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Social Sciences and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges in contexts of global crisis.

The Center for Psychological and Sociological Research (CIPS), belonging to the Agency of Social and Humanistic Sciences of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba, invites researchers, academics, educators, students, public officials and civil servants, activists of social movements, communicators and other interested social actors, to the International Symposium 40th Anniversary of CIPS, to be held in Havana from November 14th  to 17th , 2023, with the central theme “Social Sciences and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges in contexts of global crisis”.

At a global level, various international science institutions and organizations have identified major transformations  underway in research and innovation processes in the face of the pressing challenges posed by the current crisis scenarios,

 in interdependent areas such as the economic, social, political, health, cultural and environmental spheres, among others.

This is linked to the demand for urgent attention to the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The SDGs unfold through one hundred and sixty-nine goals that interconnect complex issues related to sustainable development, such as social inclusion, environmental protection and economic growth. Some of the main issues prioritized in the international research agenda are aimed at improving the management of scientific systems for social sustainability, strengthening the integrity of research, the role and responsibilities in the dissemination of its results, and defending public commitment to science and its social impact.

An international context marked by asymmetries and polarities requires imminent changes that the social sciences must convene and help to generate. The International Symposium 40th Anniversary of CIPS proposes to share scientific approaches and tools to rethink current and future society from a systemic, multifactorial, intersectional and integrative perspective. Objectives of the Symposium:

To exchange experiences and knowledge on conceptual frameworks and work methodologies related to the central theme of the event and its thematic axis. 
To favor the construction and consolidation of cooperation networks among institutions, organizations and centers related to social research. 
To propose actions of transformation derived from the scientific debate in the different thematic axis proposed.

The event will be part of the commemorative day for the 40th anniversary of CIPS, a scientific institution with an active and consolidated work oriented to the social transformation and development of the Cuban revolutionary project, committed to the emancipatory and inclusive efforts in the most diverse areas of the social life of the country, of the Latin American and Caribbean region and of all the developing countries of the world. It constitutes an invitation to constructive dialogue and open and plural debate, based on reflection and analysis of our contexts, their complex problems and the prospects for progress that the social sciences can offer.

Thematic axis

1.

Public policies, inclusion and social equity. Social participation and citizenship formation.

2.

Social diversity and identities: groups, families, genders, generations and territories. Migrations

3.

Religion, culture and society.

4.

Work and employment, knowledge-driven economy, corporate social responsibility. Empowerment and organizational change.

5.

Local and community development. Community self-management and multi-stakeholder relationships. Social and solidarity economy. Community work and empowerment of local actors.

6.

Environment and sustainable development. The role of social sciences.

7.

Communication and technologies. Use of social media.

8.

Experiences of social transformation. Design and evaluation of methodologies. Innovation oriented to the solution of social problems. Learning in diverse social contexts and formation of competencies.

Bases para participar

Those interested in participating should send the information requested in correspondence with the modality in which they wish to register. Each participant may send a maximum of two proposals.

Registrations can be made through the following form (link) from January 10th, 2023.  To request any information about the event, please send an e-mail to simposio@cips.cu.  The deadline for receipt of proposals is June 16th, 2023. Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Symposium. The answer of acceptance or not, will be sent the same way on June 30th, 2023.

The official language of the Symposium is Spanish. Abstracts may be submitted in English and Portuguese.

The deadline for submission of full papers for publication in the Symposium Proceedings with ISBN is July 30th, 2023. This document will have a maximum of twenty (20) pages (including bibliographical references) in the same format as the Abstract, and will be prepared following the APA Publication Guidelines (seventh edition).

Registration Fee

National participants 4000.00 CUP
Participants from other countries
Professionals: 150.00 USD
Students: 70.00 USD

(To prove student status, the interested party must attach a certificate of regular student of the educational institution, valid at the time of registration).

Method of payment

  • Transfer in CUP to the bank account of the Symposium.

  • Check in CUP addressed to the Symposium’s bank account

  • Cash in CUP or currency at the venue of the event (information on the bank account for payment will be provided later). All participants must be previously registered for the Symposium in order to obtain the certification.

Simultaneous Events

logo_text

Social Sciences and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges in contexts of global crisis.

The Center for Psychological and Sociological Research (CIPS), belonging to the Agency of Social and Humanistic Sciences of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba, invites researchers, academics, educators, students, public officials and civil servants, activists of social movements, communicators and other interested social actors, to the International Symposium 40th Anniversary of CIPS, to be held in Havana from November 14th  to 17th , 2023, with the central theme “Social Sciences and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: challenges in contexts of global crisis”.

At a global level, various international science institutions and organizations have identified major transformations underway in research and innovation processes in the face of the pressing challenges posed by the current crisis scenarios, in interdependent areas such as the economic, social, political, health, cultural and environmental spheres, among others. This is linked to the demand for urgent attention to the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The SDGs unfold through one hundred and sixty-nine goals that interconnect complex issues related to sustainable development, such as social inclusion, environmental protection and economic growth. Some of the main issues prioritized in the international research agenda are aimed at improving the management of scientific systems for social sustainability, strengthening the integrity of research, the role and responsibilities in the dissemination of its results, and defending public commitment to science and its social impact.

An international context marked by asymmetries and polarities requires imminent changes that the social sciences must convene and help to generate. The International Symposium 40th Anniversary of CIPS proposes to share scientific approaches and tools to rethink current and future society from a systemic, multifactorial, intersectional and integrative perspective. Objectives of the Symposium:

To exchange experiences and knowledge on conceptual frameworks and work methodologies related to the central theme of the event and its thematic axis. 
To favor the construction and consolidation of cooperation networks among institutions, organizations and centers related to social research. 
To propose actions of transformation derived from the scientific debate in the different thematic axis proposed.

