{"id":20057,"date":"2026-05-28T14:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dites.unilink.it\/?p=20057"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:37:28","slug":"call-for-papers-for-the-international-symposium-participation-in-crisis-2-3-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dites.unilink.it\/en\/news-en\/call-for-papers-for-the-international-symposium-participation-in-crisis-2-3-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers for the International Symposium \u201cParticipation in Crisis?\u201d\u00a0 2 \u2013 3 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20057\" class=\"elementor elementor-20057\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d94438 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d94438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3737bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3737bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cf2e9 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35cf2e9\" 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 for the International Symposium \u201cParticipation in Crisis?\u201d  2 \u2013 3 July 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bf662 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67bf662\" 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;\">The ISA Research Committee 10 (RC10), the Hans B\u00f6ckler Foundation, and DITES Research Centre at Link Campus University warmly invite scholars, researchers, and practitioners to submit abstracts for the international symposium, <\/span><b><i>&#8220;Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising Inclusive Democratic Voice&#8221;<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The symposium will take place in a <\/span><b>hybrid format<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (in Rome, Italy, held by the Link Campus University, and online) on <\/span><b>2\u20133 July 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This symposium seeks to critically examine the dual nature of participation in the contemporary world: as a practice increasingly under siege by technological and political forces, and as an essential mechanism for navigating the &#8220;new normal&#8221; of permanent crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Abstract Submission, Information, and Important Dates\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Submission Type:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 500-word abstracts\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deadline for Abstracts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 10 June 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Notice of Acceptance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12 June 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symposium Dates:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2\u20133 July 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Format:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hybrid (Link Campus University, Via del Casale di San Pio V 44, Rome (Italy) \/ Online)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Publication Opportunity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Selected papers will be considered for a proposed book project\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Submission Details:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Submissions should be directed to the Scientific Committee via the RC10 Secretary, Sheetal Bhoola (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheetalbhoola@gmail.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>No Conference Fee.\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To align with the symposium&#8217;s overarching theme of navigating crises in democratic participation, we propose <\/span><b>key research topics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that focus on the intersection of labour, digital platforms, and artificial intelligence. The symposium also welcomes research addressing citizen participation in decisions affecting public institutions and civic life.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Algorithmic Management and Worker Autonomy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade Union Adaptation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Authoritarianism in the Workplace<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revitalising Collective Bargaining<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Rights as Democratic Rights<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI as a Participatory Tool<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen public participation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education for participation and Democracy\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isa-sociology.org\/uploads\/imgen\/2571-cfp-rc10-symposium-rome-july-2026.pdf?1779867002\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here for more information!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e946419 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e946419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/dites.unilink.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover-News.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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