International Consortium for Social Development

International Consortium for Social Development

Building Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide

About ICSD

The International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) brings together scholars, practitioners, and students from social work, welfare, and development studies. ICSD advances social development processes that strengthen community capacity and promote social, economic, and environmental well-being worldwide.

News and Updates

Integrating Social Policy from the Ground Up

This side event, hosted by ICSW in partnership with IASSW, IFSW, and...

Reflections on the role of multilateralism in a

By Prof Lauren Graham, South African Research Chair in Welfare & Social...

Capturing the outcomes from ICSD session

As the global community gathered in Doha for the Second World Summit...

Upcoming ICSD conferences

11th ICSD Asia Pacific Conference,

Date: TBD 2026

Hosted by the Christ University Bengaluru, India

25th ICSD CONFERENCE,

Date: TBD 2027

Hosted by School of Social Work University of Georgia

Social Development Issues: ICSD's Journal

Social Development Issues: Volume 43

Social Development Issues is published three times a year in February, July, and November. It serves as a scholarly forum linking multiple disciplines, nations, and cultures. The journal’s purpose is to promote consideration of issues that affect social justice as well as the development and well veing of individuals and their communities.

Our Institutional Members and Partners

Become a ICSD member

An ICSD Membership offers a wide range of benefits to our members, and also let’s you support the organization. Some of the benefits included in the ICSD Membership are reduced fees for biennial world conferences/congresses, access to the SDI journals, access to a worldwide network of social work educators, eligibility to post job announcements, conference flyers, etc. on the ICSD website as well as Facebook and Twitter accounts, and more..

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