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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 Aug 2026

Call for Papers – REL-Symposium 2027 ‘Choices and Consequences: Decision-Making Across Ethics, Religion, and Legal Thought’

*Tuesday 1 December 2026 deadline* Conference to be held 19 March 2027 in London, UK.   At the heart of human thought and social organization lies the question: How do we make decisions? From ethical dilemmas and educational policies to AI governance and legal reasoning, understanding decision-making requires insights from ethics, religious thought, history, and…

31 Aug 2026

Call for Papers – The Permanent Exception: International Law and The Global War on Terror at 25 Symposium

*Tuesday 15 September 2026 deadline* Conference to be held 29 January 2027 in Los Angeles, USA   Twenty-five years after 9/11, the symposium will examine the continuing legal, political, and institutional consequences of the Global War on Terror. We welcome submissions addressing international law, human rights, emergency powers, immigration and borders, surveillance and AI, securitization,…

31 Aug 2026

Call for Papers – 14th European Conference on Social Media (ECSM 2027)

*Wednesday 11 November 2026 deadline* Conference to be held 3-4 June 2027 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.   The European Conference on Social Media (ECSM) is a well-established academic society, education, business, and governance. The open access conference proceedings, published annually, provide valuable insights and are frequently cited by academics, policymakers, and industry professionals,…

14 Sep 2026

Book Launch – Synthetic Hate: AI-Enhanced Antisemitism and Online Radicalization w/ Lev Topor

Monday 14 September 2026, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm GMT, London, UK   Join author Dr Lev Topor for the London launch of his latest book, Synthetic Hate: AI- Enhanced Antisemitism and Online Radicalization. Synthetic Hate investigates how extremists exploit artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise the world’s oldest hatred. Antisemitism – rooted in religious discrimination, medieval blood…

17 Sep 2026

2nd International Political Sociology Conference – Resentment, Fear, and Identity in Contemporary Society: Emotions and Social Transformations in the Reconfiguration of Political Action

Thursday 17 – Saturday 19 September 2026, Rome, Italy   Contemporary democracies are undergoing profound transformations that affect social structures, processes of political subjectivation, and the symbolic repertoires through which individuals interpret their position in the social world. These processes unfold as interconnected dynamics involving material and symbolic inequalities, the redefinition of collective belongings, and…

24 Sep 2026

BSC HCN Virtual Writing Group

Thursday 24 September 2026, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm BST, 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 Sep 2026

Book Launch – The Story of South Asian Resistance in Britain w/ Taj Ali

Thursday 24 September 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, Glasgow, Scotland   Come What May, We’re Here to Stay: The Story of South Asian Resistance in Britain- Book Launch with Author Taj Ali Join Glasgow Trades Council for the launch of Taj Ali’s new book ‘Come What May, We’re Here to Stay’: The story…

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