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Call for Papers

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

Submission Deadline: 8 December 2024

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 and calls.

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

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Fifthteenth International Conference on the Constructed Environment
Hosted by Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin) - Campus Wilhelminenhof, Berlin, Germany + Online
10-11 April 2025

Submission Deadline: 10 January 2025

Founded in 2010, the Constructed Environment Research Network is brought together by a common shared interest in human configurations of the environment and the interactions among the constructed, social and natural environments. 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 and submission.

Special Focus—Sharing Practices and Sustainable Urban Fabrics

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Call for Papers
Research in Social Movements, Conflict, and Change (RSMCC)

Submission Deadline: 1 May 2025

This volume welcomes any submissions related to coalition-building, working across difference and inequality, intersectionality practices, and/or solidarity building across divides. By “coalitions,” we envision discussions related to both coalitions between formal organizations, such as SMOs, as well as coalition-building within groups and organizations. Of the latter, we are interested in studies of diversity and inclusion in social movements and approaches that take intersectionality into account. We are open to a variety of methodologies, including but not limited to quantitative studies as well as qualitative studies such as ethnographies, case studies, interview-based research, mixed methods, and archival work. We seek both historical and contemporary studies, from all parts of the globe. As part of RSMCC’s commitment to publish scholarly works with implications for building a more socially just and peaceful world, we would also be enthused to receive first-person accounts from activists or peace builders describing coalition efforts that have worked in the field, as well as those that have not. Read the full call for papers.

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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 Papers and Special Issue Proposals
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

The Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research is unique in providing collective coverage of aggression, conflict and peace research, which are often separated disciplines. The journal’s approach stems from the ethos that in order to understand conflict and aggression it is also necessary to understand peace and conflict resolution (and vice versa). JACPR publishes a broad range of international original articles and review papers on all aspects of aggression, conflict and peace. It is aimed at both academic and practice development, with a clear remit of translating research findings into implementations for practice. Papers published in JACPR are double blind peer-reviewed.

To submit your research, please visit the journal’s ScholarOne website. In preparing papers, authors are asked to follow the standard JACPR Author Guidelines, which are available here. If you have a special issue idea, please contact Commissioning Editor Catherine McAteer (cmcateer@emerald.com) for a proposal form.

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Call for Chapters

Call for Chapters
Genders & Sexualities in Transnational Perspectives 

Submission Deadline: 1 January 2025

Genders & Sexualities in Transnational Perspective is intended to produce an accessible text that explores the intersectional relationship between gender studies and sexuality studies; contest the binary constructions of “North”/ “South”, “East”/ “West”, and “developed”/ “developing” worlds; and help bridge conversations across scholars in different parts of the world. We begin with the premise that gender and sexuality are social constructions that can only be understood in intersectional, historical, cultural, and transnational context. Therefore, only by expanding our perspective beyond privileged academic sites can we identify and contest the “scattered hegemonies” of knowledge production. 

Proposals should be roughly 300-500 words (longer proposals and full submissions are also welcome) and can be submitted jointly to Nancy (nancy.naples@uconn.edu) and Michael (j.michaelsociology@gmail.com). We would like to receive all proposals by January 1st, 2025. Potential contributors will be informed of a decision by February. Full contributions should be between roughly 2500-8000 words and will be due by July 1st, 2025. Read the full call for chapters.

Special Issues

Call for Special Issue
The Sociological Quarterly Special Issue: Sociological Perspectives on Student Activism

Submission Deadline: 15 January 2025

The United States and other countries are currently witnessing a surge in student activism. For example, over the past year, numerous campuses have become home to protests over Israel and Palestine. Schools are also increasingly serving as vibrant spaces for racial justice activism (Reyes 2018), intersectional feminist organizing (Reger 2018), and LGBTQ+ movements (Coley 2018). Conservative groups, too, have recently made significant inroads onto campuses (Binder and Kidder 2022). Although students have long served as agents of social change (e.g., Klatch 1999; McAdam 1988; Van Dyke 1998), the current high visibility of student activism suggests that now is an important time to (re)consider what sociology has to offer to the study of student activism.
 
This special issue of The Sociological Quarterly (TSQ) will feature innovative, theoretically engaged, and methodologically rigorous sociological research on student activism. By student activism, we refer to students’ efforts to promote or resist social change. We are thus open to contributions that profile the variety of ways that students engage in activism, including through traditional social movement organizations, officially recognized student organizations that promote change through methods other than protest, and individual-level “everyday activism.” We are also open to contributions focusing on student activism taking place within a variety of educational contexts (e.g., secondary schools, postsecondary schools), outside the formal confines of schools, and around the world.
 
