s a n d c h a n g e s o f t h e fa m ily lif e in S lo ve n ia .

Unheard voices in social and health care: narrative perspective

Th e p a p e r w ill dr a w a tte n tio n to th e lo ss o f c o n tra c t p o w e r o f p e o p le , e sp e c ia lly th o se w ith me n ta l di sa b ilit ie s in le ga l p ro c e e di n gs a n d in stit ut io n a l life . It w ill sh o w a ga p b e tw e e n po lic ie s a n d id e o lo g y o f pa rtic ipa tio n o n th e o n e h a n d a n d liv e d e xpe rie n c e s o f pa rtic ipa tio n pr a c tic e s in th e c a re pr o c e e d in g s’ sy ste m s o n th e o th e r. U se rs’ pa rtic ipa tio n se e m s to b e a tr a d e m a rk o f c o n te m p o ra ry E ur o p e a n so c ia l p o lic y o r m e n ta l h e a lth p o lic y an d ch ild re n p ar tici p at io n is th e m o st e m p h as ize d p ar t o f ch ild re n fr ie n d ly ju stice d isc o urs e . Th e q ue stion is w h e th e r t h e y a re re a lly im p le m e n te d in p ra c tic e . N a tion a l a n d in te rn a tion a l res ea rc h p ro jec ts, c o n d u c ted b y t h e a ut h o r a n d h er c o llea g ues in th e la st yea rs w ill b e us ed to e m p h a siz e th e m o st p ro b le m a tic p o in ts , b ut a lso in n o va tive so c ia l wo rk a n d a d vo c a c y pr a c tic e s. Th e k e y n o te w ill a d d re ss th e n a rra tiv e m e th o d u se d in d iffe re n t r e se a rc h pr o je c ts. In a d d itio n , t h e e xa m p le s w ill hig h lig h t so m e o f th e g e n d e r is su e s a n d s h o w th e n e e d fo r in te rse c tio n a lity w ith in th e n a rra tiv e re se a rc h p e rsp e c tiv e . .

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Dr Paul Stubbs is a U K-bo rn s o c io lo g ist w h o h a s liv e d a n d wo rk e d in C ro a tia sin c e 1 99 3, c o m b in in g a c tiv ism , a d vo c a c y, res ea rc h a n d c o n su lta n c y. Sin c e 2003 , h e is a S en io r Re sea rc h Fe llo w a t t h e In stit ut e o f E c o n o m ic s, Za g re b . H is m a in re se a rc h in te re sts c o n c e rn S o c ia l po lic y a n d s o c ia l in c lu sio n a t g lo ba l, Eu ro p e a n a n d re g io n a l s c a le s; a c tiv ism s a n d so c ia l m o ve m e n ts in S o ut h E a st Eu ro pe ; a n d P o lic y tra n sla tio n . H e h a s c o -ed ited (w ith A le xa n d ra Ka a sc h ) ‘Tr a n sfo rm a tio n s in G lo b a l a n d Re g io n a l S o c ia l P o lic ie s’ (P a lg ra ve M a c M illa n , 2 01 4) a n d is t h e a ut h o r o f a n e w b o o k ‘ M a kin g Po lic y M o ve ’ (w ith J o h n C la rk e , D a vid B a in to n a nd N o e m i L e n d va i) t o b e p ub lish e d b y P o lic y Pr e ss in S p rin g 2 01 5. H e is a n e le c te d M e m b e r o f t h e C ro a tia n C o un c il fo r S c ie n c e , H ig h e r Ed uc a tio n a n d T e c h n o lo gy . Translating Austerity in the Semi -Peripher y: social policy, soc ial movements

