The Center for Community Studies, committed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and in light of the challenges posed by the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, calls for the XVI International Workshop “Communities: History and Development” to be held within the framework of the V International Scientific Convention of the “Marta Abreu” Central University of Las Villas, between October 20 and 24, 2025.

For more than three decades, we have served as a platform for professionals from various countries to meet to build new knowledge around the community and the community as an alternative to an increasingly globalized, polarized and fragmented society.

Contemporary society, however, proposes new realities that blur the traditional ways we live and socialize. Easy access to information, cyberspace, social networks and artificial intelligence offers us a (i)reality that has put the historical logic of the community in crisis and that has revolutionized social practices and values, posing new opportunities and challenges for social engineering, social work, social services, organizations and institutions and governance.

Are we witnessing a community crisis?

In the face of capitalist individualization, selfishness and the ruthless competition of the market of economic development models, we maintain that building community is a viable alternative for the democratization and sustainability of life based on ideals of equality, inclusion and social justice.

Convinced of this, we focused our debate on the importance of social innovation as a source of development for the achievement of the community social integrations in the contemporary society from a transdisciplinary approach that makes it possible to broaden the horizon of discussion towards political, economic, cultural, labour, environmental, demographic, gender, among others, mediations; and its expression in the various aspects of daily social praxis, giving special attention to the role of participation and cooperation of social subjects for emancipatory social transformation , assumed in a community key.

THEMES

1.   Challenges of Innovations in the face of the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda.

2.   Contemporary Transitions: innovative ecosystems for sustainable development.

3.   Community governance with popular participation.

4.   Innovative management of socioeconomic and demographic dynamics.

5.   Culture, heritage and memory. Synergies with tourism.

6.   Social and solidarity economies as an alternative for development.

7.   Technology, society and knowledge management.

8.   Social challenges of industry, energy, food and health.

9.   Labour transformations, challenges, policies and tensions. Industry 4.0 and its impacts on the world of work.

10. Public policies for employment in terms of equality.

11. Feminism and sustainability, a new logic for thinking about life.

12. Community resilience to climate change.

13. Challenges of life on networks.

14. Communication for social change through community action. New technological, political, psychosocial and sociocultural convergences.

15. Social responsibility of the University for social innovation and development.

MODALITY OF WORK:

Keynote lectures, panels, workshops, pre- and post-event short courses and other activities with a multidisciplinary and intersectoral profile will be developed. Papers, posters and audiovisual materials may be presented in person or virtually.

RECEPTION OF PAPERS

Papers should be sent in PDF format through the online platform of the event, in Spanish or English. They must be written in Times New Roman font, 12 point, 1.5 line spacing, letter size and 2.5 cm margins on each side. Paragraph alignment justified and maximum length of 15 pages, including annexes.

They will be uploaded to the Convention website, for review and approval by the Scientific Committee of the Communities 2023: History and Development Event.

You can obtain the templates by accessing the event's web platform.

DEADLINES

- May 30, 2025 - Receipt of abstracts

- June 30, 2025 - Confirmation of approval

- July 22, 2025 - receipt of papers for review

- September 10 - deadline for receipt of papers to be published in the proceedings of the XVI Communities Workshop.

REGISTRATION FEES

Consult registration fees and sponsorship opportunities on the official website of the V International Scientific Convention of the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas.

The registration fee includes: Certificate of participation, attendance to the academic activities of the Convention, official opening and closing activities, certificate of publication with ISBN and accreditation module (only for delegates in face-to-face mode).

Organizing Committee

Ph.D Ginley Durán Castellón(President)

Sc.M Ariagnis Camellón Pérez(Secretary)

Ph.D Yanesy Serrano Lorenzo

Scientific Committee

Ph.D Yamila Roque Doval(President)

Ph.D  Lucrinés Azcuy Aguilera

Ph.D  Anaiky Borges Machín

CONTACTS

For more information you can contact us at:

+53 54028947 (WhatsApp) - Ariagnis Camellón Pérez

+53 50909455 (WhatsApp) – Ginley Durán Castellón

eventocomunidades@uclv.edu.cu