The Polarising Sexual and Gendered Lives: Divisions, Differences, and LGBTQI+ Equalities international symposium will be held at University of College Dublin on June 21, 2023. The symposium will bring together leading and emerging scholars in multiple disciplines who explore, theorize, and seek to address changing social, legal, and political LGBTQI+ landscapes. It is especially interested in scholars who explore processes of contestations and divisions that cut in various ways across these. The extended abstract deadline is January 20, 2023. Submit abstracts here, and direct questions to Emily Kazyak.
The Future of Activism Research Workshop will be held April 21–22, 2023, at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. The conference will be an intimate gathering and will allow for rich and in-depth discussion of the papers. If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please submit a 1–2 page abstract by January 30, 2023. The abstract should contain a description of both the empirical context, theoretical perspective, and analytic approach of the paper. You can upload your abstract here. If you have any questions about the workshop, feel free to reach out to the organizers, Brayden King and Ed Walker.
The Center for the Study of Social Movements at Notre Dame will be hosting the eleventh annual Young (or early career) Scholars Conference on April 21, 2023. It invites 12 advanced graduate students or early-career faculty to present a work solidly in-progress at the conference, enjoy an opportunity to discuss their work with some of the leading scholars in the field, and meet others in the new cohort of social movement scholars. The deadline is January 31, 2023. Find out more on the website.
The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics is seeking papers and panels for its 35th annual conference, “Socio-Economics in a Transitioning World: Breaking Lines and Alternative Paradigms for a New World Order,” hosted by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, July 20–22, 2023. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2023. For more information about the conference, 2023 mini-conference offerings, and submission guidelines, visit the website.
The Money as a Democratic Medium 2.0 Conference will be held at two sites in order to maximize participation while minimizing carbon impacts: Cambridge, MA (Harvard Law School, June 15–17, 2023) and Hamburg, Germany (the Hamburg Institute for Social Research and The New Institute, June 15–16, 2023). The conference is open to all students of money, credit, finance, the monetary system, and the modern economy, including members of the public. It will offer robust online access and encourages distant participants to join virtually. Find out more about the conference and how to submit panel and paper proposals on the website. The deadline is February 1, 2023.
The Thirteenth International Conference on the Constructed Environment will be held on the theme “Human/Nature: Toward A Reconciliation” in Honolulu, Hawai’i, May 17–18, 2023. 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 and invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is February 17, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Research Committee on Sociology of Law will hold its 2023 conference on the theme “Law, Society, and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures” on August 30–September 1, 2023, in Lund, Denmark. The conference will explore the latest concepts and practices of digital societies. It asks how digitalization reconfigures law, citizenship/denizenship, democracy, markets, identity, and everyday forms of life and resistance. Paper abstracts are due February 28, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Migration and Organizations Conference will be hosted by Columbia Business School on May 24–25, 2023. Now in its sixth iteration, this gathering seeks to advance rigorous research and strengthen the community of scholars at the intersection of migration and organizations. It invites papers linking migration to topics such as organizational performance, employee mobility, management of individuals and teams, diversity and inclusion in organizations, firm capabilities, entrepreneurship, corporate strategy, organizational innovation, global strategy, firm location choice, work practices, and teams. Read more information about the submission process here. Submit papers by March 6, 2023.
The Eighth International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies will be held on the theme “Post-Pandemic Tourism Transformations” in Granada, Spain, June 14–16, 2023. The Tourism & Leisure Studies Research Network is brought together to explore the economic, cultural, and organizational aspects of tourism and leisure and invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is March 14, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Thirteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society will be held on the theme “Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era” in Athens, Greece and online, June 20–22, 2023. The Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality and invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is March 21, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Twenty-Third International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities, & Nations will be held on the theme “Whose Accountability Revolution? Priorities, Incentive Structures, Organization Culture” in Toronto and online, June 22–23, 2023. The network is brought together by a shared interest in human differences and diversity, and their varied manifestations in organizations, communities, and nations, and invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is March 22, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-First International Conference on Publishing Studies will be held on the theme “Social Narrative Makers: Storytellers, Researchers, Publishers, Platforms” in Paris and online, June 30, 2023. The network is brought together by a shared interest in investigating publishing practices as distinctive modes of social knowledge production. It invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is March 30, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society will be held on the theme “New Aesthetic Expressions: The Social Role of Art” in Kraków, Poland and online, July 5–7, 2023. The Arts in Society Research Network 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. The network invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is April 5, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Thirtieth International Conference on Learning will be held on the theme “Literacies and Educational Changes: Rediscussing Digital Learning, Neoliberalism, and Post-Pandemic Policies” in São Paulo, Brazil and online, July 12–14, 2023. The Learner Research Network is brought together around a common concern for learning in all its sites, formal and informal, and at all levels, from early childhood to schools, colleges, and universities, and adult, community, and workplace education. The network invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is April 12, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Sixteenth Global Studies Conference will be held on the theme “Agency in an Era of Displacement and Social Change” in Oxford, UK, and online, July 19–21, 2023. The Global Studies Research Network is devoted to mapping and interpreting past and emerging trends and patterns in globalization. It invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is April 19, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The Eighteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences will be held on the theme “Agency in an Era of Displacement and Social Change” in Oxford, UK and online, July 19–21, 2023. The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network is brought together by a common interest in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, within and across the various social sciences, and between the social, natural, and applied sciences. It invites proposals on several themes. The deadline is April 19, 2023. For more information, visit the website.
The First World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation will be held on the theme “Religious Conflicts in the World: Causes and Possible Solutions” on October 4–8, 2023, in Struga, North Macedonia. Please submit a 200- to 300-word abstract of your presentation by August 1, 2023. You can find more information on the website.
