Category: Conferences

CFP Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation Studies (Germany)

ConferencesCall for submissions: Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation Studies, 21 January 2027, University of Bonn, Germany. Deadline: 15 November 2026.

The Bonner Center for Reconciliation Studies (BCRS) of the University of Bonn and the Bonn International Centre on Conflict Studies (bicc) are pleased to announce the Second Colloquium on Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation Studies, to be held in Bonn on 21 January 2027.

Following the successful first edition, this joint initiative brings together early-career scholars working on peacebuilding, reconciliation, conflict transformation, and related fields. They invite PhD candidates and PostDocs to present and discuss their ongoing research in a collegial and supportive environment. The colloquium provides a space for intellectual exchange, constructive feedback, and discussion across disciplinary and thematic boundaries. It also aims to strengthen a regional network of researchers and promote sustained dialogue, collaborative research, knowledge exchange, and professional development.

CFP ICA 2027: Intercultural Communication Division (Scotland)

ConferencesCall for papers: Intercultural Communication Division, International Communication Association, Glasgow, Scotland, 3-7 June 2027. Deadline: 1 November 2026.

The Intercultural Communication (ICC) Division welcomes research that applies, extends, or develops theory, method, and analysis to explore how communication intersects with culture in local, national, international, and transnational contexts. They are committed to supporting interdisciplinary research that examines culture, identity, history, and geopolitical relations, and especially invite work grounded in non-Western, decolonial, Indigenous, and underrepresented perspectives from across the globe. The division is committed to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches and welcomes proposals using quantitative, qualitative, mixed, and critical approaches.

In line with this year’s conference theme, “Centering the Human: Communication in an Age of Uncertainty,” organizers welcome empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions that explore how identity, culture, and intergroup communication function as both sites of vulnerability and sources of resilience in times of profound uncertainty. As we navigate an era defined by rapid technological changes, geopolitical instability, and environmental crises, our division seeks to critically examine what it means to “center the human”.

They therefore invite submissions that interrogate how intercultural communication research can center human identity and agency. Submission may address, but are not limited to the following questions at the intersection of the conference theme and intercultural communication:

  • How do algorithmic platforms, AI, and digital media reconfigure cultural identities, indigenous knowledge systems, and localized expressions of agency?

  • In what ways do automated systems reproduce or challenge cultural, historical, colonial, and geopolitical power dynamics?

  • How do diverse cultural communities conceptualize, communicate about, and adapt to climate changes and environmental displacement?

  • What communication strategies foster empathy, solidarity, and collaborative problem-solving between dominant and marginalized communities during crises?

  • How are shifting borders, migration, and diasporic communication redefining belonging and intercultural contact in uncertain times?

CFP ISA 2027: World Congress of Sociology (Korea)

ConferencesCall for papers: World Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association, Gwangju, Korea, 4-10 July 2027. Deadline: 14 October 2026.

Theme: Global Sociology in Turbulent Times

These are times when, once again, we feel that all that is solid melts into air.

In a rising number of countries, state leaders are promoting distrust in science, and attacks on the social sciences are multiplying. Fake news circulates more widely and with greater impact than research-based analysis. An unprecedented concentration of wealth allows a small number of billionaires to control both mass media and social media. Scientific evidence is being denied in order to dismiss systemic environmental and societal emergencies. National or personal interests and logics of power prevail over the rule of law, international law and human rights, fuelling violence, war and settler colonialism. Artificial intelligence is reshaping the nature of knowledge and intellectual work, introducing tools that may serve both surveillance capitalism and emancipatory projects. On every continent, academic freedom is under threat.

In a world shaped by persistent turbulence and rapid transformations, how can sociology produce knowledge that goes beyond immediate reactions and contributes to a deeper understanding of ongoing changes? The XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology will bring together a global community of researchers driven by the shared conviction that sociology has a crucial role to play in making sense of these turbulent times, by uncovering the social roots of crises and transformations, analysing how inequalities are produced and contested, examining how institutions, democracy and society are reshaped, and understanding how actors, from grassroots movements to global elites, navigate and transform our world.

Global Sociology as an Approach, a Project and a Dialogue

These turbulent times are defined by profound paradoxes. Daily news immerses us in a dystopian reality. Information has never been more accessible, yet misinformation, conspiracies, distrust and surveillance are on the rise. Technological developments, including AI, create unprecedented opportunities, yet also further concentrate power and wealth. Climate change is increasingly tangible in everyday life, yet strategically downplayed or blatantly denied by powerful actors. Deepening global interconnectedness affects all realms of social life and society, yet nationalist visions and racism are gaining strength, fueling fragmentation, conflict, and war.

