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Call for Papers

Call for Papers
Preserving Democracy: How the U.S. Can Protect Democracy Amidst Constitutional Challenges
Volume 26, Issue 3 of the Nevada Law Journal

Submission Deadline: 16 May 2025

The Nevada Law Journal invites submissions for its upcoming symposium issue, Preserving Democracy: How the U.S. Can Protect Democracy Amidst Constitutional Challenges. This symposium will explore the threats to our democracy, consider the constitutional and statutory reforms necessary to restore and protect democratic governance, and the implications of these solutions for our society, nation, and world. We are seeking papers from scholars regarding this topic for publication with the opportunity for an in-person or virtual symposium event. We invite interested parties to submit abstracts of at least 375 words; we welcome longer summaries and draft papers. The abstracts should be proposals for articles of less than 30,000 words. Submissions should be sent to Alisson Rodriguez, Symposium Editor, at rodri245@unlv.nevada.edu with the subject line “NLJ Call for Papers.” Abstracts are due May 16, 2025. Read the full call for papers.

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Call for Papers
Fifteenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society
University of Granada, Granada, Spain + Online, 4-5 September 2025

Submission Deadline: 4 June 2025

Founded in 2011, the Health, Wellness, & Society Research Network is brought together by a common concern in the fields of human health and wellness, and in particular their social interconnections and implications. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions. The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and information management systems (Big Data-BD), combined with advancements in computing capacity, robotics integration, and the Internet of Things (IoT), represents a new technological revolution. This revolution has profound implications for all human relationships, particularly in Medicine and Health Sciences. These new technologies enable us to move towards Personalized, Precision, Predictive, Preventive, Participatory, and Population-based (6P) healthcare. Learn more about submission and registration.

2025 Special Focus—Emotional vs Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare?

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Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies
Hosted by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
11-12 September 2025
Submission Deadline: 11 June 2025
 
Founded in 2015, the Communication & Media Studies Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of the role of the media and communications in society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. Learn more about registration.
 
2025 Special Focus—From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture
 
Call for Papers
Twenty-Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability 
University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece + Online, 20-22 April 2026

Submission Deadline: 20 June 2025

Climate change has become the predominant focus of environmental discussions. However, the current discourse often suffers from “carbon myopia,” a “carbon tunnel vision,” overlooking the interconnected and equally pressing challenges that threaten the stability of our natural systems. Beyond the critical issues of biodiversity loss and freshwater depletion, a broader range of urgent threats exists, which are less visible but pose severe risks to long-term wellbeing for all (sustainability).

While there are a range of both hidden social and environmental issues, this year's theme highlights these overlooked yet urgent environmental challenges. In turn we emphasize the need for a more holistic approach to organizational decision-making, including government and corporate strategies to include all these foundational issues as hard parameters. To secure long-term wellbeing for all, it is crucial to expand our focus beyond carbon emissions and integrate these hidden risks into our organizational frameworks, ensuring that the health of all environmental systems are respected and addressed if we are to achieve a state where our collective wellbeing is assured. Learn more about submission and registration.

2026 Special Focus—Unseen Sustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All


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Call for Papers
Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting
North Augusta, South Carolina, 15-18 October 2025

Submission Deadline: 1 September 2025

Globally, in a world of interlocking networks, the likelihood that most residents will experience a major disaster in their lifetimes is increasing significantly. Whether caused by natural, technological, synergistic, social, cyber, or new means, disasters are becoming more complex, frequent, stronger, longer-lasting, and more devastating in their impacts. As each disaster receives only limited national attention, the extended, slow recovery process forces change and transition at all levels of society, reshaping the pathways forward. Disasters force endings and offer new beginnings. Their destruction spotlights human losses, community ties, deep social change, power dynamics, gender inequalities, wealth and poverty disparities, as well as themes of security, insecurity, and civil rights across varied geographies and cyberspaces. For this conference, we encourage you to submit papers around the theme of disaster with a focus on the humanistic impacts, to understand the texture of loss, the emergence of care and love amidst such devastation, and the process of recovery in a myriad of social and cultural contexts. We are also interested in ways disaster concepts and theorization can apply to new social contexts, expanding our understanding of the theories and bridge the gap between disciplines and perspectives. Learn more about submission and registration.

