1. society
2. welfare

RELATIONAL WELFARE
1st International Conference in Relational Welfare,
June 26th – 28th 2015 in Copenhagen
Over the past decade, developments in the public sector and
our understanding of welfare have been up for debate.
Not a day passes without talk of new initiatives; we need to make public
welfare more efficient, leaner and optimized, and our welfare needs modernization. The mantra ‘more for less’ has set the agenda!
Meanwhile, alternative pathways and solutions have emerged, where the
mantra seems to be ‘more relationships, more welfare’, or perhaps better,
‘stronger relationships, better welfare’. Experiences so far from the relational
approach to welfare speak with a clear voice. When citizens and professionals meet each other in a dialogical conversation and together examine, both
pragmatically and holistically, the challenges that citizens face, the solutions
they produce are not only better and more sustainable; they are less expensive too. We would like to invite you to a new annual international conference,
where new research, new results, new experiences and thought-provoking
ideas wll highlight the development of relational welfare. During the course of
this three-day event, you will get a chance to meet many of the leading researchers and practitioners within the domain of relational practices, sharing
their experiences and knowledge.
But the conference is much more than just experts and workshops;
it is an event in itself.
Relational and dialogical welfare delivery follows a whole new paradigm of thinking and doing in the public sector. It is our aim with this
conference to bring all aspects of relational welfare into focus, and some of
the themes that we will engage with are as follows:
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What are the international experiences of a relational approach to
welfare, and can we document any effects?
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What does it mean for local democracy and politics that welfare is being
brought back to the citizens?
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From what theoretical position should we approach relational welfare?
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What kind of position does that offer politicians?
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How does a relational perspective influence how we should lead and
change our organizations?
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What is the significance of citizens no longer just receiving welfare
services but being actively engaged in developing and delivering welfare?
Key Note speakers
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Prof. Kenneth Gergen (President for TAOS Institute)
Carsten Hornstrup, PhD
Gitte Haslebo and Gro Emmertsen Lund
Jacob Storch, PhD and Ottar Ness PhD
Morten Hyllegaard, Mandag Morgen
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Join our conversations and explore these and other questions.
There can be no certainty that we will find all the answers, but it is definite
that we all leave the conference enriched, challenged and better prepared.
Professor Chris Mowles, Hertfordshire Universty
Professor Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis Universty
Helle Øbo, The Askov foundation
Professor Henk Verloo, University of Lausanne and Susie Riva, PhD
Lead facilitators: Pernille Thorup and Dr. Jacob Storch
Location:
6995,00 + VAT
Copenhagen, Denmark
joint-action.dk/relational-welfare-eng
TAOS Institute Europe