International Workshop - CHAT for change
19 Feb 2026
On campus in February: International Workshop - Developing a WIL-CHAT agenda for a Future Sustainable Global Society. In the WIL-CAT workshop (Work-Integrated Learning – Centre for Activity Theory), Professor Maria Spante brings together internationally established researchers for an intensive three-day workshop.
The aim is to advance and create a future agenda for Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) in response to global and sustainability challenges.
Maria Spante comments:
- This workshop really vitalises scientific work and creats a space for deep scholarly dialogue on how CHAT can contribute to and shape a more justified, sustainable, and globally connected society.
Another participant from the university was researcher Monika Hattinger, active within CAT as well as in industrial work‑integrated learning. She presented the importance of collaboration with industry in relation to sustainability challenges.
Topics like this were presented and discussed:
- What theoretical and methodological developments are needed to address planetary sustainability?
- How can international collaboration strengthen the societal impact of activity-theoretical research?
This workshop has been possible due to Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and is linked to Centre for Activity Theory at University West.
The workshop gathered leading scholars from across Europe, Africa, Asia, North, South America and Australia.