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2026

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Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

Establishment of an Endogenous Calendar and Celebration of the African New Year: Contemporary Challenges of African Unity, between history and identity

In a context where Africa aspires to free itself from the vestiges of colonization and all other forms of cultural domination, in order to assert itself as an autonomous and self-referential power, the question arises as to what date could be chosen for the celebration of the African New Year, similar to that of other peoples of the world such as the Chinese, Europeans, Israelis, Iranians, and so on, who celebrate their New Year distinctly. However, this date must necessarily be based on a scientifically developed calendar that withstands the vagaries of time. It is for all these reasons that the Togolese Government proposes to organize an international symposium on the theme: “Establishment of an endogenous calendar and celebration of the African New Year: contemporary challenges of African unity, between history and identity”.

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2026

Call for papers - History

Living and Dwelling in the Mediterranean Space: Practices, Representations, and Environment

Les sociétés méditerranéennes d’aujourd'hui ne peuvent être comprises sans le poids des configurations héritées, ni sans la radicalité des ruptures en cours. Ce dialogue entre les temps est en lui-même un objet de recherche. Par la richesse de ses axes thématiques et l’ambition de son programme scientifique, ce colloque international est une invitation à transgresser les frontières disciplinaires sans les effacer, à articuler les temporalités sans les confondre, et à penser la Méditerranée non comme un simple arrière-plan géographique, mais comme un espace vécu, construit et perpétuellement réinventé par ses habitants. Ce colloque ambitionne de rassembler des chercheurs (historiens, archéologues, anthropologues, géographes, sociologues, urbanistes) afin de croiser les regards sur une même réalité complexe.

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Call for papers - Geography

Local Crisis Governance in Africa: Practices, Emerging Authorities, and Situated Regulations

This seminar is organized by the thematic working group on the Local Governance of Crises in Africa. Conducted under the UNESCO Chair “Défis partagés du développement”, it aims to consolidate an international network of early-career scholars working on the local governance of crises in Africa, a network initiated during the first seminar edition in 2025.

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Paris 01 Louvre

Call for papers - Modern

Facing Extractivisms. Arts and Literatures

Cet évènement entend réunir des chercheuses et chercheurs en sciences environnementales, sciences humaines, arts et littératures, mais aussi des artistes et des activistes pour aborder la question des extractivismes contemporains et la manière dont les arts et les littératures y participent, en rendent compte ou les combattent.

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Bordeaux

Call for papers - Education

Unleashing Transformative and Decolonised Education for Sustainability in a Globalised World

The theme of the conference is grounded in the transformative learning paradigm applied to education for sustainable development (ESD). ESD is a central element in promoting “enlightened citizenship” for all students, but also in training future professionals who will integrate a sustainable development approach into their work, regardless of the sector. This call for contributions is based on UNESCO’s 2030 Roadmap for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), published in 2020 and the 2022 Berlin Declaration, which places transformative ESD at its core.

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Dakar

Call for papers - Geography

Playing with uncertainty, gambling with crises

The rise of Gambling, mechanisms and consequences

This session aims to analyse the rise of gambling in Africa as a major social, economic, and territorial phenomenon. It will examine the reconfiguration of gambling spaces linked to digitalisation, as well as the role of betting in a context shaped by precarity and uncertainty as experienced by urban youth. Through several papers and a roundtable discussion devoted to the Senegalese case, the session will highlight the global circulations and North–South asymmetries that structure this rapidly expanding industry.

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Call for papers - History

Policing the Mobility of 'Undesirables' (1870-1923)

Powder, People, Papers

This study day aims to facilitate conversations across borders. Specifically, we hope to bring together various fields – Border Studies, Refugee Studies, Mobility and Surveillance Studies – in order to investigate border control processes and experiences during the period (1870–1923) and to facilitate meaningful conversations with those studying the present. Taking onboard the statement by French anthropologist Michel Agier in La Condition cosmopolite that ‘seen from the border, the world also looks different’, organisers would like to advance an encompassing view of border experiences.

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Call for papers - Africa

Sound Recordings

Journal Sources. Materials & Fieldwork in African Studies

This special issue brings together analyses from various disciplines focusing on one or more sound sources produced in Africa. The dossier aims to contribute to the development of dialogue between African studies and recent social science research on sound and listening, and thus to present the specific challenges posed by sound sources in the history of Africa.

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Call for papers - Africa

Savoirs endogènes, territoires et durabilité

African Journal of Social Responsibility and Sustainable Management - volume 3, issue 2, 2026

Dans un contexte mondial caractérisé par la convergence de crises écologiques, sociales, sécuritaires et épistémiques, les territoires africains se trouvent confrontés à des choix déterminants quant à leurs trajectoires de développement et leurs modes de gouvernance. La valorisation et la réappropriation de ces savoirs endogènes s’imposent donc comme une réponse stratégique à ces défis, en offrant des alternatives ancrées dans les réalités locales et porteuses d’innovations adaptées.

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Call for papers - Sociology

Palestine : disqualification, invisibilisation, négation

L’ambition de ce numéro est de proposer une théorie de la disqualification des revendications politiques historiques des Palestinien·nes. Par cela, nous entendons le dévoilement des mécanismes qui permettent de discréditer, d’invisibiliser ou nier l’acteur palestinien ou de marginaliser ses revendications politiques. L’objectif est de déconstruire l’idée d’une prétendue complexité du « conflit » qui opposerait deux acteurs aux prétentions symétriques pour restituer l’asymétrie, la contrainte et le travestissement propre à cette situation coloniale. En restituant les formes de la domination, ce numéro espère aussi rendre compte des formes de résistance qu’elles produisent. Cet appel à contributions invite les spécialistes de différentes disciplines à entreprendre cette révision critique autour de trois domaines spécifiques – mais non exclusifs – des médias, du droit et du politique à travers des analyses historiques aussi bien que sur des processus en cours.