In this context, one of the core missions of sociology is to analyze this expanding interdependence at the global scale. The planet has become our shared survival unit. The global is more than an abstract analytical scale; it is a condition of shared vulnerability and shared responsibility. The interconnection of ecological, democratic, economic, and geopolitical crises calls for a global sociology capable of engaging with this complexity, moving away from reductionist narratives.

CFP 11th Explorations in Ethnography Language and Communication (Finland)

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Call for papers: 11th Explorations in Ethnography Language and Communication, University of Helsinki, Finland, 24-25 May 2027. Deadline: 18 October 2026.

The theme of the conference is Language, communication and environments. Organizers invite scholars, and students from diverse disciplines to discuss all areas of ethnography, linguistics, and communication. The programme will feature plenary lectures, individual presentations, poster sessions and roundtables. The language of the conference is English. The individual presentations and posters may discuss a variety of topics, including but not limited to:

  • the notions of contexts, spaces, places, communities and societies as they apply to physical and/or digital environments
    sustainable futures
  • ecological humanities and posthumanism
  • new materialism
  • evolving practices
  • engagement and social justice

At EELC11, the tradition of interactive roundtables is kept alive. There will be three roundtables around the following themes:

  • Perspectives on the Global North and the Global South
  • Safety, security, and social justice
  • Online ethnography

The plenary speakers will be:

  • Leah Sprain (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
  • Sari Pietikäinen (The Arctic University of Norway)
  • Hanna Maarit (Hanna-Máret) Outakoski (Sámi University of Applied Sciences, Norway)
  • Ben Rampton (King’s College London, UK)

CFP BAAL Language Policy Forum 2027 (Republic of Croatia)

ConferencesCall for papers: British Association for Applied Linguistics Language Policy Forum, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Republic of Croatia, 3-4 June 2027. Deadline:  30 September 2026.

2027 Theme: ‘Language Policy in Context: Bridging Global Perspectives and Local Realities’

The Language Policy Forum is international, affordable, and accessible. The LPF aims to foster international and cross-disciplinary dialogue on contemporary challenges and opportunities in Language Policy and Planning (LPP), recognising the complex interactions between local practices, (inter)national policies, and global developments, and to do so in a way that enables the broadest possible diversity of delegates to attend and enjoy the event. They welcome delegates at all career levels and across different professional sectors.

A special focus of LPF 2027 is the relationship between monocentric and pluricentric language policies, and the ways in which different sociolinguistic traditions conceptualise language standardisation, variation, identity and language management. Contributions examining these issues from comparative, historical or contemporary perspectives are especially encouraged, although not exclusively. We further welcome contributions that engage with questions of multilingualism, linguistic diversity, language rights, language education, migration, digital communication, artificial intelligence, language revitalisation, linguistic landscapes, language ideologies, and the governance of languages in public and private domains.

CFP International Pragmatics Conference 2027 (Finland)

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Call for papers: International Pragmatics Conference, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 27 June-2 July 2027. Deadline: posters/lectures: 15 October 2026.

The International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) has announced that the 2027 conference is now open for submissions of posters and lectures. (Submission of panels has already closed; submission of papers for accepted panels is not yet open.) Note that IPrA membership is required for submitting an abstract (with all deadlines in 2026) as well as for presenting during the conference (in 2027), and that membership always runs from 1 January to 31 December, no matter at what time in the year it is applied for.

In addition to the Presidential Address (Michael Haugh) and the plenary lectures to be delivered by the recipients of the John J. Gumperz Lifetime Achievement Award and the Innovation Award, the following plenary speakers are being scheduled (titles to be announced):

  • Akin Odebunmi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
  • Fred Dervin (University of Helsinki, Finland)
  • Maite Taboada (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
  • Michelle M. Lazar (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
  • Xinren Chen (Nanjing University, China)

CFP Fulbright Alumni Conference 2026 (USA)

ConferencesCall for papers: Fulbright Alumni Conference (FALCON), 23-25 October, 2026, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 15 July 2026.

Organizers welcome proposals from current grantees, alumni (U.S. or non-U.S.), and anyone who supports the ideals of the Fulbright Program. You do not have to be a member of the Fulbright Association, but all presenters must register to attend the conference.

Conference Focus Areas may overlap; please select the area which is the best match for your presentation proposal.

  • Diplomatic Legacy – Advancing the Global Fulbright Mission
  • Career Pathways – Building the Pipeline from Exchange to Employment
  • Global Resilience – Navigating Risk as First Responders of Ideas
  • Civic Impact – From Scholar to Citizen: Leading Local Change

CFP Vienna Conference on the Social Sciences 2026 (Austria)

ConferencesCall for papers: The Vienna Conference  on the Social Sciences, 13-17 November 2026, Vienna, Austria. Deadline: 30 July 2026.

