The Diversity Network is an informal network of researchers in the field of diversity and inclusion from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This geographical focus has mainly resulted from the idea of establishing a German-speaking network, but the network is also generally open to researchers from other countries and languages. Instead of formal membership, the network is mainly held together by a more or less annual conference, a joint email distribution list (registration is possible here) and the biannual journal Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und Management (ZDfm). The ZDfm has been published since 2016; from 2010 to 2015, the journal “Diversitas: Zeitschrift für Managing Diversity und Diversity Studies” was published in association with the network. The conference series began in 2006 as the “Symposium on Diversity Management and Anti-Discrimination” in Trier, has since been called the “Symposium on Gender and Diversity Management Studies” and was last held in 2022 as the “13th Scientific Networking Meeting of Diversity Researchers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland” at Paderborn University. The conference is currently coordinated by the ZDfm editorial team.
