The Competence Centre for Healthcare Practices and Policies of the Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care at SUPSI is organising an interdisciplinary workshop entitled ‘Oikonomia – Relationships, Care, and the Economy’ on 12 January 2026.

The workshop, which will be held in English, aims to explore the intersections between care practices, social relations, demographic dynamics and economic life, promoting dialogue between different disciplines such as economics, demography, sociology, philosophy, psychology, political science and anthropology

Programme

• 09:00–09:30 - Registration & Welcome Coffee
• 09:30–09:45 - Opening Remarks
  Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli & Prof. Dr. Marco Barbero (SUPSI)
• 09:45–10:35 - Keynote Lecture: Gender, Leisure, and the Life Course: Illustrating the Analytical Potential of Time-Use Data
  Prof. Dr. Man-Yee Kan (University of Oxford)
• 10:35–10:50 - Coffee Break
• 10:50–12:30 - Flash Talk Session 1 
  Theme: Gender, Care & Household Decision-Making
• 12:30–13:15 - Light Lunch 
• 13:15–14:05 - Keynote Lecture: Informal caregiving and later-career employment: conflict, continuity and context
  Prof. Dr. Laurie Corna (SUPSI)
• 14:05–14:50 - Poster Session A 
  Theme: Care, Work & Social Well-Being
• 14:50–16:30 - Flash Talk Session 2 
  Theme: Parenthood, Fertility & Family Well-Being
• 16:30–17:15 - Poster Session B 
  Theme: Family, Fertility, Gender & Social Narratives
• 17:15–18:55 - Flash Talk Session 3 
  Theme: Narratives, Meaning & the Social Value of Care(giving)
• 18:55–19:10 - Closing Remarks & Awards
  Prof. Dr. Gian Luca di Tanna (SUPSI)
• 19:30–21:00 - On-site Drinks & Social Dinner

The complete programme, with a list of all presentations and poster sessions, is available in the downloadable file on the side.

Registration

To submit your application as an auditor, please complete the following form:
https://secure.supsi.ch/oikonomia/reg.php