International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Vienna 2026 is part of the IAFOR European City Conference Series and is a dual conference event featuring the Vienna Conference on Arts and Humanities (VCAH2026) alongside the Vienna Conference on the Social Sciences (VCSS2026). The event provides an essential comparative and contrastive space for people to engage in multidisciplinary research across borders of nation, culture, discipline, and professions.

IAFOR’s conference programme provides an essential comparative and contrastive space for people to engage in multidisciplinary research across borders of nation, culture, discipline, and professions. They encourage mixed approaches and methodologies, combining theory and practice between and across the disciplines, and look to harness the collective intelligence of our International Academic Forum in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time. Through the implementation of new formats in conference programme over the last year, including Intelligence Briefings, Keynote Interviews, and The Forum, they gather insights into what has been discussed at the theoretical and policy levels, identify the challenges, and the outlook for best practices in tackling global contemporary issues, which have been identified as the themes for 2025-2029. These are international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary, and include:

  • Technology and Artificial Intelligence
  • Humanity and Human Intelligence
  • Global Citizenship and Education for Peace
  • Leadership

These four themes can be seen as standalone themes, but they are also very much in conversation with each other. Themes may be seen as corollaries, complementary, or in opposition / juxtaposition with each other. The themes can be considered as widely as possible and are designed, in keeping with IAFOR’s mission, to encourage ideas across the disciplines.

 

CFP 16th International Symposium on Bilingualism (Canada)

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Call for papers: 16th International Symposium on Bilingualism, Saskatoon, Canada, 14-18 June 2027. Deadline: symposium submission: 30 June 2026; paper submission: 1 October 2026.

The theme for ISB 16 is Languages in Academia and in Communities, reflecting both scholarly excellence and community engagement. The theme is aimed at meeting ISB’s mission to create a space for researchers with a diverse range of interests to share their knowledge and gain new perspectives, and to foster meaningful cross-disciplinary collaborations. Organizers hope to bring together researchers working on different faces of bilingualism, including different research areas, methodological approaches, and populations. In line with this aim, they have invited key-note speakers who represent different faces of bilingualism. This broad theme reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the organizing committee and multilingualism of our communities.

To capitalize on this expertise, ISB16 will feature the Community Outreach Event to engage with parents, language teachers, practitioners and general public on issues of bilingualism and multilingualism. Reflecting the home of the conference, our special focus is on linguistic inclusion and diversity, as we have distinct areas of Indigenous languages as well as bilingualism and multilingualism in official, heritage, immigrant, regional and other minority languages.

CFP IMISCOE: Studying Migration in the Digital Era (Canada)

ConferencesCall for papers: IMISCOE Annual Conference: Studying Migration in the Digital Era: Innovation, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights, 10-12 March 2027, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. Deadline: 26 June 2026.

Across the globe, states and international organizations are increasingly deploying advanced digital technologies (ADTs), from biometric registration systems and AI-driven risk assessments to mobile applications mediating access to services, as instruments of migration management. While these tools promise efficiency and innovation, they also raise urgent ethical and political questions about surveillance, accountability, the rights of migrants and refugees, and intersectional forms of discrimination based on gender, race and class. Similarly, app-based platform work, algorithmic decision-making, and the externalization of environmental costs resulting from hosting energy-intensive data centres have many implications for migrant labour and mobility.

At the same time, digitalization is reshaping the research process itself. Migration scholars are navigating new opportunities and challenges in data collection, storage, and analysis. From digital ethnography and big data analytics to participatory and community-based approaches designed to counteract power asymmetries, ADTs are reconstituting the field of migration studies. These developments call for reflexive and interdisciplinary dialogue that brings together diverse perspectives and methods to critically engage with digital transformations, grounded in migrants’ lived realities.

For the 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference, organizers invite migration scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, geographical regions, and career stages to submit paper proposals that critically interrogate the digital transformations shaping both migration governance and the practice of migration research. Specifically, the program will focus on two interrelated dimensions:

First, organizers welcome contributions that examine how ADTs are impacting migration governance and human rights. They seek to discuss the deployment of advanced technologies in border management, the influence of algorithmic decision-making on migration narratives, and the impact of these tools on the rights and lived experiences of migrants and refugees.

Second, the conference seeks to explore how digitalization is reshaping research methods and ethics. They invite reflections on the opportunities and challenges of digital data collection, the ethics of conducting research in the digital era, and the ways in which ADTs are reconstituting the scientific work on migration.