Small State, Big Finance (announcement in English) – In-person conference – November 24, 2026 – University of Luxembourg
Calenda Announcement 1,437,853 (excerpts)
The conference “Small State, Big Finance: Luxembourg and the European Institutional Order” examines the historical and contemporary role of Luxembourg in shaping European financial markets, governance, and regulation. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from the fields of history, law, political science, and finance, the event explores how a small state became a major financial center within the European institutional framework.
The French Red Cross Foundation’s Conference on Humanitarian and Social Research. – Annual (hybrid) Scientific Conference of the French Red Cross Foundation – October 28, 2026 – Sciences Po Paris – registration
Calenda Announcement 1,438,563 (excerpts)
The scientific research conducted by this year’s recipients of the Foundation’s research grants will shed particular light on two topics: community involvement in disaster risk management programs, and the targeting of aid. In response to these contemporary challenges, the researchers are providing insights as well as recommendations for rethinking approaches and improving the lives of those receiving assistance, which they will discuss with field practitioners.
(Dis)possessed Cities: Living in Urban Spaces After a Disaster – Sorbonne Paris Nord University – Deadline (abstract) by December 20, 2026
Calenda Announcement 1,436,451 (excerpts)
This study day explores the challenges of claiming urban space following a traumatic event (war, disaster, terrorist attack, environmental crisis). It examines the processes of dispossession, reappropriation, reconstruction, and remembrance, as well as their spatial, social, political, and symbolic dimensions. It offers an interdisciplinary reflection on the ways in which residents, communities, and institutions reshape their relationship to places marked by disaster.
New Horizons for Digital Sovereignty in Africa - (for a book) – UCO and other organizations – deadline (abstract) December 1, 2026
Calenda Listing 1,391,642 (excerpts)
This book explores the power dynamics, infrastructure, and governance challenges of the African digital space. In the face of rapid technological advancement, digital sovereignty has become a strategic imperative for the continent.
Work and Empires (19th–20th Centuries) – University of Sherbrooke, Canada – Abstract submission deadline: November 1, 2026
Calenda Announcement 1,438,083 (excerpts)
This international conference aims to reexamine the history of labor in colonial contexts (19th–20th centuries) in light of recent historiographical developments. By adopting an intersectional and relational approach, the event aims to analyze the interactions between colonizers and the colonized, as well as the intersection of relations of domination (class, gender, race, age) within imperial systems of exploitation.
Rethinking Innovation Through the Lens of Low-Tech: Simplicity, Resilience, and Inclusion – University of Rouen Normandy – Deadline (abstract) February 28, 2027
Calenda Listing 1,438,013 (excerpts)
The concept of “polycrises” is often invoked to define the 21st century. It describes the intertwining of multiple systemic crises: ecological crises resulting from the overshoot of planetary boundaries; energy crises stemming from resource constraints; and social, economic, and political crises marked by growing distrust of institutions. In this context, low-tech is emerging as a major alternative to the dominant models of innovation promoted as the engine of capitalism.