and the crisis in South East Europe

Th is p re se n ta tion w ill a d d re ss th e n a tu re a n d im p lic a tion s of a g row in g soc ia l d iv id e in E urop e ex p lo rin g th e c o m p lex ities o f t h e tra n sla tion a nd re c e p tion of a us te rity p ol itic s in th e se m i-pe riph e ry . A p o lic y t ra n sla tio n pe rspe c tiv e g o e s be yo n d a c ru d e te m pla te o f m o d e rn isa tio n to e xp lo re th e d yn a m ic a n d c o n tr a d ic to ry n a tu re o f th e se p ro c e sse s, a n d th e ir p a ra d o xic a l co n flu e n ce s w ith te n d e n ci es to w a rd s rep a tri a rc h a lisa tio n , n ew m o ra l c o n serva tis m , au th o ritar ian p o p ulis m , r e su rg e n t n at io n al ism s, d e in d us trial isat io n , an d cl ie n te list ic o r cr o n y cap ita lism . Th e p re se n tat io n w ill trace a n e w w av e o f so ci al m o b ilis at io n s e m p h as isin g st ru g g le s a g a in st c o m m o d ific a tio n , c o rru p t p o liti c s, a n d th e e ro sio n o f th e rig ht to p ub lic sp a c e . w h ic h fo rc e u s t o re th in k d o m in a nt so c ia l, p o litic a l a n d e c o n o m ic n a rra tiv e s in a n d o f So ut h E a st Eu rop e . A b o ve a ll, th e y d e m on str a te th e re sis ta n c e a n d re silie n c e of or d in a ry pe o ple in th e fa c e o f s o c ia l in ju stic e . T h e pr e se n ta tio n w ill e xplo re th e im plic a tio n s o f t h e se p ro te sts a n d e m e rg e n c e o f n e w s o c ia l m o ve m e n ts fo r a n e w g ra m m a r, stru c tu re , a n d co n te n t o f w in n a b le d e m an d s fo r so ci al ju stice , fo r a so ci al p o licy an d so ci al w o rk ‘o th e rw ise ’.

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Prof. Sabine Hering , b o rn in H a m b urg 1947 , stu d ie d so c io lo g y a n d lit e ra tu re . S h e w o rk e d a t se ve ra l p la c e s in th e fie ld o f s o c ia l p o litic s a d ult e d uc a tio n a n d fe m in ist m o ve m e n t. Si n c e 1 99 1 sh e w a s Pro fe ssor a t Joh a n n W o lfg a n g G oe th e Un iv e rsit y in F ra n kfu rt, Fre ie Un iv e rsit y Berl in a n d a s ten ure in Si e g e n un til 20 12 . H e r d e n om in a tion is Soc ia l p e d a g og ic s, Ge n d e r a n d W e lfa re H ist or y. Sh e p ub lish e d m a n y b ook s – fo r in sta n c e a bo ut F e m in ist m o ve m e n t in W W I, a bo ut th e h ist o ry of s oc ia l w or k in E a ste rn E urop e a n d a b o ut J e w ish W e lfa re. S in c e 20 12 sh e is livi n g in Po tsd a m .

Comparative methods in historiographic research projects

Th e c om p a ra tiv e v ie w o n th e h ist or y of Soc ia l W or k h a s b e c om e on e of th e m os t im p or ta nt me th o do lo gi c a l s tra te g ie s in th e re c e nt y e a rs. In my c o n trib ut io n I wi ll d isc us s t h e im p lic a tio n s of th e c om p a ra tiv e m e th od a n a ly sin g th e d iffe re n t p a th s of w e lfa re s tru c tu re s in c e rta in Eu ro p e a n c o un trie s a n d w ill p a rtic ula rly c o m p a re th e d e ve lo p m e n t in Ea st a n d W e st b e tw e e n 1945 a n d 1990.

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Pr o f. Bir g it Ro m m e lsp a c he r (1 94 5-201 5) , so c ia l ps yc h o lo g ist , pr o fe sso r e m . o f ge n d e r a n d e th n ic stu di e s a t th e A lic e Sa lom on H oc h sc h ule B e rlin . H e r re se a rc h is foc us e d on ri g h t wi n g e xtr e m ism , a n tiis la m ic ra c ism a n d ant i-Se m itis m as w e ll as in te rse c tio n a lity a n d in te rc ult ura l s o c ia l w o rk . H e r r e c e n t w o rk is fo c u se d o n th e in c re a sin g in flu e n c e o f re lig io n in se c ula r so c ie tie s. H e r la st E n g lish p ub lic a tio n (2 01 0) to g e th e r w ith D a rja Za vi ršek and Si lv ia St a ub -Be rnas co ni : E th ic a l D ile m m a s in S o c ia l wo rk . In te rn a tio n a l p e rsp e c tiv e s.

