{"id":19604,"date":"2026-01-12T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dites.unilink.it\/?p=19604"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:29:09","slug":"call-for-papers-and-call-for-abstracts-for-the-17th-esa2026-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dites.unilink.it\/en\/news-en\/call-for-papers-and-call-for-abstracts-for-the-17th-esa2026-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers and Call for Abstracts for the 17th ESA2026 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19604\" class=\"elementor elementor-19604\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e9316 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6e9316\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b05860 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b05860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Papers and Call for Abstracts for the 17th ESA2026 Conference\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4666e4f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4666e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the <\/span><b>17th ESA Conference<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8220;Strengthening Democracies: Social Action, Solidarity, and Sustainable Futures&#8221;, to be held in <\/span><b>Warsaw, Poland, from 25 to 28 August 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is now open. We warmly encourage you to submit an abstract to one of the sessions organised by the <\/span><b>Research Network &#8211; Science and Technology (RN24)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of Proposals:<\/span><\/p><p><b>RN24 &#8211; Science and Technology Session Proposal<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democracy in the Data-Driven Age: Solidarity, Global Challenges, and the Sociotechnical Reimagination of Research<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>RN24 \u2013 Science and Technology Semi-Plenary (SP) Proposal<\/b><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SP7 \u2013 Sociological research in times of Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>RN24 \u2013 Science and Technology Joint Sessions (JS) Proposals<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>JS_RN12_RN24: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enacted and Contested Futures of the Ocean: Sea Societies, Marine Technologies, and Maritime Spaces<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>JS_RN16_RN24_I: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI, Digital Health, and the Transformation of Medical Practice<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>JS_RN16_RN24_II: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Health Activism to Influencer Culture: Digital Platforms and the\u00a0 Reconfiguration of Patient Participation<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>JS_RN21_RN24: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital methods, Big Data and AI: Challenges and opportunities for societal analysis<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Submission details<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deadline: 30 January 2026<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submission platform: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conftool.com\/esa2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.conftool.com\/esa2026\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We very much look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Warsaw!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Notes for Authors<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please do not send us a full copy of your paper, abstracts sent by email cannot be accepted.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each participant can submit and present one paper.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submitting\/presenting authors can be second author of one paper or more.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abstract must be submitted by 30 January 2026 via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conftool.com\/esa2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.conftool.com\/esa2026\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and selected for presentation by the RN24 coordinators.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that the 17th ESA Conference will take place in an on-site format only, in Warsaw (Poland).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1baKd_SRIqW_6VYYM1fA16Pw4bAMDRqEi\/view?usp=drive_link\"><b>Click here for the full programme!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Papers and Call for Abstracts for the 17th ESA2026 Conference We are delighted to announce that the Call 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