2025 Special Focus—Disasters: Understanding the Textures of Loss, Love, and Recovery Amidst Forced Social Change

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Call for Papers
"Police Response to Violence Against Women"
Policing: An International Journal

Submission Deadline: 1 October 2025

This special issue seeks to address contemporary challenges, highlight unexplored areas, and identify innovative police responses to violence against women across the world. While there is an established academic literature on violence against women, the issue remains prevalent and unresolved despite initiatives from the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and country specific responses. The World Health Organization estimates 1:3 women worldwide have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence. Violence against women continues to have serious implications for public health and human rights across the globe. This special issue explores police practices across different countries and cultures, highlights universal challenges, and identifies successful strategies. Read the full call for papers.

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Call for Papers
Work and Family Researchers Network
Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, 17-20 June 2026

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2025

The next Work and Family Researchers Network Conference will be held June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. The conference theme is Centering Care Across the Life Course. More than 500 stakeholders in the work-family field are anticipated to attend, with a dynamic program focused on meaningful exchanges. Submissions open in July and close November 1, 2025. More information can be found at the conference website.

2026 Special Focus—Centering Care Across the Life Course

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Call for Applications

The NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship | The Netherlands | Deadline: May 21st, 2025

The NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship offers a five-month fellowship for scholars, artists, writers and journalists who are not able to do their work in their current location or circumstances, because of the consequences of conflict or war. Read more »

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University of York – Sam Pegram Scholarship | UK | Deadline: May 31st, 2025

The Sam Pegram Scholarship provides one international student with full funding to pursue an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice offered by the York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights. In order to be eligible you must also have an offer for a place on this course: LLM International Human Rights Law and Practice. Read more »

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Call for Applications
Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Research and Data Practices

Submission Deadline: 6 June 2025

The Commission has decided to establish the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Research and Data Practices as an ad hoc advisory group to the Commission. Having adopted a formal charter for the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Research and Data Practices, the Commission is constituting the at-large membership of the advisory group under that charter. The Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to the at-large membership of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Research and Data Practices to apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below. Application materials should be received by the Commission not later than June 6, 2025. Read the call for applications and apply.

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Participants Needed for a Paid Research Study: Up to $100 
Hi everyone! My name is Dominique, and I am a graduate student at UCLA. I am currently recruiting participants (Black parents and their teenagers) across the United States for my dissertation, which explores how Black parents talk to their biracial Black-White teenagers about race and racial identity in the United States. I am a biracial Black-White young adult myself, and I am hoping to learn more about this topic by speaking with Black parents and their biracial children (between the ages 11 to 18). Please see the flyer for more information. Please consider participating and/or sharing this information with other potential participants. Thank you so much!

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF)

The deadline for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Rapid Response Research Awards is Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3pm ET. These awards are specifically intended to support early- to mid-career health equity researchers whose racial or Indigenous health equity research was interrupted by federal funding shifts. Funds may cover a wide range of costs that were associated with the original research project. 

The Foundation expects to award approximately $2M in rapid response grants, with awards ranging from $50k to $200k for up to 24 months. 

There is one application phase in the Rapid Response Research process: 

Brief Proposal—Applicants will submit responses to a series of questions through RWJF’s online Application and Review system, including details on how recent federal orders have impacted your research, the gap this funding will address, and how it will build toward advancing racial and Indigenous health equity. Other supplemental information describing the lead organization, original research aim(s) and budget, and resumes or biosketches for key personnel will also be collected. It is anticipated that awards will take approximately four months from submission to be funded. 

If you are interested in applying or learning more, please contact Rachel Edelman in the Development office at re2442@cumc.columbia.edu. Please note that the Development office will manage applications; they should not be submitted to the Foundation directly.

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Call for Chapters

Call for Chapters
Far-Right and Fascism

Submission Deadline: 25 May 2025

For Routledge’s Far-Right and Fascism series, this volume critically explores how both alternative media (or alt-tech) and mainstream platforms like Facebook and X/Twitter are used by the far-right movement, and how this use influences the public through disinformation and often-tacit acceptance of fascist ideology, especially connecting to mainstream platforms that many people use for personal, social, and professional purposes. We seek scholars, activists, and early career researchers across the disciplines to share their research and theoretical frameworks on alternative and mainstream far-right media, especially concerning anti-intellectualism and fascism in digital spaces. With the increasing popularity of alternative media platforms like Bitchute and Gab prior to the 2024 US Election, and changes made in major platforms offering users “free speech” that includes hate speech or disinformation, these outlets offer users the opportunity to share, socialize, and identify with far-right extremism. The implications include influencing people to support conspiracy theories against social policies that aim to protect human rights while also sustaining anti-intellectualism and hatred through the digital ecosystem. From MAGA subculture and Tradwife influencers to white Christian nationalist websites, this volume examines critical aspects of digital social spaces that destigmatize far-right ideologies and their connection to acts of terrorism.