Religion and Welfare

De sp ite th e d iffe re nt w e lfa re re g im e s a n d re lig io us c ult ure s in Eu ro p e (th e Lu th e ra n Sc a n d in a via n m od e l, th e lib e ra l m od e l in th e A n g lo -Sa xon c o un trie s, th e cat h o lic -sh a p e d we lfa re s ys te m s in S o ut h e rn E uro p e a n a n d in s o m e p o st-so c ia list sn c o u n trie s) , th e re is a n in c re a sin g im po rta n c e o f c h urc h ba se d s o c ia l se rv ic e s in a ll th e se s ys te m s. Th e q ue stio n th e re fo re is , h o w d o e s r e lig io us b a se d so c ia l w o rk c h a lle n g e sc ie nt ific b a se d p ro fe ssi o n a lism ? Th e re is for e xa m p le th e w id e sp re a d op in ion , t h a t c h urc h e s a re m or e se n sit iv e for th e n e e d s of th e m a rg in a liz e d a n d th e n e e d y; th a t t h e y c a n d isc ov e r m or e e a sily n e w n e e d s a n d a re mo re fle xi b le re a c tin g o n th e m. Th e c h urc he s a s “v a lu e g a rd e ne rs” se e m to c a re w he re a s th e p ub lic in stitu tio n s se e m ju st to d o th e ir jo b . T h e re is a c o m p e titi o n b e tw e e n th e se tw o ap p ro ach e s n o t o n ly c o n ce rn in g t h e ir sh ar e o n t h e m ar ke t o f so ci al s e rv ice s b ut al so c o n c e rn in g t h e ir e th ic s. D e a r c o lle a g ue s, It is w ith p ro fo un d sa d n e ss th a t w e h a ve to in fo rm y o u th a t Pro fe sso r B irg it Ro m m e lsp a c h e r, o ur i n vit e d s p e a ke r a t t he u p c o m in g c o n fe re n c e in L ju b lja n a , p a sse d a w a y o n 1 6 A p ril. He r li fe an d w o rk w ill b e p re se n te d at th e co n fe re n ce b y Pro fe sso r Si lv ia St a ub -Be rnas co ni , a n d a s h o rt e xc e rp t fro m o n e o f h e r e ssa ys w ill b e re a d o n 2 3 A p ril, in th e ti m e p e rio d res erved fo r h er key n o te lec tu re. H er tirel es s s tru g g le fo r eq ua lity , h er n o b le h um a n ist st a n c e, an d h e r p io n e e rin g th e o re tical w o rk o n th e cu ltu re s o f d o m in a n c e a re h e r la sti n g le g a c y, even a s s h e is p a in fu lly m iss ed b y a ll w h o h a d th e p rivi leg e o f h er fri en d sh ip a n d g en ero us co lle g ial ity . Pro f. D a rja Z a vi rše k C h a ir o f t h e h o st c o n fe re n c e c o m m itt e e Co -c h a ir o f t h e E C SW R Pro f. G uy E n o sh V ic e C h a ir E SW R A , C o -C h a ir o f t h e E C SW R

