CIWIL

The call concerns a special issue of the journal CIWIL focusing on research on the interaction between innovation and learning in health and welfare. Particular emphasis is placed on how this affects healthcare professionals’ working conditions, the life situations of patients and their relatives, as well as lifelong learning. The aim is to contribute to an equitable, person-centred, and sustainable healthcare system.

In a time of rapid technological and societal change, we seek projects that critically analyse how innovations—especially digital ones—affect the quality and organisation of healthcare, as well as the wellbeing of those involved. The research should generate new knowledge, support the development of innovative solutions, and contribute to policy and practice development within health and welfare.

Contributions are especially welcome that problematise the assumption that innovation automatically leads to improvement in health and welfare and the learning related to it. Instead, innovation and learning should be understood and explored as complex processes of social change with implications for equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

• Open: juli 2026
• Deadline: november 2026
• Publicering: april 2027

Responsible for the Special issue are Anette Johnsson, Katarina Patriksson and Malin Berghammer.

Ulrika Lundh Snis
Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

Per Assmo
Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden

Iréne Bernhard
PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden

Ulrika Lundh Snis
Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden

Fiona Anciano
Professor, Department for Political Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Kristina Areskoug Josefsson
Professor, Department of Health Sciences, University West, Sweden

Stephen Billett
Professor, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Australia

Kristina Eriksson
Associate Professor in Production Systems, Department of Engineering Science, University West, Sweden

Jan Gustafsson Nyckel
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, University West, Sweden

Henri Jacobs
Doctor, WIL Directorate, Central University of Technology (CUT), South Africa

Liezel Massyn
Associate Professor, University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa

Anna Karin Olsson
Associate Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden

Fredrik Sunnemark
Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden

Roger Säljö
Professor, Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Lars Walter
Professor, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Sweden