The Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages invites proposals for its second annual international conference on the theme “Global Futures of Higher Education: Autonomy in the Crosshairs,” to be held May 7–9, 2026, at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Participants will examine the future of higher education in an increasingly authoritarian global environment marked by democratic backsliding, political polarization, and intensifying state efforts to control knowledge production. A central concern of this convening will be systemic autonomy in higher education: the capacity of teaching and research to be guided by scholarly standards rather than direct political instruction. Proposals are due March 1, 2026. All selected participants will receive a $500 honorarium to help offset travel and lodging costs. Learn more here.
New Data, Methods, and Theory: Life-Course Cognitive Inequality Workshop will be held on May 11–12, 2026, at Yale University. This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together researchers across sociology, epidemiology, psychology, economics, neuroscience, statistics, and data science to drive the next wave of conceptual and methodological breakthroughs in the field, charting a forward-looking agenda for aging and disparities research by integrating rigorous social theory with computational innovation, causal inference, and new measurement strategies. Organizers encourage submissions that advance analytical innovation in modeling cognition, leverage novel or interdisciplinary data sources, and clarify mechanisms of life-course inequality and resilience. Work that addresses disparities across racialized, socioeconomic, gendered, and geographic contexts, or that improves the validity and equity of cognitive assessment tools, will be particularly welcome. The submission deadline is March 1, 2026. Learn more and submit here.
The 51st Annual Meeting of the Social Sciences History Association invites proposals for its meeting in Atlanta, November 19–22, 2026, on the theme “Decentering Modernity.” Organizers invite interdisciplinary papers and panels that address social, political, economic, and cultural processes from a historical perspective, broadly defined, and particularly welcome works that examine the convergence, divergence, and connections among multiple forms of modernity across the world, spanning long, medium, or short historical timeframes. Submissions that connect historical analyses to contemporary issues are also encouraged. The submission deadline is March 1, 2026. Read the full call for proposals here.
Emonet XV—the 15th International Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life will be held on the theme “Emotions and Sustainable Horizons,” July 6–8, 2026, in Rennes, France. The conference will bring together an international community of scholars interested in emotions, lived experience, embodiment, space, ethics, and sustainability at work, with emotions as a unifying thread. Alongside contributions linked to the 2026 theme, organizers welcome theoretical and empirical papers addressing the broader study of emotions in organizational life. The submission deadline is March 2, 2026. Read the full call for papers and submission details here.
The Fourth World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation will be held on the theme “Religion as a Weapon of War: In the Past, Present and Future” on June 22–26, 2026, in Skopje, North Macedonia. The conference will bring together professors and researchers with expertise in religious studies from a variety of scientific disciplines to present their work on the interdisciplinary, interfaith debate on the connection between religion and war. Organizers will also invite the general public, policymakers, and religious communities to find solutions to these challenges. Abstracts of paper proposals are due April 15, 2026. Read more about the event and how to submit here.