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EC SW R| 20 15 5 th E uro p ea n C o nf er enc e fo r S o c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h IN M EM O RIA M B IR G IT R O M M EL SP A CH ER De a r frie nd s a nd c o lle a g ue s o f th e Bir g it Ro m m e lsp a c he r, d e a r c o nf e re nc e pa rtic ipa nt s, It is a n un e xp e c te d a nd a ve ry sa d ta sk to sta nd he re in ste a d o f Bir g it Ro m m el sp ac her w ho w o uld ha ve b een o ne o f th e key no te sp e ak er s at th is co nf e re nce . Fo r t ho se w ho m a y n o t b e fa m ilia r w ith h e r w o rk , h e re a re a fe w m iles to ne s f ro m h e r life : Sh e s tu d ie d p sy c ho lo g y in G e rm a ny a nd t he U S a nd p ro c e e d e d t o s tu d y ph ilo so ph y, so c ia l a nd e c o no m ic th e o ry in M un ic h. H e r pr o fe ssio na l c a re e r s ta rte d wi th re se a rc h in y o ut h iss ue s in th e c a p a c ity o f a sc ie nt ific c o lla b o ra to r a t t he F re e Un iv e rsit y in B e rlin , a nd th e T e c hn ic a l Un iv e rsit y Be rlin w he re s he c omp le te d h e r ha b ilit a tio n in 19 92 w ith the the sis ti tle d “ H um a n C o m p a nio ns hip a nd S urr e nd e r.“ Fr o m 1 99 0, sh e w a s p ro fe sso r a t t he A lic e S a lo m o n U niv e rsit y o f A p p lie d S c ie nc e s in Ber lin. T he re she in itia te d s e m ina rs in G e nd e r S tu d ie s a nd Int e rc ult ura l S o c ia l W o rk an d b eg an w ith her str ug g le to m ak e In ter c ult ura l So c ia l W o rk a c o m p uls o ry cu rricu lu m -co nt e nt in G e rm a ny , re a lisin g ve ry e a rly th a t in te rcu ltu ra l a nd co rre sp o nd in g so c ia l/s o ci o ec o no m ic c o nf lic ts ar e to b ec o m e c en tral to so c iet y an d so c ia l w o rk a t t he e nd o f t he 2 0 th , a nd th e b e g in nin g o f t he 2 1 st ce nt ury . I m e t w ith Bi rg it fre q uen tly in d iffer en t c o nt ex ts, b ut th e tim e w e w o rk ed to g et he r in ten siv e ly , to g e th e r w ith C hri stin a Th ürme r-Ro hr, o ne o f m y c o lle ag ues at th e In stit ut e o f So c ia l Pe d a g