Events

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…

30 Jun 2026

Call for Papers – 2026 Conference for the Social Sciences: He Kai Kei Aku Ringa (There is Food in My Hands)

*Deadline Monday 31 August 2026*   Conference to be held 2-4 December 2026 at Waipapa Taumata Rau/ The University of Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.   He kai kei aku ringa: there is food in my hands is a Māori whakataukī that speaks to resilience and hope. This inaugural Conference for the Social Sciences, offers…

30 Jun 2026

Call for Papers – CHBE 1st Biennial Global Conference on Hate Studies: Hate and Extremism in a Polarized World

*Deadline Monday 31 August 2026*   Call for papers – Hate and Extremism in a Polarized World November 5-6, 2026 Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada The Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University is hosting its first biennial global conference on Hate Studies. The need for informed and meaningful dialogue on…

06 Jul 2026

SASA 31st Annual Congress 2026 ‘Solidarity: Possibilities and Pitfalls’

Monday 6 – Thursday 9 July 2026, Johannesburg, South Africa Registration closes 15 June 2026.   We live in a contradictory moment where increased nationalism and economic de-globalization unfold alongside increased expressions of global political solidarity. From Congo to Sudan to Palestine, global solidarity has been an important and highly contested aspect of political action….

22 Jul 2026

BSC HCN Virtual Writing Group

Wednesday 22 July 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…

29 Jul 2026

3rd International Conference on Global Criminology and Victimology (ICGCV-2026)

Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 July 2026, Vadodara, Gujarat, India   The International Conference on Global Criminology and Victimology (ICGCV) is a multidisciplinary event that brings together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and experts from across the globe to deliberate and exchange ideas on various facets of crime, victimisation, and justice systems. The conference seeks to revitalise…

10 Aug 2026

BSC HCN Virtual Writing Group

Monday 10 August 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…

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…

09 Oct 2026

The 28th Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CESA) Biennial Conference: Ethnic Dynamics and Immigration in a World in Flux

Friday 9 – Saturday 10 October 2026, Banff, Alberta, Canada   There is little doubt that the world we are living in is going through a major transformation, driven by powerful economic, political, cultural, and social forces, and reflected through many unprecedented developments at global, regional, national, and local levels. This includes new wars, economic…

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