"Constitution and Sovereignty Year"
"Social Work and Social Research" (2nd International Conference on Social Work & Social Research)
Call for Abstracts
Azerbaijan University, Social Research Center, Fırat University (Türkiye), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (Türkiye)
May 23-24, 2025
As part of the "Constitution and Sovereignty Year," the 2nd International Conference on Social Work and Social Research will be held on May 23-24, 2025, organized jointly by the Social Research Center (Azerbaijan), Azerbaijan University, Fırat University (Türkiye), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (Türkiye).
The aim of this conference is to engage researchers in discussions on current issues in social work and social policy, constitutional rights, and the development and implementation of modern technologies and social practices aimed at improving the social and psychological well-being of various population groups.
The conference will provide a scientific platform for discussions on topics such as social work practice during crises, the development of social work education, the creation of international standards in this field, and social protection for vulnerable groups.
Topics:
Social state and social welfare in the 21st century: legal-constitutional foundations, dynamics, trends, and perspectives
Contemporary social state and social rights: recent trends
Heydar Aliyev and the Constitution of independent Azerbaijan
Constitutional law and social state models: theoretical approaches, existing practices
Foundations of social state: social work, social care, and justice
Ensuring social rights and welfare policy in the Constitution of Azerbaijan
Social rights in the context of the three generations of human rights concept
Social policy: global experiences, constitutional aspects and essence
Fundamental social rights, universal determinants of welfare: law, social justice, and culture
The victory in Karabakh and the restoration of full sovereignty enshrined in the Constitution
Social state in constitutional law: theory and practice
Constitutional guarantees of social welfare rights
Social, cultural, and socio-economic rights
Constitutional welfare state: its creation, rise, and issues related to social rights
Social state vs. welfare state: theoretical, economic, political, and ideological approaches
Social security, social work, and care policies
Constitutional citizenship and identity: contemporary perspectives
Constitutional nature of the state's social principle
Modern family institution and social family policy
The global migration crisis as a crisis of the social state
The social functions of the state and constitutional law
Social state and sustainable ecological development
Climate change, social security, and social development
Notable Dates:
Thesis submission deadline: April 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2025
Conference program release: May 15, 2025
The official conference language is English; only submissions in English will be accepted.
Theses should not exceed three pages.
Authors will have 15 minutes for oral presentations during the conference.
All accepted theses will be published in the conference proceedings.
Theses should be sent to office@stm.az and SW-SR@au.edu.az
Authors may also submit full papers for publication in the SOCIAL ISSUES journal by June 30, 2025.
https://au.edu.az/az/publications/socialissues
For more information about the conference, you can also visit the following links:
https://stm.az/az/src6years?EntID=17
https://www.au.edu.az/az/conferences/2nd-international-conference-on-social-work-social-research