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Law, the State, and Religions in Africa: Dynamics, Tensions, and Realignments (for an edited volume) – Royal Military College of Saint-Jean (Canada) and other organizations – Deadline (abstract): November 10, 2026

Calenda Announcement 1,427,497 (excerpts)

This call for papers aims to produce a multidisciplinary collective volume on the interplay between law, the state, and religions in contemporary Africa. Under the academic direction of Prof. Guy Bucumi, the project explores how the overlapping legal frameworks (local cosmogonies, colonial legacies, positive law) and the role of religion influence political legitimacy, as well as the creation and implementation of law and the rule of law. 

History of Republicanism in Geneva, 16th–19th Centuries (for a collective volume) – University of Geneva (Switzerland) and other institutions – deadline (abstract) October 30, 2026

Calenda Announcement 1,419,755 (excerpts)

This is a collective work bringing together contributions intended to trace and explain the evolution of republicanism as it manifests itself in the history of Geneva, beginning with the promulgation of the first civil and political edicts of Calvin (1543) through the post-revolutionary period (1798–1815), marked by the annexation by France and subsequently by integration into the Swiss Confederation.

Introduction to (Franco-German) Research at the Master’s Level (Hybrid Seminar: October 23, 2026 – November 16, 2026 – April 23, 2027) - (CIERA)

Calenda Announcement 1,430,584 (excerpts)

This workshop is intended for master’s students who wish to learn about research in a Franco-German environment. Its goal is to support young researchers in this first experience by providing both essential information and a platform for discussion.

Sports Funding in Africa – African Journal of Sports Law and Economics (RADES) – (Cameroon) and other organizations – deadline (abstract) October 10, 2026

Calenda Announcement 1,429,250 (excerpts)

This international, multidisciplinary conference focuses on the challenges, mechanisms, and prospects for sports funding in Africa. It aims to bring together academics, researchers, practitioners, public policymakers, and stakeholders in the sports sector to examine public and private funding models, innovative mechanisms, and the legal, economic, financial, and institutional challenges related to the sustainable development of African sports.

Escaping Violence – State University of Haiti – Deadline (abstract) by September 24, 2026

Calenda Announcement 1,427,238 (excerpts)

The premise of this conference is that rigorously analyzing violence is in itself a political act, and that this analysis must remain grounded in the lived reality of those affected, without ever losing sight of the structures that produce and reproduce that reality. In short, the goal is to examine the possibility of transforming violence into a bond of civility and the conditions—both theoretical and practical—for such a transformation.

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