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Call for papers - Africa

Navigating Displacement

Sustainable Solutions and Governance for Internally Displaced Persons Amidst Conflict in Africa

This special edition of European Scientific Journal aims to delve deeply into the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) by exploring not only the root causes of their displacement but also the complex landscape of humanitarian response and governance frameworks that are crucial for their protection and integration. We invite scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields – including Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights Law, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, and Migration Studies – to contribute their insights and research. Through this special edition, we aspire to foster a comprehensive dialogue on the sustainable management of conflicts, the protection of IDPs, and the development of inclusive policies that ensure their rights are respected and upheld.

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2026

Call for papers - Geography

Urban Metamorphoses: Socio-Spatial Dynamics in Arab Cities

Revue « EchoGéo »

Since the beginning of the 20^th century, the Arab world has undergone rapid urbanization. Today, global cities in the region such as Doha and Dubai have themselves become exporters of new urban paradigms to the wider Arab world and beyond. This issue of EchoGéo aims to explore these urban metamorphoses through a multidisciplinary and comparative approach, connecting dynamics across North Africa and the Middle East, and to bridge three elements: understanding the forces that deeply transform Arab cities, examining how they unfold in concrete places, and giving full attention to the resistances, detours, and inventions that redraw urban life.

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Call for papers - Africa

Social margins, statistical margins and spatial margins in the Indian Ocean

In the second half of 2027, Tsingy plans to publish an issue on social margins and marginal practices in the Indian Ocean. This issue will address the question of measurement as well as the mutual influences between norms and margins, questioning in particular the role of margins (social, spatial, or statistical) in the transformation of social norms.

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Call for papers - Urban studies

Feeding urban territories in North Africa

Crossed perspectives from Algeria and Egypt

This collective volume explores urban food supply systems in North Africa, with a particular focus on Algeria and Egypt, where rapid processes of metropolization and megalopolization intensify pressures on food resources. Through a territorially grounded approach, the book aims to examine the challenges of food security in cities facing urban sprawl, loss of agricultural land, rising food demand, and increasing dependence on imports. The objective is to provide a cross-cutting analysis of territorial dynamics, supply chains, urban–rural reconfigurations, and the limitations of public policies in addressing urban food systems. Contributions are expected to adopt empirical, comparative, or modelling approaches, addressing themes such as urban planning, multi-level governance, food justice, short supply chains, and the regulation of informal economies, all within a broader perspective of strengthening the resilience of urban food systems.

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Cluj-Napoca

Call for papers - Africa

Interdisciplinary Congress of African Studies (COAFRO25)

This Congress aims to bring together specialists in African studies in order to analyse the political transformations in Africa and the current political and societal dynamics of the continent.

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Maroua

Call for papers - Urban studies

Planning And Building The (Sustainable) City Of Today And Tomorrow: Between Security And Functionality, Agreeing On The Role Of Stakeholders

Ce colloque à l’interface de l’aménagement et de l’urbanisme a pour objectif de discuter avec les champs connexes en sciences sociales, sciences de la nature et avec les métiers de la conception et de la réalisation (paysage, urbanisme, architecture) au sujet du renouveau des enjeux de l’action d’aménager face à l’urgence écologique dans divers contextes géographiques et culturels à travers la planète. Il se propose d’explorer et d’analyser, dans une perspective multidisciplinaire, les enjeux et défis actuels de la conception, de la planification et de la construction de la ville (durable) en tenant particulièrement compte (mais pas exclusivement) de l’exigence de sécurité et de fonctionnalité urbaine.

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Douala

Call for papers - Africa

Social networks and the dynamics of constructing/deconstructing social identities

Identity issues are a pervasive concern in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the complexity and diversity of networks, including social networks, play a significant role in shaping and reshaping various forms of identity. The humanities and social sciences offer a critical framework for scholars to investigate the “weak ties” and “strong ties” generated by these networks, as well as the intersections and entanglements between social networks and the dynamics of identity construction and deconstruction in Cameroon.

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Call for papers - Africa

Return(s) to Africa

Joint call for the journal Sources. Materials & Fieldwork in African Studies and the Revue d’histoire contemporaine de l’Afrique (RHCA)

This joint call for proposals for the journals Sources and RHCA welcomes original articles on the theme of return, or returns, to Africa. While differences exist according to time and place, what “returns” to Africa have in common is that they are not simply a physical return; they are also part of a political process and reflect a desire to reappropriate an ancestral African heritage, regardless of the ideological and institutional framework. Confronted with realities of African societies, “return” raises other questions, such as the status of foreigners and economic issues, and helps redefine political and cultural projects that are simultaneously local and transnational.

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Call for papers - Africa

Gouvernance locale des crises en Afrique : prévenir, sécuriser et renforcer

Local governance of crises in Africa : prevent, secure, and strengthen

The objective of this seminar is to foster a thorough and multidisciplinary reflection on the dynamics of crisis governance in Africa, taking into account the diversity of contexts and situations experienced. It also seeks to explore the broad socio-political transformations triggered by these crises, particularly by studying the role of emerging actors.

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Call for papers - Africa

Sustainable development and neoliberal resource governance in the Maghreb

For its issue 260 (2026-1), the Revue internationale des études du développement is calling for abstracts on the topic of sustainable development and neoliberal resource governance in the Maghreb.

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