Calls for papers

VARIA (other areas of law)

• “Your dear sister and true friend.” Women’s Relationships with Their Sisters: European Perspectives (10th–18th Centuries) – University of Rennes II – Deadline (abstract) by November 1, 2026

  Posted online on October 12, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,438,092 (excerpts)

  This call for papers proposes to study sibling relationships exclusively from the perspective of sisters, who have been less studied than their brothers, largely due to the imbalance in the preservation of sources and their dispersion across various family, marital, or religious archives. It thus aims to examine the place of sisters within families, their emotional, supportive, or conflictual relationships with their siblings, as well as their role in strategies concerning inheritance, marriage, and politics. The project is based on a comparative approach at the European level, taking into account the diversity of kinship systems and long-term developments between the 10th and 18th centuries.

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• (Dis)possessed Cities: Living in Urban Spaces After a Disaster – Sorbonne Paris Nord University – Deadline (abstract) by December 20, 2026

  Posted online on October 9, 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.

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• New Horizons for Digital Sovereignty in Africa - (for a book) – UCO and other organizations – deadline (abstract) December 1, 2026

  Posted online on October 9, 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.

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• Work and Empires (19th–20th Centuries) – University of Sherbrooke, Canada – Abstract submission deadline: November 1, 2026

  Posted online on September 8, 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. 

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• Rethinking Innovation Through the Lens of Low-Tech: Simplicity, Resilience, and Inclusion – University of Rouen Normandy – Deadline (abstract) February 28, 2027

  Posted online on October 8, 2026

  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.

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• Practicing Democracy in the Modern and Contemporary Worlds (Europe, the Americas) – UPHF (Valenciennes) – Deadline (proposal): November 30, 2026

  Posted online on October 6, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,437,562 (excerpts)

  This conference, “Building Democracy in Modern and Contemporary Worlds (Europe, the Americas): Foundations, Ruptures, and Transformations of Democracy” aims to foster reflection on democracy through its historical context by proposing a framework centered on the moments of construction and reconstruction of democracy in the history of modern societies from the 19th century to the early 21st century.

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• The Threshold in Law – University of Caen Normandy – Deadline (proposal) before January 1, 2027

  Posted online on October 6, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,437,527 (excerpts)

  The Caen Institute for Legal Research at the University of Caen Normandy is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Young Researchers Conference on the theme “The Threshold in Law,” to be held on April 23, 2027, in Caen. This conference aims to bring together doctoral students and recent PhD graduates to explore the concept of the “threshold” in the legal field. Defined in everyday language as a point of passage, the threshold is a subject that transcends various fields of law.

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• Grieving and Dying as an Animal – University of Lyon III – Deadline (proposal) December 1, 2026

  Posted online on September 30, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,437,007 (excerpts)

  As part of the new IUF workshop under the direction of Éric Baratay,“Mourning and Dying as an Animal ” aims to extend the historical inquiry “from the animals’ perspective.” This workshop thus proposes to explore the full range of relationships that animals have with death by distancing itself from anthropocentric perspectives and placing animals at the center of the discussion. It aims to adopt an interdisciplinary approach by fostering dialogue among history, archaeology, art history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, literature, ecology, ethology, biology, genetics, and veterinary science to understand how animals die or grieve in different contexts.

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• Professionalization in the Fields of Communication, Education, and Higher Education Through the Lens of the Concept of Value – MSHE (Besançon) – Deadline (proposal) by November 7, 2026

  Posted online on September 30, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,436,747 (excerpts)

  This conference aims to analyze the processes of professionalization in professional and educational activities by highlighting the central role of the values that underpin them. Which actors promote these values? How are they received? What effects do they have on professional communities and identities, as well as on the definition of professional domains and their areas of expertise? 

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• Social Support Through Sports: Organizational, Political, and Educational Issues from a Social Science Perspective – “Revue STAPS” (Université Paris Cité and other institutions) – Abstract submission deadline: December 1, 2026

  Posted online on September 25, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,435,823 (excerpts)

  This call for papers focuses on social support through sports and aims to analyze the issues involved from a social science perspective. In particular, it examines the use of sports among vulnerable populations and its objectives in terms of employment, health, social integration, and education. Three research areas are proposed: an analysis of the political dimensions of these programs, a study of organizations and “socio-sport” public policy, and a rigorous examination of their effects, without being limited to an evaluative approach. An international perspective, particularly toward the Anglo-Saxon field of “Sport for Development,” is also encouraged.

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