Calls for papers

Social issues

• Rethinking Information and Communication Professions – University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) and other institutions – deadline (abstract) September 30, 2026

  Posted online on September 9, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,426,134 (excerpts)

  This international conference aims to examine contemporary transformations in the information and communication professions through the knowledge they draw upon, the practices they employ, the technical systems that support them, and the forms of legitimation upon which they are based. 

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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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• What Should Be Done About Youth? Political Frameworks, Institutional Socialization, and Social Destinies – “Journal of Social and Family Policy” – Deadline (abstract): October 10, 2026

  Posted online on September 9, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,432,355 (excerpts)

  The Journal of Social and Family Policies is issuing a call for papers for a special issue titled “What to Do with Youth? Political Frameworks, Institutional Socialization, and Social Destinies.” This special issue aims to analyze, from a contemporary or sociohistorical perspective, how public policies, institutions, and professionals contribute to the guidance and support of young people, as well as the effects of these interventions on young people’s life trajectories and social outcomes.

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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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• Thinking About Professional Activity After Retirement – “Retraite et société” Journal, Issue 101 – Deadline (abstract) by October 26, 2026

  Posted online on September 8, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,432,197 (excerpts)

  This issue of Retraite et société aims to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of employment after the legal retirement age in Western countries. Its goal is to better grasp its specific characteristics, explore its various forms, and document it empirically. The goal is to examine the macrostructural dimensions of work after retirement age, to scrutinize the conditions under which it is performed, and to understand its individual realities.

   

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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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• "Cahier de la Recherche Africaine" (CRA) – Omar Bongo University (Gabon) – Call for Submissions: Varia – Deadline (article): October 25, 2026

  Posted online on September 8, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,429,201 (excerpts)

  The Cahier de la Recherche Africaine is an indexed biannual academic journal based at Omar Bongo University (Gabon). Its goal is to promote African academic research in literature, languages, art, communication, and the humanities. The journal is published in two formats: print and online.

  For Issue 8, theeditorial board welcomes submissions of unpublished articles that meet the criteria outlined above. Submissions must not have been previously published elsewhere.

   

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• Women and Work: Outside the Framework or Out of Sight? – Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences, Meknes (Morocco) – Deadline (abstract): December 31, 2026

  Posted online September 7, 2026

  Calenda Ad 1,430,730 (excerpts)

  Multiple social structures perpetuate the invisibility and underprotection of women’s economic activity. This vulnerability is evident in unpaid care work and informal work as well as in the new models of the digital economy. Furthermore, access to institutional professional settings does not guarantee equity, as women there systematically face wage disparities, hierarchical barriers, and various forms of discrimination. It is therefore necessary to examine both the perceptions of women’s work and the frameworks that govern them.

   

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• Living a Sustainable Lifestyle as a Family. Is Environmental Sustainability a New Family Concern? – “Recherches familiales” Journal, No. 25 (January 2028) – Submission deadline (articles): May 15, 2027

  Posted online on September 7, 2026

  Calenda Announcement 1,431,350 (excerpts)

  This is the first time that the journal *Recherches familiales* has issued a call for papers focused on how environmental issues are addressed within and by families. While these issues are now widely debated in general terms, “simplicity” within the family remains a little-known topic, and the family dynamics surrounding consumption and simplicity remain a subject worth exploring.

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