Read the full call. Please send an abstract (500-700 words) of your proposed contribution, CV(optional), and a brief biography (100-150 words) by May 25, 2025. We will email you if your proposal has been accepted or rejected by June 25, 2025. If accepted, you will be asked to submit the full draft of the manuscript by October 25, 2025. Please send chapter proposals, inquiries, or questions to Fullek5@unlv.nevada.edu.

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Call for Chapters
De Gruyter Handbook on Religion and Social Change

Submission Deadline: 1 June 2025

The editors invite proposals to contribute to the De Gruyter Handbook on Religion and Social Change, co-edited by Jeyoul Choi, Victoria Machado, Nelson Marin Alarcon, and Anna Peterson. The Handbook is a unique initiative that brings together authors from diverse disciplines to provide a broad overview of classic and emerging issues in the study of religion and social change. We are looking for authors of chapters  of about 4000-6000 words on the following topics:

  • Religion, social change, race, and racism
  • Religion, women, gender, and sexuality
  • Religion, war, and peace
  • Religion, social change, and education

We anticipate a deadline for draft chapters by June 1, 2025, but extensions are possible. If you have any questions or would like to submit a chapter proposal, please contact Anna Peterson at annap@ufl.edu.

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Ongoing Calls

Call for Manuscripts
African Educational Research Journal (AERJ)

African Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which publishes high-quality articles in all areas of Education. African Educational Research Journal publishes original empirical and theoretical studies and analyses in education that constitute significant contributions to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes.

AERJ is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. Send manuscript attached as MS word to aerj.submit@netjournals.org or aerj.submit@gmail.com.

All manuscripts are reviewed by qualified reviewers and the review outcomes are sent back within two to three weeks of receipt of the article. Following acceptance, the paper will be published in the next available issue.

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Call for Proposals
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity series provides a venue for international, pioneering scholarship that moves our understanding of race, racism, ethnicity, and ethnic oppression forward. The series features books that engage in contemporary social issues in a meaningful way, advocating intervention and action in social justice and social transformation. While theoretically and empirically grounded in sociology, books in this series intersect a wide array of social sciences (geography, history, political science, anthropology, philosophy). We seek book proposals that accomplish the dual goals of speaking to the public square and pushing the intellectual conversation forward. To inquire about publishing in the series, please contact Mick Gusinde-Duffy at mickgd@uga.edu.

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Conferences and Events

Law and Society Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, USA
22-25 May 2025

The LSA Annual Meeting will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, from May 22-25, 2025. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency. This meeting will be an entirely in-person meeting. Previous Annual Meetings have brought more than 2,500 participants from over 60 countries across 6 continents. Learn more.   

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Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society
Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
28-30 May 2025
The Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society. It is a place for critical engagement, examination, and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world – on stage, in studios and theaters, in classrooms, in museums and galleries, on the streets and in communities. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

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Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies
Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA + Online
28-30 May 2025

“The Art of Hospitality” invites explorations of the possibilities and limits of hospitality, belonging, and gathering through human and non-human entities, mobile and fixed bodies, temporary and permanent spaces. The sites, gestures, acts, and relationships of welcoming or gathering contain power dynamics that reflect financial, social, political, speculative, or imagined currencies, often with burdens and expectations of reciprocity and gratitude. Sites and gestures of hospitality can be found in life, work, art, architecture, design, theater, performance, leisure, and study: these places and acts invite and even demand critique. “The Art of Hospitality” solicits contributions that interrogate these dynamics. Join us in Pittsburgh, the Steel City, whose three rivers have hosted humans in friendship and conflict for centuries, and whose ongoing occupation of Indigenous land invites reflections on sovereignty and power. Read the full call for papers.

2025 Special Focus—The Art of Hospitality

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Universities in Action: Defending Academic Freedom & Supporting At-Risk Scholars
Co-organized by members of SAR Wallonia-Brussels
June 3, 2025

Join key academic leaders, experts, and at-risk scholars themselves for an essential conversation on how higher education institutions can effectively support at-risk scholars, foster their integration in a French-speaking academic environment, and uphold academic freedom in an increasingly challenging global landscape. The event will offer inspiring insights, practical recommendations, and a space for meaningful exchange, culminating in a networking reception intended to build connections with peers and experts working at the forefront of academic freedom. Registration open until May 20, 2025.

