Published On: Mar 31 2026
Deadline: Apr 20, 2026
DIY Methods is an unconventional conference about unconventional approaches to research methods in the social sciences and humanities. It takes place through the mail, via print zines made by researchers around the world, exploring new ways to conduct and communicate their work. We welcome pitches for zines researchers have already made, or would like to make, along these themes. Pitches should describe both the form and content of the zine, and how these considerations relate to one another and the conference’s focus on unconventional research methods.
Published On: Mar 31 2026
Deadline: May 10, 2026
The proposed conference (9–10 July 2026, Paris) will constitute the first event entirely devoted to French-Polish scientific cooperation in linguistics. It will provide an opportunity to present a wide range of collaborative projects, showcase results from mixed research teams, exchange views on current issues and trends, strengthen existing ties, and foster the emergence of new forms of collaboration.
Published On: Mar 31 2026
Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has intensified debates over digital sovereignty worldwide. As AI systems increasingly shape economic activities, political discourse, and social interactions, the ability to develop indigenous AI capabilities and control digital infrastructure becomes essential to national autonomy. This Theme Collection examines how different nations experience and respond to these challenges.
Published On: Feb 27 2026
Deadline: May 1, 2026
This Call for Papers welcomes submissions for a series on ‘Biomimicry & the Nature of Technoscience’. 4S Backchannels seeks contributions from established and emerging scholars engaging broadly with biomimicry, biotechnology, biovalue, biocapital, bioprospecting, and the biopolitics that emerge throughout. Submissions should include original reflections and research contributions, and may attend to historical, contemporary, or speculative domains.
Published On: Feb 5 2026
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Over the last several decades, digital platforms have increasingly pervaded almost every sphere of our lives. Consequently, Trust & Safety has become indispensable. Though largely behind-the-scenes, T&S teams are charged with enhancing the brand perceptions and protecting the user bases of large platforms and startups alike. But what do we really know about the history of trust and safety? We propose a special issue of Internet Histories dedicated to topics directly related to historicizing all aspects of trust and safety: the ecosystem, field, domain, practice, protocols and tools, an...
Published On: Feb 5 2026
Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Strong Programme in the sociology of scientific knowledge (SP) assuming its start 1976 with “Knowledge and Social Imagery” by David Bloor. It became a prominent 20th century trend-setter in Science Studies. In this issue, we want to present contemporary interpretations and criticism of the SP, evaluations of their relevance for epistemology and philosophy of science and technology, their inspirations for historical and sociological approaches to science.
Published On: Jan 28 2026
Deadline: Mar 1, 2026
The Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages invites proposals for its second annual international conference, Global Futures of Higher Education: Autonomy in the Crosshairs, to be held May 7–9, 2026, at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. This conference examines 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 is systemic autonomy in higher education.
Published On: Jan 26 2026
Deadline: Feb 16, 2026
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 7th ELSI Congress, which will be held on June 22 – 24, 2026 in Chapel Hill, NC. For over three decades, the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has advanced scholarship on the ELSI of genetics and genomics. The ELSI Congress brings together scholars who are dedicated to understanding and shaping the impact of genomic science on society, and to share research, exchange ideas, and influence the future of the field. We welcome submissions from all disciplines and methodologi...
Published On: Jan 26 2026
Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
The Sexual Health Exploration Project is excited to share that with support from the Humanities Research Center and the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, a virtual symposium on Authority & Health-Science-Knowledge will take place April 17–19, 2026. If you and/or your colleagues, students, and community connections are doing work in any areas of health, science, and knowledge production, we encourage you to view the full call for proposals on our website. We are open for submissions now and our initial deadline is February 1...
Published On: Jan 26 2026
Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
How does geopolitical authority in AI get performed through signals, imaginaries, and staged infrastructures rather than enforceable control? This experimental roundtable invites scholars and practitioners to co-design and deliberate with AI agents that represent geopolitical actors or political imaginaries. As part of the EASST2026 Krakow conference, we welcome 300–500 word proposals engaging AI sovereignty, signaling, deterrence, and political futures through STS, IR, political theory, or performance studies.