Critical Nets: Peoples’ voices and psychiatric knowledge in social networks
Calling for Chapters for an edited collection by PD Dr. Michael Dellwing and Dr. Martin Harbusch, as part of The Politics of Mental Health and Illness Palgrave book series, edited by Associate Professor Bruce Cohen: https://link.springer.com/series/16854
Deadline for abstracts: August 1, 2025.
Expected completion of chapters: February 2026
Rethinking Tomorrow: Emerging Research for Social Change
Monday December 1st – Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau |
Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa | New Zealand
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We live in a time of precarity, uncertainty and unrest: the climate emergency is escalating, far-right ideologies are mainstream, political and social systems and society is becoming increasingly post-digital and artificially intelligent. How are we – as researchers, professionals, advocates, activists – responding to the challenges of our time? What innovations could enable a more equitable and sustainable society for younger generations? How might we imagine, foster, and enable social changes that are lasting, resilient, and sustainable? How might we share and collaborate to build what Pierre A. Lévy calls our collective intelligence, that is our capacity as human communities, to cooperate in creation, innovation, invention and we should add, interventions? And importantly, how might we communicate our creation, innovation, invention and interventions? Rethinking tomorrow: Emerging research for social change provides a platform to tackle these questions and have robust discussions.
Call for abstracts is now open. We invite submissions focusing on the following themes:
- Artificial Intelligence & Social Change
- Technologies & Everyday Life
- Gender, Sexual Diversity & Social In/tolerance
- Race, Racism & Cultural Differences
- Structural Inequalities
- Migrants, Refugees & Lived experiences
- Indigeneity in Aotearoa and the Pacific
- Climate emergency
- Social Policy & Governance
- Advocacy & Education
- Wicked problems in Aotearoa and beyond
Abstracts (between 300-350 words) and a 100-word bio can be submitted to cfsc@aut.ac.nz. Please also indicate which theme your abstract relates to. Successful applicants will be allocated 15 minutes for their presentations along with 5 minutes for Q&A.
Deadlines:
- Abstract submission: August 1st, 2025
- Notification of abstract acceptance/decline: September 1st, 2025.
Conference registration:
- The cost of attending in-person is $170. This includes registration for the event as well as food and refreshments throughout both days. Please note: the conference dinner (held Monday Dec 1st) is yet to be confirmed and will be an additional charge.
- Online attendees can register for $50 (inclusive of both days)
Assisted dying in Aotearoa conference: save the date and call for abstracts
Inaugural Conference on Imagining the Ideal Assisted Dying Service in Aotearoa: Access, Safety, & Equity.
Participate in an engaging and transformative conference on 12-13 February 2026 at Victoria University of Wellington, where participants will imagine the ideal assisted dying service in Aotearoa with a focus on access, safety, and equity. Dive into thought-provoking presentations and discussions about the current system and the future of assisted dying research and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, to deliver a culturally attuned, safe, accessible, and equitable service. This two-day programme is dedicated to exploring assisted dying through an interdisciplinary lens.
This conference is the culmination of ‘Exploring the early experiences of the AD service in Aotearoa’, funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
Academics, healthcare and legal professionals, ethicists, policymakers, and other stakeholders are welcomed to attend. Attendees are also invited to submit a conference paper. For more information about the call for abstracts (closing 3 August), please see the Assisted Dying Research Network website.
JRSNZ Call for Papers:
Special Issue on Māori Data Sovereignty: Research, Practice, and Policy
E te tī! E te tā! He karanga tēnei ki a koutou e ngā pūkenga o te mana raraunga.
The Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is calling for expressions of interest for a special issue planned for release in early-2026 entitled ‘Māori Data Sovereignty: Research, Practice, and Policy’.
“Nothing about us, without us” has been the call to Indigenous data sovereignty worldwide. But how is Māori data sovereignty operationalised in research, science, innovation, and technology in Aotearoa New Zealand?
This special issue will be guest edited by Associate Professor Lara Greaves (Ngāpuhi, Pākehā, Tararā) from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Dr Logan Hamley (Ngāti Rangi, Whanganui) from Whakauae Research and Dr Nicole Edwards (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) from The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Find out more.
Call for Nominations: WDS-ECR Network Co-Chair Position
Are you passionate about data stewardship and early career development?
The World Data System Early Career Researchers (WDS-ECR) Network invites nominations for the role of co-chair.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop leadership skills while fostering a global community dedicated to advancing research data management and shaping the future of early career researchers.
WDS-ECR co-chairs serve a term of three years.
For more information about the network and the responsibilities of the co-chairs see here.
Associate Editor positions
Sociology Compass is inviting applications for two Associate Editors for the journal’s new sections on “climate change, environmental and social futures” and “technology and social change”.
Read more here.
PhD Scholarship in Ethnicity, Citizenship and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The University of Waikato is offering a full-time research scholarship for a PhD student to undertake an interdisciplinary study on the topic of ‘ethnic communities, citizenship and Tiriti o Waitangi’.
Find more information here.
Applications for the scholarship will be received on a rolling basis until the position is filled.