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Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations
Hosted by University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
11-13 June 2025
The contemporary global landscape is characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). In such an intricate milieu, intercultural leadership has become increasingly paramount in fostering collaboration and understanding across diverse communities. The conference "Challenges and Prospects of Intercultural Leadership in a VUCA World" brings together experts, scholars, and practitioners from various disciplines to explore the intricacies and potential of intercultural leadership in this ever-evolving context.

This conference aims to shed light on the challenges that leaders encounter when navigating cultural differences and identify prospects for creating more inclusive and effective leadership strategies. Intercultural leadership, which emphasizes empathy, cultural intelligence, and adaptability, can mitigate conflicts and misunderstandings that arise from cultural disparities.

The conference will delve into the impact of VUCA on leadership paradigms, examining how globalization, technological advancements, and geopolitical shifts further complicate the interplay between cultures. Participants will also analyze intercultural leadership case studies and success stories in diverse industries, illuminating best practices and practical approaches.

Discussions will center on empowering leaders to embrace diversity, harness cultural nuances, and foster an inclusive environment that capitalizes on the strengths of a multicultural workforce. Through workshops and interactive sessions, attendees will gain insights, tools, and frameworks to overcome intercultural challenges, leading to more cohesive and adaptive organizations in an ever-changing world. Learn more and register.

2025 Special Focus—Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Navigating Intercultural Leadership
 
Fifteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society
Hosted by Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
19-20 June 2025
Founded in 2011, Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
 
The Fifteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society calls for research addressing these annual themes and special focus. Religion in Society Research Network also supports a book imprint and a collection of journals.
 
Twenty-third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, USA + Online
25-27 June 2025

"Oceanic Journeys: Multicultural Approaches in Publishing Practices" centers on the exploration of how diverse cultural perspectives influence and shape the publishing industry. This focus addresses the intersection of global cultures in the creation, dissemination, and reception of published works, emphasizing the importance of inclusive and representative content. By examining the formation of social knowledge, the impacts of digital disruptions, and the historical and social ramifications of publishing, the conference aims to highlight the transformative power of multicultural approaches. It seeks to uncover how these approaches not only enrich the publishing landscape but also promote social justice, cultural exchange, and community identity. Through this lens, the conference will delve into current challenges and opportunities, such as digital inequality, intellectual property rights, and sustainable practices, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the evolving role of publishing in a multicultural world. Learn more about registration. 

2025 Special Focus—Oceanic Journeys: Multicultural Approaches in Publishing Practices

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Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society
Hosted by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia
2-4 July 2025

The Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society will delve into the politics of globalisation and how it reshapes sports, as well as its complex relations with local cultures and cities. Sport is both a cultural practice and a global product. As a cultural practice, sport brings people together and creates a sense of belonging. It also contributes to individuals’ wellbeing and the development of physical and social skills. As a global product, sport is shaped by global economic flows and practices that monetise fan engagement and commodify athletes' labour. The confluence of sport as a cultural practice and a global product creates tensions and fractures as to how communities shape sports to become a force for social good locally.

The Special Focus of the Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society delves into these tensions and fractures and invites submissions that examines the roles of global sports and how they are re-contextualised within local cultures and communities. Learn more about registration and calls.

Twentieth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Hosted by University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
2-4 July 2025

All presenters are also encouraged to submit their paper to the companion journal collection, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection.  Find out more about the journal collection.

We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.

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Sixteenth International Conference on Sport and Society
Hosted by Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
2-4 July 2025

The Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society will delve into the politics of globalisation and how it reshapes sports, as well as its complex relations with local cultures and cities. Sport is both a cultural practice and a global product. As a cultural practice, sport brings people together and creates a sense of belonging. It also contributes to individuals’ wellbeing and the development of physical and social skills. As a global product, sport is shaped by global economic flows and practices that monetise fan engagement and commodify athletes' labour. The confluence of sport as a cultural practice and a global product creates tensions and fractures as to how communities shape sports to become a force for social good locally.

The Special Focus of the Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society delves into these tensions and fractures and invites submissions that examines the roles of global sports and how they are re-contextualised within local cultures and communities. Learn more about registration.