In terms of theoretical perspective, we invite submissions that use new and established social movement frameworks, such as political opportunity theory, educational opportunity theory, threat-based theory, resource mobilization theory, framing theory, or collective identity theory. However, as a generalist sociology journal, we also welcome submissions that use (or combine) theoretical frameworks from outside of social movement studies, including theories from the sociology of labor and labor movements, sociology of education, organizational sociology, sociology of children and youth, sociology of race, gender, and sexuality, sociology of religion, or cultural sociology. Finally, we welcome research using a variety of methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, experimental, historical, and mixed-methods approaches. Read the full call for papers.
 

Conferences

Twenty-first International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
Florida International University
Miami, Florida, USA
23-25 January 2025

The Twenty-first International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability will explore the multidimensional challenge of identifying and implementing resilient, durable and regenerative sustainable development solutions that bring well-being to both people and planet. From a sociocultural perspective, a key challenge is addressing entrenched inequalities, both within the present generation (intragenerational inequity) and between the present generation and those that will follow (intergenerational inequity). In what ways can we create well-being for all without it costing the earth? Creative and imaginative economic responses to environmental issues are coming to the fore, such as the circular economy, carbon neutrality and the need to generate bottom-up governance structures that are just, inclusive and equitable while engaging with planetary scale change. We warmly welcome proposals from all stakeholders for papers, parallel sessions, colloquia and focused discussions that address the challenges of generating a culture of long-term well-being for nature and culture on a dynamic planet. Learn more.

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Call for Papers
Im/migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Policy Research & Policy 2025 Conference
Hosted by The Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative (IWSC), Hilton Bayfront Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
14-15 February 2025

The 2025 Conference on Im/migrant Well-Being will focus on the lived experiences, challenges, and successes of immigrants within and across generations over time in the United States. We invite submissions that critically examine the intergenerational impacts of how United States immigration policies, such as Title 42, "Remain in Mexico"/Migrant Protections Protocols, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention and surveillance, executive actions like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and other policies and programs shape the daily lives and well-being of immigrants and their families. By centering the voices and experiences of immigrant communities, this conference seeks to generate empirical work that promotes the humanity of immigrants and informs evidence-based policymaking at the local, state, and national level. The 2025 Conference on Im/migrant Well-Being builds upon the first "Im/migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Research & Policy" conference, held in 2023, which successfully convened scholars, policymakers, and community advocates to delve into the critical issues surrounding immigrant well-being through a series of thematic panels and keynote addresses by distinguished scholars engaged in policy advocacy, and which resulted in the publication of two special issues of the journal, American Behavioral Scientist. 

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Midwest Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, USA
13-16 March 2025
C. Wright Mills (1959) in his groundbreaking work on the sociological imagination provided sociologists an innovative vision for doing sociology and reminded the world of its’ importance.  His words ring true today just as they did decades ago.  Our society and our world are at a critical juncture where the collision between personal troubles and public issues has never been more apparent.  The Midwest Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, March 13 -16, 2025, seeks to study, consider, discuss, and grapple with the multi-faceted relationship between personal experiences and social structures.
 
MSS Program Chair Laurie Linhart has selected an important theme for reflection for this year's conference: "Personal Troubles & Public Issues: Sociology in 2025." Submit your paper, presentation or session to the 2025 MSS Annual Meeting. Submissions will open August 1 and close October 15. Learn more about registration.
 
Revitalizing Applied Anthropology
Hosted by the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in Portland, OR
25-29 March 2025
The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) invites abstracts (sessions, papers, posters, and videos) for the Program of the 85th Annual Meeting in Portland, OR, March 25-29, 2025. The theme of the Program is “Revitalizing Applied Anthropology.” The 2025 SfAA Annual Meeting offers researchers, practitioners, and students from diverse disciplines and organizations the opportunity to discuss their work and consider how it can contribute to a better future. SfAA members come from a host of disciplines -- anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, business, planning, medicine, nursing, law, and more. The annual meeting provides a fertile venue in which to trade ideas, methods, and practical solutions, as well as an opportunity to enter the lifeworlds of other professionals.

For additional information, please visit our website. 
Law and Society Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, USA
22-25 May 2025

Submission Deadline: 15 October 2024

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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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.
 
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

Thirty-Second International Conference on Learning
Hosted by 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.

Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies
Hosted by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
11-12 September 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
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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Chicago, Illinois, USA,