ICSA Hits 40!

Welcome to the International Communal Studies Association (ICSA)! For forty years, we’ve been connecting people who live in, study, and dream about community life. Our 40th Anniversary Celebration highlights video is a joyful glimpse into who we are—a global family of friends, scholars, and practitioners who believe in learning from one another and building a more connected world.

ICSA Webinar Series

ICSA has embarked on a series of webinars to take place before the next face-to-face Conference in the summer of 2026.

The first six webinars have already taken place,and the next one has been scheduled for March 4th 2026

For more details, including how to register, can be found here

We’re especially excited to invite you to view recordings of all of our webinars free of charge. You can find the recordings here

The next International Communal Studies Association (ICSA) triennial in-person conference will take place in Lebensgarten, Germany from the 9th-11th July, 2026

Important Dates:

Pre-conference tour: July 6-7, 2026

Taste of Lebensgarten: July 8, 2026

Conference: July 9-11, 2026

Post-Conference tour: July 12, 2026


*The post conference tour will be in the surrounding area of Lebensgarten

The CALL FOR PAPERS and CONFERENCE REGISTRATION are now live.

Please remember that there are three stages to the registration process:

  1. The purchase of an ICSA Membership - only ICSA members can attend our conferences. This can be done through this website here.

  2. Conference registration through the purchase of a conference ticket - this includes attendance and and all meals at the conference. This can be done through this website here.

  3. Lodging - Booking your accommodation for the duration of the conference (and additional nights before and after - especially for those attending the pre/post-conference experience or tours). This can be done through the Lebensgarten portal (with a translation and link here), or directly with hotels in the area.

More about our last in-person ICSA Conference that took place in Denmark, July 14-16, 2022 

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A conference for the community curious and committed scholar alike.

 

Our Mission

ICSA’s mission is to support the scholarly exchange of information regarding communal life — communes, intentional communities, kibbutzim and other collective communities throughout the world.

 
 
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Kibbutz Research Institutes

ICSA is grateful for the financial support of the following Kibbutz Institutes:

 
 
 
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