The 9th congress of the International Association for Social Management/Social Economy (INAS) took place from 12 February to 14 February 2025 in Freiburg (Germany) at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Freiburg.

In a variety of impulses, lectures and workshops, representatives from the social economy, science and municipal practice discussed research and practical approaches to "shaping" the major challenges of upcoming transformation processes. The focus was on the practice of cooperation between different stakeholders.

Dr Ann Marie Krewer and Jacqueline Amend represented the team from the R³ - Regional.Responsibility.Resonance project and organised a workshop on the topic of "Resonance and alienation as moments of forward-looking practice in social innovations. Impressions from practical examples in Mönchengladbach and Krefeld".