SOLWE 2026

SOLWE 2026 will take place 7–8 December at the University of Borås.

The conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and representatives from user rights organisations to discuss issues related to co-creation and social innovation in times of crisis and disaster within welfare. The focus is on governance, organisation, and leadership based on the challenges of the future in social work and its related collaborative actors.

An important part of the conference is network-building and the exchange of knowledge and experience regarding current and ongoing research at national and international levels. The intention is also to identify new research questions and initiate new cross-boundary co-creative research projects.

SOLWE 2026 is aimed at researchers from various disciplines, practitioners in social work, the police, rescue services, health and medical care, and others, as well as representatives of various user rights organisations with an interest in co-creative research in the field.

For enquiries, please contact Maria Wolmesjö, Professor of Social Work: maria.wolmesjo@hb.se