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.
ICSD & SWSSD
ICSD Solutions Session at SWSSD Doha, Qatar (November 5, 2025)
The International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) is taking an active role at the Second World Summit for Social Development (SWSSD) in Doha. View the summit programme here. With consultative status at the United Nations, the ICSD is sending 15 representatives to contribute directly to the Summit’s Political Declaration and global priorities.
Visit our dedicated SWSSD page to learn more about ICSD’s response, commitments, and side-event participation.
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
News and Updates
Media Report on 24th ICSD conference
Our Institutional Members and Partners
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.
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..
