16th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES 2026)

Call for Papers: 16th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES 2026)

25-26 December 2026 | Online | Hosted by Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey

The 16th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES 2026) will be held online on 25-26 December 2026. The congress is hosted by Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey, in partnership with Georgian Technical University.

Since its first edition, CUDES has aimed to give social scientists a platform to discuss the current debates of their fields and to encourage interdisciplinary work across disciplines. The congress places special emphasis on young researchers and doctoral students, offering them an alternative and supportive venue to present their work and receive feedback from colleagues around the world.

Topics

CUDES is open to all fields of the social sciences, including but not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, business studies, cultural studies, demography, development studies and development economics, econometrics, economics, education, environmental studies, film studies, finance, gender and women studies, history, international relations, labour economics and industrial relations, law, library sciences, linguistics, literature, marketing, media studies, peace and conflict studies, philosophy, political sciences, psychology and social services, public finance, public management, public relations and communication studies, social work, sociology, sports sciences, tourism, and urbanization and planning studies.

Submission and review

Authors are invited to submit an abstract through the congress website. The submission deadline is 20 December 2026. Every submission is peer reviewed and authors receive a decision within 14 days. The congress programme will be published on 22 December 2026. Presentations are held online.

Publication

Accepted papers are published in the congress proceedings (ISSN 2977-3989). Each paper receives its own Zenodo DOI and is published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Fees

EUR 70 per paper. Unemployed participants and students: EUR 50.

Important dates

Submission deadline: 20 December 2026

Decision: within 14 days of submission

Programme published: 22 December 2026

Congress: 25-26 December 2026 (online)

Organizer: Ismail Siriner, on behalf of the CUDES Organizing Committee

Website: https://currentdebates.org

Call for papers: https://currentdebates.org/call-for-papers/

Contact: info@currentdebates.org

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