Calls for papers

Asia

• Foreign Revolutions as Seen by France – University of Lyon III - Deadline (abstract) by October 9, 2026

  Posted online on September 17, 2026

  Calenda Ad 1,432,747 (excerpts)

  We tend to view the French Revolution as the prototype of all revolutions. Nevertheless, the revolutions that have occurred throughout the world undeniably possess their own unique characteristics. Furthermore, these revolutions have influenced many legal theories developed in France. This symposium, designed to bring together young researchers, lecturers, and professors, aims to highlight the reality of this movement. 

   

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• Journal “Confluence: Sciences and Humanities” (UCLy) – “Varia” section – submission deadline (article): November 1, 2026

  Posted online September 17, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,433,446 (excerpts)

  At the intersection of the life sciences and the humanities and social sciences, the journal* * *Confluence:Sciences and Humanities*, supported bythe UCLy research unit, is opening its call for miscellaneous articles to a wide range of disciplines: from philosophy to biology, from law to anthropology, from theology to management sciences, from sociology to epistemology, from literature to political science, and from medicine to physics.

   

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• "Showing Despite Everything: Visual Arts and Film, Censorship, Exile, and Politics of Visibility in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia" – Campus Condorcet and other organizations – deadline (abstract) by October 1, 2026

  Posted online on September 9, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,426,869 (excerpts)

  This study day explores the relationships between visual arts, cinema, censorship, exile, and politics of visibility in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. It invites reflection on contemporary artistic practices confronted by political violence, conflicts, forced displacement, authoritarian regimes, and the forms of resistance they invent. Researchers, artists, and practitioners are invited to submit proposals addressing the aesthetic, political, and memorial dimensions of these creative works, both in the countries concerned and within the diasporas.

   

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• Reflecting on Disaster in the Humanities: Representations, Discourses, and Experiences of Contemporary Crises – “Mémoires” Journal, Ivory Coast – Deadline (abstract): February 28, 2027

  Posted online on September 8, 2026

  Calenda Listing 1,431,277 (excerpts)

  Contemporary societies are marked by crises: natural disasters, health crises, economic collapses, armed conflicts, forced displacement, and ecological disruptions. These events give rise to narratives, images, institutional discourses, and lived experiences that deserve to be examined by the humanities and social sciences.

   

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• "Espaces africains" Journal – Call for Papers: Varia – Deadline (for articles): October 30, 2026

  Posted online on September 8, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,427,688 (excerpts)

  This call for papers, intended for the December 2026 “Varia” issue of the journal Espaces Africains, focuses on spatial issues in African societies. It aims to bring together original research in the humanities and social sciences that analyzes the territorial, social, political, economic, and environmental dynamics at work on the African continent. The goal is to promote multidisciplinary approaches and disseminate scientific knowledge that is useful to the academic community, decision-makers, and the general public.

   

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• Atlantic Africa, South-South Partnerships, and Morocco’s Global Position – FSJES Fez (Morocco), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, and other institutions - deadline (abstract) October 15, 2026

  Posted online on September 8, 2026

  Calenda Ad 1,427,959 (excerpts)

  Through seven key areas—the Royal Initiative to Provide Sahel Countries with Access to the Atlantic, mega-infrastructure projects, Moroccan investments abroad, continental integration via the AfCFTA, technological and legal transitions, territorial development of the southern provinces, and tourism—the symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to analyze the drivers of renewed South-South cooperation, based on economic complementarity, investment security, and sustainable regional integration, with the goal of producing operational recommendations to support the territorial development of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab.

   

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• Ecology and Sovereignty in the Digital Realm: Between Conflict and Alignment – “Terminal” Journal – Deadline (abstract): October 30, 2026

  Posted online September 7, 2026

  Calenda Listing 1,425,109 (excerpts)

  While the concept of sovereignty is sparking renewed interest in the digital sphere, its relationship with ecological paradigms remains largely unexplored, although some recent publications have addressed this line of research. Indeed, in the name of digital sovereignty, new and increasingly redundant infrastructures are being built with the aim of providing better connectivity and greater computing or storage capacity. This issue of Terminal aims to bring together, within the digital realm, various approaches to sovereignty and ecology, exploring the spectrum between conflict and alignment.

   

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• Illegal Markets and Criminal Organizations - Journal “L’Année sociologique” - Deadline (abstract) September 28, 2026

  Posted online September 3, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,430,597 (excerpts)

  L’Année sociologique is issuinga call for papers in preparation for a special issue on the topic of illegal markets and criminal organizations. This call for papers aims to examine the functioning of illegal markets and criminal organizations through the lens of mechanism-basedexplanations. We invite authors to submit empirical papers that identify the social mechanism—or chain of mechanisms—atworkin a given case.

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• Journal “Law, Society, and Power” (JLSA) Volume 16, Issue 1 — March 2027 (Algeria) - (various areas of law) - deadline: December 20, 2026

  Posted online September 3, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,431,227 (excerpts)

  This issue is devoted to the study of contemporary transformations in law, political science, international relations, governance, and state-society relations. It features original and rigorous research—particularly from theoretical, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary perspectives—on current developments in institutions, legal systems, political power, and international affairs.

   

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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

  Posted online August 28, 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. 

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