The event will be part of the commemorative day for the 40th anniversary of CIPS, a scientific institution with an active and consolidated work oriented to the social transformation and development of the Cuban revolutionary project, committed to the emancipatory and inclusive efforts in the most diverse areas of the social life of the country, of the Latin American and Caribbean region and of all the developing countries of the world. It constitutes an invitation to constructive dialogue and open and plural debate, based on reflection and analysis of our contexts, their complex problems and the prospects for progress that the social sciences can offer.

Thematic
axis

1.

Public policies, inclusion and social equity. Social participation and citizenship formation.

2.

Social diversity and identities: groups, families, genders, generations and territories. Migrations.

3.

Religion, culture and society.

4.

Work and employment, knowledge-driven economy, corporate social responsibility. Empowerment and organizational change.

5.

Local and community development. Community self-management and multi-stakeholder relationships. Social and solidarity economy. Community work and empowerment of local actors.

6.

Environment and sustainable development. The role of social sciences.

7.

Communication and technologies. Use of social media.

8.

Experiences of social transformation. Design and evaluation of methodologies. Innovation oriented to the solution of social problems. Learning in diverse social contexts and formation of competencies.

Bases for participation

Those interested in participating should send the information requested in correspondence with the modality in which they wish to register. Each participant may send a maximum of two proposals. Registrations can be made through the following form  from January 10th, 2023.  To request any information about the event, please send an e-mail to  simposio@cips.cu.  The deadline for receipt of proposals is June 16th, 2023. Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Symposium. The answer of acceptance or not, will be sent the same way on June 30th, 2023.

The official language of the Symposium is Spanish. Abstracts may be submitted in English and Portuguese.

The deadline for submission of full papers for publication in the Symposium Proceedings with ISBN is July 30th, 2023. This document will have a maximum of twenty (20) pages (including bibliographical references) in the same format as the Abstract, and will be prepared following the APA Publication Guidelines (seventh edition).

Registration Fee

National participants 4000.00 CUP
Participants from other countries
Professionals: 150.00 USD
Students: 70.00 USD

(To prove student status, the interested party must attach a certificate of regular student of the educational institution, valid at the time of registration).

Method of payment

  • Transfer in CUP to the bank account of the Symposium
  • Check in CUP addressed to the Symposium’s bank account.
  • Cash in CUP or currency at the venue of the event (information on the bank account for payment will be provided later). All participants must be previously registered for the Symposium in order to obtain the certification.

Simultaneous Events

The Meeting constitutes a space for exchange to access national and international social thought on issues related to children, adolescents and youth. It has been held systematically since 2006 and its main purpose is to promote a space for reflection, learning and collective construction of knowledge, not only in Cuba but also in the Latin American region, based on the contribution that social studies on the subject can make.

The topics addressed include youth diversity and its cultural, political and economic dimensions; youth subjectivity; the gender approach in the analysis of children, adolescents and youths; intergenerational relations; socialization processes of these groups; participation; social integration and disintegration processes; public policies towards children, adolescents and youths, as well as transformation experiences in the work with and of children, adolescents and youths.

Registration will also allow the participants to attend the Symposium activities. Likewise, once you have registered for the Symposium, you will be able to participate in this Meeting.

 

Coordinator: Dr. C. María Isabel Domínguez García

Since 2016, a set of workshops organized by the Cuban Network of Social Studies of Labor, which has institutional anchorage in the CIPS, have been held systematically. Its main purpose is to socialize/produce knowledge on labor and labor issues both at the national level and in the current Latin American and Caribbean region. For this reason, it becomes a space for dialogue and academic exchange, studies, practical experiences and evaluation of public policy documents with emphasis on those related to employment, wages, job training and social security.

The central themes of the meeting will deal with the category of work from its expanded conception: paid and unpaid work, employment, informality, labor relations, work culture, labor market configurations; all of which may be connected with cross-cutting elements related to gender, skin color, territories, among others. An international expert in the field of labor and labor relations in the Latin American and Caribbean region will participate.

Members of the Network of Social Studies of Labor, policy operators of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, as well as those who are registered in the axis of the Symposium “Labor and Employment” are invited to participate.

Coordinator: M. Sc. Mirlena Rojas Piedrahita

The Social and Solidarity Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility Network (ESORSE), invites researchers, professors, cooperators, entrepreneurs, decision makers, to discuss the ecosystem of actors of the Social and Solidarity Economy from different latitudes, from the presentation of experiences and good practices in this regard, their challenges and opportunities in contemporary society. Those interested may send their papers, which will be organized in thematic panels.

Coordinators: M. Sc. Jusmary Gómez Arencibia and Dr. C. Rafael Betancourt Abio.

Event sponsored by the Nelson Mandela Chair of Studies on Afrodescendants and the CLACSO WG “Afrodescendants and Hegemonic Proposals”. Its objectives are: to analyze the current approaches and central themes in the field of Afro-descendant studies, and to build proposals based on the post-pandemic anti-racist agenda “Beyond the decade of the Afro-descendant peoples”.  The axis of analysis will be: 1- Afroepistemologies. Current debates and challenges. Black feminisms, 2- The evaluation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, 3- The post-pandemic anti-racist agenda, 4- The challenges of Ethno-education, 5- Emerging leaderships. The main forms of participation: conferences, workshops, panels, working tables. In the context of the event there will be a meeting between projects, working groups and afro-centered initiatives.

Coordinator: Dr. C. Rosa Campoalegre Septien