Events

28 Sep 2025

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Laws ‘Repelling Asylum-Seekers in Europe? Asylum-Seekers as an “Anomaly” in EU and UK Migration Laws and Policies’

Deadline for submission – Saturday 28 February 2026   Dear Colleagues, The spontaneous arrival of asylum seekers at host states’ borders has long embodied the refugee experience. Yet, this is precisely the lived experience that the EU (and its Member States) and the UK are increasingly rejecting and negating. Their migration laws and policies no…

29 Dec 2025

Call for Papers – International Conference ‘Social Pathologies: Developmental and Processual Perspectives on Contemporary Malaises’

**Deadline for abstract submission 15 May 2026** Conference to be held 2-5 December 2026 in Cork, Ireland   Papers are invited for a major international conference in University College Cork, Ireland, taking place on 2nd – 5th December 2026. The conference theme is: Social Pathologies: Developmental and Processual Perspectives on Contemporary Malaises. This in-person conference is a joint…

31 Jan 2026

Call for Papers – Special Issue of Social Sciences ‘Exposing the Extent of Online Hate Crimes and Hate Speech, and the Barriers and Challenges in Responding to Them’

*Deadline for submission Saturday 26 September 2026*   Dear Colleagues, Our growing reliance on the processes of globalisation presents enormous benefits to societies in terms of the movement of cultures, peoples, and economics, with opportunities for wealth, knowledge, and growth, but simultaneously presents threats, fear, conflict, and greater risks of both criminality and harm for…

31 Jan 2026

Call for Papers – 4th World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation ‘Religion as a Weapon of War: In the Past, Present and Future’

*Deadline for submission Wednesday 15 April 2026* Conference to be held 22-26 June 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia   Following the exceptional success from a scientific and organizational perspective achieved at the First and Second European Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation, as well as at the First, Second and Third World Conference for Religious…

31 Jan 2026

Call for Papers – Online Hate, Harm and Victimisation: Emerging Challenges for Research and Practice Hybrid Conference

*Deadline for submission Saturday 28 February 2026* Conference to be held 4 June 2026 online and Newcastle, UK   A British Society of Criminology hybrid conference presented jointly by the BSC Hate Crime & Victims Networks In a world where information, misinformation and disinformation can be created and shared speedily through online platforms, including social media, so to can…

04 Feb 2026

FemIDEAS Virtual Conference 2026 – Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Higher Education (HE)

Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 February 2026, online   Confirmed Keynote Speakers: – Sara Ahmed – Prof. Amanda Gouws – Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme – Caroline Rodrigues Silva – Rafael Blanco Keynote: Sara Ahmed in Conversation with Adrija Dey Acclaimed intersectional feminist Sara Ahmed will speak about her new book, No is Not a Lonely Utterance:…

11 Feb 2026

Hate Crime Research Group Webinar – Domestic Abuse in LGBT+ Relationships

Wednesday 11 February 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm GMT, online (UK)   This hate crime research group webinar will focus on ‘Domestic abuse in LGBT+ relationships’ with Professor Catherine Donovan, Durham University If you have any questions, please contact the chair of this webinar, Dr Irene Zempi (irene.zempi@ntu.ac.uk).   Find more information and book…

16 Feb 2026

BSC HCN Virtual Writing Group

Monday 16 February 2026, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm GMT, online (UK)   The British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network facilitates online writing groups for academics, PhD students, early career researchers and anyone with writing goals! The writing groups will be held on Microsoft Teams and be an opportunity for informal, relaxed feedback on…

24 Feb 2026

Discussion – Un–Welcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration

Tuesday 24 February 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm GMT, London, UK   This panel marks the publication of Un–welcome to Denmark. The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration, a timely and critical examination of Denmark’s transformation from a model of humanitarian protection to a restrictive, deterrence–based asylum regime. Drawing on legal analysis, policy developments, and integration…

25 Feb 2026

BSC HCN Meet the Author Virtual Discussion – Disability, Gender, Bodies and Boundaries How Disabled Women Experience Ableist Intrusions

Wednesday 25 February 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm GMT, online (UK)   Join us on Wednesday 25 February 2026, 1:00–2:00 pm GMT (online) for a presentation + Q&A on Disability, Gender, Bodies and Boundaries: How Disabled Women Experience Ableist Intrusions with Dr Hannah Mason-Bish. About the Book In this deeply empirical and theoretically rich volume, Dr Hannah Mason-Bish…

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