New IASQ Working Paper on Eastern Europe
IASQ Working Paper 18, written by Peter Herrmann, argues that the so-called transformation of the countries of Eastern Europe could actually not happen due to the fact that the politics …
Ton Korver – 1946-2020
Ton Korver – former treasurer of International Association on Social Quality – has sadly passed away. We are grateful for his loyal cooperation in the work of IASQ, and in …
IJSQ 10.1 Released – Free Access for Two Important Articles
Issue 10.1 of the International Journal of Social Quality has been published by Berghahn Journals of New York. As a first step in the direction of open access for the …
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Italian-Chinese Dialogue on Covid-19 and Globalization
Eurispes in Italy and CASS in China are among the many institutes IASQ collaborates with. Prof. dr Gian Maria Fara (Eurispes) and dr Sun Yanhong (CASS) have shared their thoughts …
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Twenty Years of Social Quality Thinking
The year 2020 marks twenty years of the social quality approach. This is why we have provided an overview of the work that has been done since the beginning in …
Important SQA Publication Available as E-book
Palgrave MacMillan has re-published Social Quality: From Theory to Indicators (2012) as an e-book via SpringerLink. The availability of this milestone publication on social quality has been limited for a …
Covid-19 Reveals Stigmatization and Discrimination
“We have not learned our lessons from earlier generations.” This conclusion of the article from IJSQ on the treatment of Mary Mellon (“Typhoid Mary”) in the early 20th century is …
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New Developments in Social Quality Theory
A new elaboration of the Social Quality Theory has been published on this website. It is a work in progress, part of an ongoing project, and invites scholars to think …
Going Global: EFSQ becomes IASQ
The International Association on Social Quality (previously known as the European Foundation on Social Quality) continues to develop the social quality theory, methodology and approach by exploring the …
Social Quality – Building Bridges
The International Association on Social Quality (IASQ) contributes to building bridges toward cohesive and sustainable human societies. To do this, IASQ develops the social quality theory, methodology and policy application. Social quality is defined as the extent to which people are able to participate in social relationships under conditions which enhance their well-being, capacity and individual potential. Read about the basics of Social Quality.
Development of the Social Quality Approach
The development of the social quality approach is a collective endeavor by a large number of scientists all over the world. Their common goal is to address urgent societal issues. Overall sustainability is more and more recognized as a key issue. Development of the social quality approach has started in the 1990s and is an ongoing process. For in-depth information, read Working Paper 13. An executive summary is also available. The paper presents an overview of the development of social quality theory, methodology and policy application.
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