2025 Special Focus—Global Sports, Local Cultures

Eighteenth Global Studies Conference
Hosted by University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
2-4 July 2025

Founded in 2008, the Global Studies Research Network is devoted to mapping and interpreting past and emerging trends and patterns in globalization. We aim to traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis while at other times suggesting interested strategies for action. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. At the Eigthteenth Global Studies Conference, we embrace a multidisciplinary approach to navigate the complexities of AI in a manner that prioritizes human dignity and environmental stewardship. This endeavor is not only technological, but also of necessity profoundly ethical and political one. It calls for a collective commitment to redefining the principles and practices that will guide the future of AI governance. Read the full call for papers.

2025 Special Focus—Minds and Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Ethics, and Order in Global Society

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Thirty-Second International Conference on Learning
University of Granada in Granada, Spain
8-10 July 2025

The arrival of generative AI has precipitated a panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. Ask a GPTs (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) to take a high-stakes select response test, and it will generally pass or even excel. Prompt it to write a five-paragraph essay on any topic, and it will produce a well-written if dull and predictable response, at least as good or better than a student’s response. Here comes a cheating bonanza: unless strictly proctored, there’s no reliable way to tell whether a student response has been generated by AI, especially with a few extra tricks in written text such as adding some typos or awkward expressions. What to do? How to put generative AI to good use?

In addition to the broad range of regular themes addressing educational and social change at The Learner Conference, this year we will have a special theme exploring the implications and applications artificial intelligence in education generally, and GPTs in particular. Presentations addressing this special theme will examine the differences between machine and human learning and the ways in which machines can complement human learning. Some of the questions we will address are: What are supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement machine learning? Will mechanical intelligence ever be able to replicate or exceed human intelligence? What are the practical applications of learning analytics and artificial intelligence in learning management systems and other educational tools? What are the implications for diversity, equity and inclusion? Learn more about registration.

ASASWEI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
University of the Free State, 10-12 September 2025 (in person)

In a world facing increasing social inequalities, environmental crises, and geopolitical conflicts, the role of social work and related disciplines has never been more vital. As communities grapple with challenges such as climate change, forced displacement, poverty, and human rights violations, social workers, educators, and researchers must actively engage in solutions that promote justice, peace, and sustainability. This international conference provides a platform for critical reflection, knowledge-sharing, and action-oriented discussions on how social work education, research, and practice can drive transformative change in addressing these global issues. This conference theme recognises the interconnectedness of social and environmental justice, peacebuilding, and sustainable development. It highlights the importance of integrating green social work perspectives, conflict resolution strategies, and development frameworks into social work education, policy, and field interventions. As the world strives to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social work must evolve to respond effectively to these global challenges. Learn more.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Socia, economic, and Environmental Justice
  • Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
  • Sustainable Development and Social Work
  • Teaching and Research, and Practice for Social Change

Theme—Advancing Social, Economic and Environmental Justice, Peace building, and Sustainable Development through teaching, research and practice

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Eighteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum 
Hosted by University of San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain
15-17 September 2025

Founded in 2008, The Inclusive Museum Research Network is brought together by a shared concern for the future role of the museum and how it can become more inclusive. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions. Learn more about registration.

2025 Special Focus—Museums, Galleries, and Archives: Engines of Innovation and Social Participation

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Fifteenth International Conference on Food Studies
Hosted by University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa and Online
8-10 October 2025

The Fifteenth International Conference on Food Studies, “Fed Up: Learning From Tradition, Imagining New Futures,” will be hosted in the vibrant heart of Pretoria, South Africa. The conference is dedicated to unraveling the intricate threads of food, culture, and sustainability that shape not only our local landscapes but also the global food discourse. In a world marked by abundance and scarcity, this conference serves as a forum to explore the multifaceted dimensions of food in contemporary society, transcending borders and boundaries.

We invite scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and food enthusiasts to join us to engage with renowned experts and thought leaders. Foster cross-cultural collaborations and share innovative research. Gain insights into South Africa's culinary heritage and its global impact. And be part of shaping sustainable and equitable food futures. Together, let's embark on a culinary journey that transcends boundaries, unlocking the wisdom of tradition and harnessing the power of imagination to pave the way for a more sustainable, nourishing, and inclusive world. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and nourished in mind and body. We look forward to welcoming you to this transformative conference. Learn more about registration.

