Camphill Research Symposium - Camphill Research Network

The Camphill Research Symposium offers a platform for Camphill community members and academic researchers to exchange ideas and launch new projects. Videos from earlier Symposia are available below.

2022 Symposium Sessions

Recordings from the 2021 Camphill Research Symposium

CRS 2021: Life stories and the Camphill impulse

CRS 2021: Camphill and COVID: Designing a study

An international Camphill Research Network

Recordings from the 2020 Camphill Research Symposium

Selected lectures from the 2019 joint Camphill Research Symposium & International Communal Studies Association conference

Selected lectures from prior Camphill Research Symposia

Researching Community.
Communicating Research.

The aims of the Network are to:

Host an up-to-date and comprehensive bibliography and library of existing research on Camphill, including academic papers, research reports and dissertations;

Facilitate contact and communication between people interested in conducting or supporting Camphill-related research;

Provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas related to research on Camphill and other intentional communities;

Build capacity for research projects within Camphill and in collaboration with other groups and organisations;

Raise the profile and increase understanding of the work and practices of intentional communities, by fostering greater communication, transparency and critical reflection.