Social Space Conference
Sociocracy and participation processes in Social Work
Information
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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| 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm | |
| FHV, Building G, Room G0 12 & G0 13 |
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What can you expect
With the 3rd Social Space Conference, we are putting the spotlight on the topic of sociocracy and thus social participation processes in social fields of action in Social Work. In addition to two very informative lectures selected student papers on the planning cycle of integrated social planning as well as project work from community work and a presentation BIP in Ostrava will be introduced, presented and discussed.
Programme:
| 02:00 pm | Welcome with Carmen Hofer-Temmel and Oliver Mössinger |
| 02:05 pm |
Social planning cycle / participation processes |
| 02:15 pm |
Lecture "What is sociocracy? And what can it do?" As soon as people come together in an organized way, there is a lot to discuss and decide. It is obvious that autocratic or majority decisions are not always suitable: ignored minorities, resistance, disinterest, division into winners and losers, lack of responsibility and more. Sociocracy provides an answer to this. It is not only a method or attitude, but also a philosophy and an alternative form of organization and society. Applied and lived in practice, sociocracy strengthens values such as cooperation, participation, shared responsibility, transparency, effectiveness, connectedness and an open learning culture through four effective principles. Sociocracy can contribute to real change and the development of potential in the social sphere. |
| 03:30 pm |
Community work / participation processes Bachelor students present their seminar papers and report on their experiences in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Afterwards, they invite you to a discussion during the break. Elmar Luger (Youth Coordinator, Dornbirn Youth Workshops and Youth DORNBIRN) talks to Oliver Mössinger about his field of work and leads into the break. |
| 03:45 pm |
Break |
| 04:15 pm |
Lecture "Taking participation and quality of life to a new level - by means of sociocratic neighborhood parliaments" Multiple, complex challenges have long been on our doorstep: climate crisis, crisis of meaning, democracy crisis - you name it. Politics alone cannot solve this. A good, far-reaching, scalable solution is needed. For 30 years, people, NGOs and political institutions in India have been working together to set up neighborhood parliaments. In these neighborhood groups, children, young people and adults develop ideas and implement actions on the Sustainable Development Goals, human rights and children's rights. They work hand in hand with political structures and their concerns are heard. In this way, they are shaping a new kind of politics. How can we use this model to improve the quality of life in our social spaces? |
| 04:50 pm |
State Councillor Martina Rüscher in conversation with Oliver Mössinger |
| 05:00 pm | Conclusion and networking |
Speakers:
- Mag. Anja S. Ritter has a master's degree in philosophy (focus on ethics and social philosophy), is a sociocracy expert (Certified Sociocracy Expert CSE) and entrepreneur and accompanies managers, teams and organizations in the profit and non-profit sector in participatory transformation processes with her team.
- Lisa Praeg, B.A is owner of the Büro für Kollaborationskultur, initiator of Level Up Democracy and chairwoman of IG Demokratie e.V.
Event language
German
Audience
Everyone who is interested in the topic is cordially invited.
Participation
Participation in the event is free of charge. Registration is required, please ▷ click here.
The maximum number of participants is 100 people.
Details of the event series
The Social Space Conference is an annual plenary event organized by the FHV as part of modern social planning and with stakeholders from Vorarlberg's social space.
Impressions from past social space conferences