2025 Special Focus—Fed Up: Learning From the Past, Imagining New Futures

Aging and Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference 
Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden + Online
22-24  October 2025

The 15th Ageing and Social Change Conference, hosted by Linköping University, offers a platform for interdisciplinary and international discussions. It will be held at Linköping University's Campus Norrköping, Sweden. The conference will feature plenary lectures by international speakers who will discuss ageing, intergenerational solidarity, and the polycrisis, highlighting tensions and new directions in research and policy. The program will present a variety of symposia, individual sessions, and plenary panels to enable attendees to explore a wide range of interdisciplinary aspects of ageing and later life. Read the full call for papers.

2025 Special Focus—Aging, Intergenerational Solidarity and the Polycrisis

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Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy + Online
25-27 February 2026

The Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices offers an interdisciplinary forum to explore the meaning and purpose of design. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. The 20th anniversary of DPP provides a valuable opportunity to assess how well our principles and practices have performed and to envision how Design must adapt to meet the challenges of the near future. This moment invites us to reinforce Design’s cultural role as a catalyst for meaningful, lasting change. We call on researchers across all domains of Design to explore the concept of Time, reflecting on its influence in any aspect of Design practice or research. What changes would you advocate for in the next 20 years? Learn more about registration.

2025 Special Focus—Design Across Time

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CfP: 16th International Conference on the Constructed Environment
Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
14-15 May 2026

The Sixteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment invites participants to explore the intersections between spatial design, human experiences, and contemporary global challenges. Under the theme From the Home to the City: Designing Spatial Experiences, this conference addresses how thoughtfully designed environments—from intimate domestic interiors to expansive urban landscapes—can foster human well-being, community connection, and environmental sustainability.

At the domestic scale, we examine how homes shape daily routines, emotional health, and social interactions, highlighting the critical role of design in creating spaces of care, comfort, and dignity. Amidst ongoing global shifts such as remote work, aging populations, and housing crises, we invite research to consider both technical dimensions—including sustainability, adaptability, and healthy materials—and sensory experiences involving spatial form, natural light, and tactile qualities. Echoing architect Kazuo Shinohara, we reflect on how domestic spaces are deeply embedded in human identity and cultural expression.

At the urban scale, we aim to understand how cities can cultivate inclusive, resilient, and engaging environments amidst rapid urbanization, climate change, and socio-economic disparities. We invite contributions investigating participatory urban planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and empathetic design practices that foster safety, accessibility, and belonging. As urbanist Jan Gehl observed, thriving cities are spaces of joyful human interaction designed for lingering, sharing, and meaningful connection.

Additionally, we welcome research on intermediate scales—such as shared community spaces, transitional interiors, neighborhoods, and collective housing—that bridge private and public realms. These environments represent thresholds of care and encounter, requiring responsive design strategies that address complex and overlapping needs.

Proposals are invited across disciplines including architecture, urban planning, interior design, engineering, environmental psychology, and interdisciplinary fields. We particularly encourage submissions aligned with the following four thematic areas:

1. The Design of Space and Place: Exploring how spaces are defined not only by physical boundaries but by rituals, memory, and emotional connections, emphasizing the choreographic role of design in fostering meaningful inhabitation.
2. Constructing the Environment: Examining the role of everyday objects and material systems in shaping human experiences, from small-scale domestic artifacts to flexible, adaptive structures that support both rootedness and mobility.
3. Environmental Impacts: Investigating how the built environment mirrors and influences our ecological relationships, emphasizing aesthetics and sustainability as interlinked values guiding ethical design practices.
4. Social Impacts: Reflecting on how spatial design can promote inclusivity, equity, and social justice, addressing critical questions of belonging, care infrastructures, and community visibility in built environments.

We invite innovative, multidisciplinary contributions that critically engage with these themes, advancing the discourse on designing resilient, empathetic, and sustainable spaces for contemporary life.

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Participants

Teaching About Race
Dr. Sarah Friedman, Senior Lecturer of Sociology at Georgia State University, is recruiting participants for a study about experiences instructors have when they teach about race in Introduction to Sociology classes to gain information about teaching challenges to better understand pedagogical needs.
 
If you have taught an introductory sociology course at a US college or university within the past 5 years, and are at least 18 years old, you are eligible to participate. Participants will complete an online anonymous survey that asks about your teaching background, classroom environment, and bigger institutional context. The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes.
 
If you are interested in participating, please use this link to learn more and to begin the survey.
 

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