{"id":432,"date":"2026-09-01T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nfpf.net\/nera-network-23\/?p=432"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:21:57","slug":"nera-2027-tromso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nfpf.net\/nera-network-23\/2026\/09\/01\/nera-2027-tromso\/","title":{"rendered":"NERA 2027 in Troms\u00f8: Join our roundtable!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Invitation to participate in a roundtable discussion within Network 23, Social pedagogy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

The coordinating team of Network 23, Elina Nivala (Finland), Hanne Meyer-Johansen (Denmark), and Anna-Lena Borg (Sweden), would like to invite researchers from the Nordic countries to submit abstracts for a roundtable discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n

How to challenge the individualistic values and ways of working with people in vulnerable life situations: The role of social pedagogy in uncertain times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

The Nordic countries have a history of building welfare systems that provide equal access to education, healthcare, and social care for their citizens. These systems are grounded on principles of equality, accessibility, and inclusion for everybody, regardless of their backgrounds, capabilities, or other defining features. We are accustomed to think that these principles aim at providing safety and equity for people in different vulnerable positions (Nordic health and welfare statistics, 2026). However, societies today are changing quickly, speeding up, and creating uncertainty among citizens and institutions (Rosa, 2026). A wave of market-oriented governance logics in the form of New Public Management has pervaded the Nordic welfare systems for decades, complicating social considerations by prioritizing economic efficiency parameters (Pedersen 2011, 2014, 2018). During the last few years, we have also been witnessing the hardening of the values of the ordinary people, calling for more responsibility for individuals for themselves and questioning the solidarity for those most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n

The focus of this roundtable discussion is to explore how we can oppose to these individualistic trends from a social pedagogical standpoint. How does social pedagogy come to expression in discussions and different working fields within the Nordic countries. How do practitioners and researchers make use of social pedagogical ideas today when combating the hardening values and the voices questioning the work with people in vulnerable situations? Which challenges do we need to address? How can social pedagogues keep supporting the empowerment and enhancing the life opportunities for individuals in marginalized positions? And how can they get empowered themselves?<\/p>\n\n\n

During the roundtable discussion, examples from theory, practice, and research from different Nordic countries will be presented and discussed, inviting the participants in the session to join the discussion and share experiences, thoughts, and ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n

References<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Nordic health and welfare statistics. (2026). About the Nordic welfare model<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/nhwstat.org\/welfare\/about-nordic-welfare-model-0\n<\/figure>\n\n\n

Pedersen, O. K (2011) Konkurrencestaten. <\/em>Hans Reitzels Forlag<\/p>\n\n\n

Pedersen, O.K. (2014) Markedsstaten. <\/em>Hans Reitzels Forlag<\/p>\n\n\n

Pedersen, OK (2018) Reaktionens tid \u2013 Konkurrencestaten mellem reform og reaktion. <\/em>Informations Forlag<\/p>\n\n\n

Rosa, H. (2026). Alienation and acceleration<\/em>\u202f<\/em>: towards a critical theory of late-modern temporality \/ Hartmut Rosa<\/em>. Polity Press.<\/p>\n\n\n

For abstract submission to roundtable discussion or questions, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

anna-lena.borg@hv.se<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Anna-Lena Borg<\/p>\n\n\n

Senior lecturer, PhD. Child and Youth Studies<\/p>\n\n\n

University West, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n

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