o g y a t t he T e c hn ic a l U niv e rsit y Be rlin - st a rt e d w ith c urri c ulu m d e ve lo p m e nt fo r t he M a ste r d e gr e e in “ So c ia l W o rk a s a H um a n Righ ts Pro fe ssio n“ in B e rlin . F ro m th e n o n, Bir g it w a s a lso a le c tu re r a nd b o a rd m e m b e r o n th is m a st e r’s p ro g ra m m e . As id e to th a t, sh e a lso w o rk e d in IN D O SO W , a Eu ro p e a n ne tw o rk to p ro m o te “I nte rn a tio na l D o c to ra l S tu d ie s in S o c ia l W o rk “ in iti a te d b y D a rja Za vir se k fro m th e Un iv e rsit y of Lju b lja na . Th e te a c hin g , re se a rc h an d th eo ry d e ve lo p m en t in so c ia l w o rk , t he in itiat io n o f, an d re sp o ns ib ilit y fo r jo in t d o c to ra l se m in a rs e sp e c ia lly fo r w o m e n a t A lic e S a lo m o n Un iv e rsit y of A p p lie d S c ie nc e s a nd th e Fre e Un iv e rsit y Be rlin w ou ld h a ve b e e n en o ug h to m ak e a fu ll-ti m e jo b . B ut Bir g it w a s o ne o f th e fe w p ro fe sso rs I kn o w w ho co m b in e d a ca d e m ic e xc e lle nce w ith p o litic a l e ng a g e m e nt – es p e c ial ly in th e m id st of c on flic tu a l, b urn in g is su e s t ha t s ha ke d th e fu nd a m e nt a l b e lie fs a nd p os itiv e se lf-im a g e o f G e rm a ny , na m e ly : rig ht -wi ng -ex tre m ism , a nt ise m itism , na tio na lism a nd mi g ra tion , a s w e ll a s w ome ns ’ a nd g e nd e r is su e s, a nd h uma n rig ht s. O n to p of th a t, sh e h e ld m a ny o ffic ia l p o sit io ns, fo r in st a nc e in a c o m m issi o n o n ho m o p hili a a nd mi g ra nt fa m ilie s, a nd in th e “ G iv in g B a c k-Pr o je c t” – a n in itia tiv e tha t s triv e s t o re tu rn th e p ro p e rty o f Je w s d isp o sse sse d d uri ng N a zi G e rm a ny - us in g th e fu nd s to h e lp yo un g Je w ish w o me n t o d e ve lo p c o m p te nc e s in sc ie nc e a nd th e a rts . As a th e o re tic ia n, Bir g it R o m m e lsp a c he r w a s e ng a g e d in : Ri g ht-wi ng e xtr e mi sm, n a tio na lism, a nti se mi tis m a nd th e C ult ure o f re me mb ra nc e :

