59th BARCELONA World Congress on Humanities & Social Sciences (WCHSS-26)

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Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

I. Core Disciplines & Interdisciplinary Approaches

  • Sociology & Anthropology:
    • Social Change and Transformation (globalization, digitalization, demographic shifts)
    • Social Stratification, Inequality, and Justice (class, race, gender, indigeneity)
    • Culture, Identity, and Belonging (cultural studies, subcultures, diaspora, nationalism)
    • Family, Kinship, and Childhood Studies
    • Urban and Rural Societies (urbanization, sustainable communities, rural decline)
    • Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
    • Sociology of Education and Knowledge
    • Sociology of Work, Labor, and Organizations
    • Applied Anthropology and Community Development
    • Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods
  • Political Science & International Relations:
    • Democracy, Governance, and Political Systems (elections, institutions, public policy)
    • Human Rights, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice Movements
    • International Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Diplomacy
    • Global Governance and International Organizations
    • Political Economy and Development Studies
    • Populism, Nationalism, and Extremism
    • Environmental Politics and Climate Governance
    • Gender and Politics
  • Psychology (Social, Developmental, Cognitive, etc.):
    • Social Psychology (group dynamics, attitudes, persuasion, intergroup relations)
    • Developmental Psychology (lifespan development, cognitive and emotional growth)
    • Cognitive Psychology (memory, perception, language, decision-making)
    • Cross-Cultural Psychology and Cultural Influences on Behavior
    • Environmental Psychology and Human-Nature Interaction
    • Psychology of Well-being, Resilience, and Mental Health
    • Educational Psychology and Learning Processes
  • Economics (Social & Behavioral Focus):
    • Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making
    • Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation
    • Economics of Inequality and Social Mobility
    • Labor Economics and the Future of Work
    • Environmental Economics and Sustainability
    • Health Economics and Public Health Policy
    • Economics of Education
  • Geography (Human & Cultural):
    • Cultural Geography and Landscape Studies
    • Political Geography and Geopolitics
    • Urban Geography and Spatial Planning
    • Environmental Geography and Human-Environment Interactions
    • Geographies of Migration and Displacement
  • Communication Studies & Media Studies:
    • Digital Media, Social Media, and their Societal Impact
    • Media Representation and Identity
    • Political Communication and Propaganda
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Rhetoric and Persuasion in Public Discourse
    • Journalism, Ethics, and the Future of News
  • Law & Legal Studies (Socio-Legal Focus):
    • Human Rights Law and Social Justice
    • Environmental Law and Climate Change Litigation
    • Gender, Law, and Society
    • Criminal Justice and Penology
    • International Law and Global Governance
    • Constitutional Law and Democratic Processes
  • Education (Broader Societal Context):
    • Educational Policy and Reform
    • Sociology of Education
    • Comparative Education Systems
    • Higher Education Studies
    • Adult Learning and Lifelong Education
    • Inclusive Education and Special Needs
    • Digital Learning and Educational Technology (from a social impact perspective)

II. Humanities: Core Disciplines & Contemporary Issues

  • Philosophy:
    • Ethics and Morality in the 21st Century (AI ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics)
    • Political Philosophy and Theories of Justice
    • Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness
    • Epistemology and Theories of Knowledge
    • Metaphysics and Ontology
    • Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
    • Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Post-Structuralism
    • Applied Philosophy in various domains
  • History & Memory Studies:
    • Public History and Memory (monuments, museums, contested pasts)
    • Global History and Transnational Connections
    • Environmental History and Human-Environment Relations
    • Social and Cultural History
    • Digital History and Historiography in the Digital Age
    • Oral History and Community Narratives
    • History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
    • Decolonizing History and Challenging Dominant Narratives
  • Literature & Languages:
    • Comparative Literature and World Literatures
    • Literary Theory and Criticism
    • Digital Literature and Hypertext Narratives
    • Language and Identity (multilingualism, language revitalization)
    • Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
    • Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis, and Persuasion
    • Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
    • Postcolonial Literature and Decolonial Approaches
  • Arts & Cultural Studies (Humanities Focus):
    • Art History and Visual Culture
    • Performance Studies and Theatre History
    • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
    • Film Studies and Media Arts
    • Cultural Heritage, Preservation, and Digitization
    • The Role of Arts in Social Change and Activism
    • Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology
  • Religious Studies:
    • Religion in Contemporary Society (secularization, fundamentalism, interfaith dialogue)
    • Religion, Ethics, and Social Justice
    • Mythology, Ritual, and Belief Systems
    • Comparative Religions
    • Religion and Globalization

III. Cross-Cutting Themes & Emerging Areas

  • Digital Humanities:
    • Computational methods for textual analysis, distant reading, and historical mapping.
    • Building and managing digital archives, corpora, and databases.
    • Data visualization for humanities research.
    • AI, Machine Learning, and their application/critique in humanities.
    • Ethical considerations in digital humanities research.
  • Environmental Humanities:
    • Narratives of climate change and ecological crisis.
    • Environmental justice and equity.
    • Human-animal studies and posthumanism.
    • Cultural responses to environmental challenges.
  • Medical Humanities:
    • Narrative medicine and patient experiences.
    • Ethical dilemmas in healthcare and bioethics.
    • The role of arts and literature in understanding illness and healing.
    • History of medicine and public health.
  • Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies:
    • Intersectionality and diverse identities.
    • Decolonial studies and anti-racist pedagogies.
    • Feminist theory and gender performativity.
    • Queer theory and LGBTQ+ studies.
  • Memory, Trauma, and Reconciliation:
    • Individual and collective memory of conflict and violence.
    • Processes of truth and reconciliation.
    • Representations of trauma in literature, art, and media.
  • Populism, Polarization, and Misinformation:
    • Sociological and psychological roots of political polarization.
    • The spread of misinformation and its societal impact.
    • Rhetorical strategies of populist movements.
    • The role of media literacy in democratic societies.
  • Futures Studies & Speculative Humanities:
    • Imagining alternative futures through humanistic inquiry.
    • The ethics and implications of emerging technologies on society.
    • Utopian and dystopian thought in literature and culture.
  • Research Methodologies & Ethics:
    • Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in social sciences and humanities.
    • Ethical considerations in research involving human subjects, data privacy, and cultural appropriation.
    • Participatory action research and community-based methodologies.
    • Interdisciplinary research methods and challenges.

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