Calls for papers

Religion(s)

• Territorial Transitions in the Face of Contemporary Global Crises – CIST (Aubervilliers) – Deadline (papers): December 11, 2026

  Posted online on September 23, 2026

  Calenda Listing 1,434,898 (excerpts)

  The primary aim is to contribute to the discussion on the concept and phenomena of transition in the broadest sense—conceived in a non-reductionist and systemic manner as a contradictory dynamic of change marked by crises, leading to a gradual and profound transformation of capitalism, the outcome of which remains undetermined. These transformations are occurring at various levels—local, regional, national, and international.

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• Narratives, Rumors, and Collective Imaginaries in Africa: The Invisible Variables of Public Policy, Governance, and Entrepreneurship – RIMPGE Journal (Cameroon) Inaugural Issue – Submission Deadline (articles): November 30, 2026

  Posted online on September 22, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,434,299 (excerpts)

  This call for papers focuses on narratives, rumors, and collective imaginaries in Africa, and their role in public policy, governance, public management, and entrepreneurship. It invites analysis of the mechanisms through which these factors influence perceptions, behaviors, institutional trust, and economic and social dynamics. Contributions may focus, in particular, on social media, misinformation, artificial intelligence, health crises, political narratives, the media, and entrepreneurial practices.

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• "Disabilities and French Overseas Territories": Diversity, Delays, Dynamics, and Prospects – "Revue Francophone sur la Santé et les Territoires (RFST)" – Submission deadline (articles): March 5, 2027

  Posted online on September 21, 2026

  Calenda Listing 1,434,088 (excerpts)

  The inclusion of people with disabilities is now a matter of social justice and respect for fundamental rights. Although enshrined in international treaties, this goal is hampered by unequal spatial realities, which are particularly evident in the overseas territories. While social science research on disability has expanded, studies specifically focused on overseas territories remain scarce. Similarly, statistical data in this area is incomplete. Furthermore, the legal statuses of these territories vary. And even within the Overseas Departments, situations differ due to history, local perceptions, or delayed integration into the legal framework (Mayotte). Moreover, the scales of analysis reveal different realities—particularly striking in New Caledonia, French Guiana, and French Polynesia—between local metropolitan centers and their more or less nearby peripheries. This gives rise to significant disparities—even entirely different worlds—between the regional capitals and their surrounding areas, on one hand, and the outlying regions, on the other.

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

  Posted online August 28, 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.

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