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Eu ro p ea n So c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h As so c ia tio n - ES W RA Bi rg it w a s, jo in tly w ith Ch ris tin a Th ürm e r-Ro hr, th e p io nee r w riter o n th e c o llab o rat io n of w ome n d uri ng N a zi-Ge rm a ny . Th is re q uir e d a lot of c ou ra g e a nd sta m in a in th e fa c e o f he a vy c riti q ue be c a us e it w a s th e n in a lm o st c o m p le te o ppo sit io n to th e se lf-im a g e o f f e m in ism th a t p la c e d th e re sp o ns ib ilit y fo r t he w a r o nly w ith m e n a nd th e p a tria rc ha l o rg a nis a tio n o f s o c ie ty . B a se d o n ne w re se a rc h w e kn o w th a t m a ny wo m e n we re n o t m e re ly “ M ittä te rin ne n“ (m e re ly c o lla b o ra tin g in d ire c tly ), b ut w e re al so a c tiv e ly en g ag e d in m urd er in g , th e p o iso nin g o f p at ien ts in h o sp ita ls, in th e co nc e nt ra tio n ca m p s, a nd in o th e r co nt e xts . Fu rth e rm o re , B irg it d e ve lo p e d h e a vy c riti q ue o f t he e xp la na tio ns th a t t rie d to re d uc e rig ht -wi ng e xtr e m ism a nd v io le nc e o f y o un g m e n a g a in st fo re ig ne rs to ju st th e “ th rill an d th e c o sy ne ss an d sen se o f b el o ng in g ” s uc h m em b e rsh ip su p p o sed ly g iv e s t hem . Ac c o rd in g to he r re se a rc h, th e m a in a ttr a c tio ns o f su c h m e m b e rsh ip a re th e po ssib ilit y to p a rtic ip a te in a n o rg a nis e d p o w e r str uc tu re , a nd th e t hri ll o f us in g vi o le nc e w ith o ut ha vin g firs t to p ro ve c o m p e te nc e a nd su c c e ss in a ny a re a . Vi o le nc e is a c c e ssib le to e ve ry o ne . Th e rig ht “ c o lo r” a nd s o c ia l o rig in , m e a nin g Ge rm a n o rig in , a re e nou g h e lig ib ilit y fo r t he se a sso c ia tio ns . A lso , B irg it sta te s, the ir de nia l o f t he H o lo c a us t t ra ns fo rm s in to a tru th w ith o ut fa c ts, is p ro du c e d a nd h e ld b y po w e r, a nd is n o t a c c e ssib le to ra tio na l a rg um e nt a tio n. A ny d isa g re e m e nt w o uld re su lt i n l o ss o f po w e r a nd re sp e c t f ro m the o the r g ro up m e m b e rs. I t hink it is o b vio us ho w re le va nt h e r t he o re tic a l p o sit io n is i n o ur d a ys , a s it c o nt ra sts sh a rp ly the h e lp le ss mor a l in d ig na tion o f ma ny p ol itic ia ns a nd t a lkma ste rs w ho ke e p re p e a tin g t he fo rm ula th a t w e h a ve to tak e se rio us ly th e an xiet ies o f t he p o p ulat io n. Bu t t hey n e ve r cl a rify wh a t an xiet ie s an d ho w th e y sh o uld b e ta ke n se rio us ly . Th us th e d e b a te s be c o m e ju st w a rm a ir in su c h c o nst e lla tio ns. Wh a t B irg it c riti c ize s, to o , o n th e se g ro un d s is th a t p o litic s d e le g at es th e se p ro b lem s to so c ia l w o rk o r g a ng -wo rk wi th o ut re a d in e ss to d isc us s a nd c o nf ro nt o ne se lf wi th th e c o nte nt o f e xtr e m ism , r a c ism o r n a tio na lism a nd th e c o ntr ib ut io n o f p o litic s to th e m . A se c o nd ra ng e o f t o p ic s o f B irg it Ro m m e ls p a c he r w e re th e c o nc ep t of cu ltu re o f do m in a tio n, i nte rse c tio nal ity an d di ve rsi ty , an d fe m in ism : Sh e sh o w ed h o w w o m en o f t he m id d le an d u p p er c las se s c o uld st ud y, c o m b in e jo b an d fam ily an d th us e m an c ip at e th em sel ves b y en g ag in g – pa rtia lly a lso e xp lo itin g – fe m a le c a re a nd ho us e ho ld w o rk e rs fro m the G lo b a l S o ut h, a nd no w a d a ys a lso fro m Eu ro p e a n a nd A sia n c o un trie s. Fu rth e rm o re , o ne o f h e r m a in h yp o th e se s w a s th a t to le ra nc e fo r c ult ura l p lu ra lism an d d iv er sit y is no t th e so lu tio n to m ig rat io n p ro b lem s. If c ult ural d iv e rsit y is a do m in a te d d iv e rsit y w hic h e xp lo its m in o riti e s, th e n to le ra nc e a nd d ia lo g ue is ju st th e wr o ng so c ia l p o lic y. Th e m o ra l a p p e a l to to le ra nc e – ac c o m p a nie d b y t he c a ll f o r a „c ultu re o f w e lc o m in g m ig ra nts “ re d uc e s s o c ia l p ro b le m s to c ult ura l o ne s a nd is thu s th e c he a p e st so c ia l p o lic y y o u c a n i m a g in e , w hile th e in d ig e no us p o p ula tio n a s w e ll

