We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the 17th ESA Conference, “Strengthening Democracies: Social Action, Solidarity, and Sustainable Futures”, to be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 25 to 28 August 2026, is now open. We warmly encourage you to submit an abstract to one of the sessions organised by the Research Network – Science and Technology (RN24). Our sessions offer a vibrant forum for discussing cutting-edge research on science, technology, and society, and for engaging with a European and interdisciplinary community of scholars. 

List of Proposals:

RN24 – Science and Technology Session Proposal
Democracy in the Data-Driven Age: Solidarity, Global Challenges, and the Sociotechnical Reimagination of Research

RN24 – Science and Technology Semi-Plenary (SP) Proposal

SP7 – Sociological research in times of Artificial Intelligence

RN24 – Science and Technology Joint Sessions (JS) Proposals

• JS_RN12_RN24: Enacted and Contested Futures of the Ocean: Sea Societies, Marine Technologies, and Maritime Spaces

• JS_RN16_RN24_I: AI, Digital Health, and the Transformation of Medical Practice

• JS_RN16_RN24_II: From Health Activism to Influencer Culture: Digital Platforms and the  Reconfiguration of Patient Participation

• JS_RN21_RN24: Digital methods, Big Data and AI: Challenges and opportunities for societal analysis

Submission details

• Deadline: 30 January 2026

• Submission platform: https://www.conftool.com/esa2026/

We very much look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Warsaw!

Notes for Authors

• Please do not send us a full copy of your paper, abstracts sent by email cannot be accepted.
• Authors are invited to submit their abstract either to the RN24 Session Proposal, a Joint Session (JS), or the Semi-Plenary (SP). Note that submitters of a SP abstract must hold a PhD (set date: 30 January 2026)
• Each participant can submit and present one paper.
• All submitting/presenting authors can be second author of one paper or more.
• Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
• Abstract must be submitted by 30 January 2026 via https://www.conftool.com/esa2026/.
• Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and selected for presentation by the RN24 coordinators.
• Note that the 17th ESA Conference will take place in an on-site format only, in Warsaw (Poland).

Click here for the full programme!