International Week: Social Conflicts, Discrimination and Inequality
INTERNATIONAL WEEK of the Faculty of Social Services, Paderborn
| Date and Time | 02/06/2025 - 05/06/2025 |
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| Location | katho Leostraße 19 |
| Registration Period | until 16/03/2025 |
| Registration Information | Please use the registration form button below. |
| Host |
Department of Social Services Paderborn |
© katho / Jens Wenzel
CHALLENGES FOR SOCIAL WORK AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGY
One of the most discussed topics in this context is migration and dealing with it. Wars, conflicts and social inequality have led to migration and refugee movements. Developments like these fuel the radicalisation of discussions and intensify the pressure on policy in many countries. Right-wing parties like the AFD in Germany or FPÖ in Austria increase attraction. New boarders are created between the „ingroups“ and the (new?) „outgroups“ or the „established“ and the „outsiders“. A debate has started who does belong to the society and who does not. Research about the so-called group-focused emnity in Germany shows that this often has to do with the question of inequality: Who is valuable for a society and who is not? In this perspective different minority groups (like refugees, homeless people, LGBT) might be addressed by discrimination and prejudice in parts of Europe and the world. It seems that completely different ideas of society clash; disintegration processes can be observed.
This means a lot of challenges for Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy which might vary between countries and cultures. Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy have not only to support minorities or to deal with such conflicts in everyday life. Moreover the self-understanding of Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy is a political one. Social Work for example as a discipline and scientifically based profession has a socio-political claim as well. This means e. g. to take part in political as well as social discussions and to bring in the positions of social work. Social justice or human rights are – for example – discussed as important reference points.
Present your topics!
We would like to invite you to present your topics in this context. Topics might be for example:
- Social conflicts and disintegration processes
- Dealing with minorities
- Challenges for Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy
- Role of Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy in sharpened societal discussions
- Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy as a political actor
- Mandatories of Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy
- Dealing with excluding and right-wing attitudes of the clients
- Situation in different countries
- …
We would like to ask you for contributions relating to your interests, teaching subjects or research topics (theoretical and empirical). You are very much invited to present new ideas, concepts or practical approaches. It will be possible to give a talk, to organize a round table or workshops. We are open for your suggestions.
Bring your students!
We want to include students of our Bachelor Courses for Social Work and Early Childhood Pedagogy as well as our Master Program for Health Related Social Work. You are also kindly invited to bring students. We think of about two/three students from each partner university. Please let us know if you have more interested students. For the teaching staff this stay can be supported by Erasmus.
SCHEDULE (FIRST OVERVIEW)
Monday 2nd
| 2 P.M. | Arrival / Start | |
| (Main) Introductory lectures |
Tuesday 3nd
| morning | workshops and/or lectures on individual topics by partners from different universities | |
| afternoon | excursion |
Wednesday 4th
| morning | continuing lectures and workshops | |
| afternoon | presentation study courses and possibilities for going abroad for students | |
| presentation of research possibilities among university lecturers | ||
| guided tours |
Thursday 5th
| morning | open discussions | |
| departure |
HOTELS
We have reserved specially rated room contingents at the hotels below. If you wish to use these contingents, please book a room on your own expense.
- IN VIA Hotel: www.invia-hotel.de, booking via e-mail or phone, code word: „International Week”, contingent available until 20/04/2025
- IBIS-Hotel: https://www.ibis-paderborn.de/, booking via direct link: IBIS_International_Week, contingent available until 20/04/2025
- Arthotel ANA Fleur: https://ana-hotels.com/fleur-paderborn/, booking via e-mail or phone, code word: „23320“, contingent available until 01/05/2025
CONTACT
Prof. Dr. Martin Winands
Professor
Paderborn, Sozialwesen
Magdalena Koy
Mitarbeiterin International Office, Abteilung Paderborn
Paderborn, Sozialwesen, Dezernat VI - Akademische Angelegenheiten