SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Lisbon: May 27-28, 2011
Call for papers
This seminar is the first of its kind and it is with excitement and pleasure we invite representatives from the two disciplines – sociology and social work to discuss common interests. Many sociologists focus on social problems in their research and social workers bridge the practical to the analytical aspects in their work. The papers will discuss the relationships between sociology and social work. Today sociology and social work are two separate disciplines. However, in many parts of the world they have a common origin. There has been segregation since early 20th century from social work being the clinical or applied part of sociology to becoming a separate field. This segregation is also connected to a gender dimension. In this seminar we would like papers analyzing and discussing the origin of sociology as well as the origin of social work. What are their common grounds and their different historical development?
The seminar will also relate to the current situation in different parts of the world. What characterizes sociology and social work today? What type of parallels, differences and links can we see? And how are the collaborations, forms and contents?
We invite papers also to discuss types of development that we foresee in the future. Are there any trends? How can the two disciplines benefit from each other? Are there any reasons for not having collaboration between sociology and social work? Can sociology and social work become too similar that both disciplines will lose their own characteristics? The seminar is also open for other related disciplines.
Venue: Institute for Social and Political Sciences, Technical University Lisbon, Portugal.
May 27-28, 2011
Organizing committee: Irene Levin (Oslo University College); Bárbara Neves (Technical University Lisbon and Oslo University); Anne Halvorsen (University of Agder); Fausto Amaro (Technical University Lisbon); Maria das Dores Guerreiro (Lisbon University Institute)
Local Organizers:
Fausto Amaro
Ana Esgaio
CAPP – Centre for Public Administration and Policies
Institute for Social and Political Sciences, Technical University Lisbon
Maria das Dores Guerreiro
ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute
Paper submission deadline (abstract): January 10, 2011
Please send your abstract by e-mail to the local organizers:
Fausto Amaro:
Maria das Dores Guerreiro:
Paper acceptance notification: February 15, 2011
Full paper submission deadline to the conference proceedings: May 10, 2011
Please send your paper by e-mail to the local organizers:
Fausto Amaro:
Maria das Dores Guerreiro:
Registration fee: 70 Euros
Registration fee will cover lunches, coffee breaks and the
seminar documentation.
Payments: To be announced soon.
Secretary: Mr. Jorge Martins: E-mail: ;
telephone: + (351) 213619430
Program
May 27, 2011
9:30 – 10:00 - Opening session
Irene Levin, Organizing Committee
João Bilhim, President of the Institute for Social and Political Sciences
Fernando Ramôa Ribeiro, Rector of Technical University Lisbon
10:00 – 11:15 - Plenary session
11:15 – 11:45 - Coffee break
11:45 – 13:00 - Sessions
13:00 – 14:30 - Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 - Plenary session
16:00 – 16:30 - Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 - Sessions
May 28, 2011
9.30 – 11:00 - Sessions
11:00 – 11:30 - Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 - Plenary session
13:00 – Lunch