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EC SW R| 20 15 5 th E uro p ea n C o nf er enc e fo r S o c ia l W o rk R es ea rc h as m ig ran ts ar e an xio us ab o ut lo sin g th e ir j o b s, o r ab o ut th e in ab ilit y t o liv e d e c en tly wi th th e ir p e ns io ns a fte r r e tire m e nt . A th ird ra ng e o f to p ic s c o nc e rn s a c tio n th e o re tic a l is su e s a nd m e th o d s, su c h a s so c ia l ju st ic e e d uc a tio n, a nt i-op p re ssiv e soc ia l w o rk , d iv e rsit y p e d a g og y, b ut al so h um an rig ht s ed uc at io n. Fo r c ar e w o rk e rs, sh e d e m an d ed th e reg ula ris at io n o f wo rk in g c o nd itio ns , so c ia l se c uri ty t o a vo id e xp lo itat io n, et c . A ll th e se p rac tic a l ap p ro a c he s g o w ay b ey o nd w hat o ne c a lls “em p at hy “ an d “ se ns ib ilit y“ fo r o th er cu ltu re s. In fac t: Al l th e b rie fly d e sc rib e d se le c te d w o rk a re a s o f Bir g it Ro m m e lsp a c he r c a n b e su m m a rise d a s he r life -lo ng p re o c c up a tio n w ith th e “p sy c ho lo g y o f p o w e r“ in a ll it s su b tle a nd o p e n fo rm s. M o re p re c ise ly , sh e in q uire d in to h o w so c io -ec o no m ic an d cu ltu ra l p o w e r s tru ct ure s a re tr a ns la te d b y th e in d iv id ua ls in to e m o tio ns , co g nit io ns an d a c tio n, an d h o w th es e fe el in g s, in ter p re tat io ns a nd so c ia l a c tiv itie s r e p ro d uc e th e p o w e r s tru c tu re . It is a lso th e to p ic o f h e r la st b o o k a b o ut “C hu rc h, Sta te a nd Po we r“ s he w a nt e d t o d isc us s la st we e k wi th h e r stu d e nt s in a s e m in a r a t th e Un iv e rsit y of F ra nk fu rt. Sh e st a rte d w ith a w e ll-r e c e ive d in tro d uc to ry e ve nin g -le c tu re . Th e n e xt m o rn in g o n A p ril 16 th , t he st ud e nt s w a ite d fo r h e r in v a in to st a rt th e se m in a r - un til th e y r e c e iv e d th e sa d n e w s. To c lo se : It is a g re a t t ra g e d y t ha t B irg it’ s v o ic e , c a rry in g h e r im p a rtia l lo o k a t p o w e r st ru c tu re s ha s be e n sile nc e d . Sh e w a s sh o w in g u s, w ith th e o re tic a l a nd s c ie nt ific ac c ura c y, th e m an y su b tle an d m an ifes t a sp e c ts o f il le g itim at e p o w er o ut sid e an d in sid e th e p ro fe ssio n o f s o c ia l w o rk . S o c ia l w o rk is in n e e d o f p re c ise ly su c h a lo o k o n th e b ro a d sil e nc e w hi c h is a lm o st e nd e m ic in fa c e o f t he ne o lib e ra l m a na g e m e nt in str um e nt s w hic h in va d e d a ily p ra c tic e a nd d isp o sse ss th e p ra c tic io ne rs o f th e ir pr o fe ssio na l k no w le d g e a nd th e c o m p e te nc e o f bu ild in g tr us tfu l re la tio ns hip s. Fro m al l o f h er st ud en ts I k no w I h e ar d th a t B irg it w a s n o t ju st p re ac hin g an d te a c hin g , b ut ac tu al ly liv in g a d em o c rat ic w ay o f lif e an d rel at io ns hip w ith th em . Le t us ho p e a nd m a ke su re th a t Bir g it’ s he rita g e d o e s no t d isa p p e a r. I a m en c o ura g ed to see o n th e list o f s p eak er s an d w o rk sh o p -le a d e rs e no ug h w o m e n an d m en w ho - I t ru st - wi ll b e wi llin g to k e e p h e r c e nt ra l to p ic s a nd id e a s a liv e , n o t ju st th e o re tic a lly , b ut in th e o ry A N D p ra c tic e . A nd fo r th is he rita g e , d e a r Bir g it, I in te nd e d to th a nk y o u o n yo ur 70 th bi rth d a y in J uly in B e rlin . In ste a d , un e xp e c te d ly an d in g re at sad nes s, I am ex p res sin g m y g ra titu d e to y o u to d ay , a nd h o p e th at a ll of you w ill j o in me . A p ril 23r d, 2015 Si lv ia St au b -Be rn a sc o ni

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April 21st

Wednesday,

April 22nd

Thursday,

April 23rd

Friday,

April 24th

10:00 - 16:30

LECTURES AND WORKSHOP FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

SOCIAL WORK ETHICS

Sarah Banks, Kim Strom Gottfried, Ed de Jonge & Ana M. Sobočan Faculty of Social Work

17:00 - 18:30

PUBLIC EVENT

MEDIA LANDSCAPE OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Shula Ramon & Miha Lobnik

Ljubljana City Hall

19:00 - 21:00

PUBLIC LECTURE

JEWISH HUMOR VS ISRAELI HUMOR

Gideon Nevo

Jewish Cultural Center

12:00

REGISTRATION

14:00

WELCOME CEREMONY 14:45

KEYNOTE:Michal Krumer Nevo

16:00

PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 1

17:45

KEYNOTE:Guy Standing

19:00 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 2 break 17:30 coffee break 15.45 coffee break 20:30 - 22:00 WELCOME RECEPTION 8:00

ESWRA General Assembly

Meet the editor: Routledge / SAGE 9:00

KEYNOTE:Mojca Urek

10:15 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 3 12:00 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 4 14:30 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 5 16:15

In Memoriam: Prof. Birgit Rommelspacher

Silvia Staub-Bernasconi, Darja Zaviršek

Major Lecture: Sabine Herring

17:30

PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 6 19:00

SIG - Special Interest Groups

16:00 coffee break / POSTER SESSION break

10:00 coffee break

LUNCH / POSTER SESSION

Meet the editor: Policy Press

20:30

GALA DINNER

ESWRA Prize for the Best Research Paper by a Doctoral Student

8:00

SIG - Special Interest Groups

9:00 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 7 10:45 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 8 13:15 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA 9 15:00

KEYNOTE:Paul Stubbs

16:00

CLOSING CEREMONY

Best poster prize awards

LUNCH

10:30 coffee break

break

9:00 - 11:00

PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM

DISABILITY STUDIES IN POSTSOCIALIST COUNTRIES AND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Darja Zaviršek (chair), Subhangi Herath, Chu Li Lu, Sanela Bašić, Kristina Urbanc, Natalija Lisak, Ana M. Sobočan, Andraž Kapus, Gašper Krstulović, Vjollca Krasniqi, Anja P. Sansoni

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APRIL 22nd, 2015

12:00-14:00 Registration THE GRAND FOYER

14:00-14:45 Welcome Ceremony GRAND UNION HALL

14:45-15:45 Keynote Lecture: Michal Krumer Nevo GRAND UNION HALL

Bringing the political into social work practice, research and theory

Chair: Guy Enosh

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:30 Parallel Workshops and Symposia 1

SYMPOSIUM Decision making in social work: Analytic, emotional and moral dimensions

Chair: Brian Taylor GLASS HALL 1

SESSION

Child protection services

Chair: Teresa Berttoti GLASS HALL 2

SESSION

Knowledge produc-tion, professional culture and policy practice

Chair: Annamaria Campanini GLASS HALL 3

SESSION

Social work research in health area

Chair: Suzy Braye RED ROOM

SYMPOSIUM Media representa-tion of social work: Lessons from a com-parative transna-tional research Chair: Elena Allegri SILVER ROOM

SESSION

Social Activism and LGBT issues in social work research

Chair: Adital BenAri WHITE HALL 1 SESSION Ethnographic studies in social work Chair: Jo Finch WHITE HALL 2 SESSION

Economic crisis, aus-terity, urban social work

Chair: Theano Kal-linikaki

WHITE HALL 3

17:45-18:45 Keynote Lecture: Guy Standing GRAND UNION HALL

The Precariat: Overcoming Insecurity and Inequality

Chair: Darja Zaviršek

19:00-20:30 Parallel Workshops and Symposia 2

SESSION

Poverty, migration, probation

Chair: Elaine Sharland

GLASS HALL 1

SESSION

Recognition, respect and dignity in services for children

Chair: Anna Gupta

GLASS HALL 2

SESSION

Elderly and residential care

Chair: Jana Mali

GLASS HALL 3

SYMPOSIUM Applying critical realism in social work research: empirical examples

Chair: Elina Pekka-rinen & Monica Kjørstad RED ROOM SYMPOSIUM Involving user’s perspective in social work research Chair: Monique Eckmann SILVER ROOM SESSION

Social work students and education

Chair: Staffan Höjer

WHITE HALL 2

SESSION

Consumption, re-search and preven-tion

Chair: Gordana Berc

WHITE HALL 3

20:30 - 22:00 Welcome Reception THE GRAND FOYER 17:30-17:45 Coffee Break

Professor Darja Zaviršek