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Call for Papers

Papers are invited to be submitted for the 2nd RC20 Regional Conference on Comparative Sociology & the 1st RC56 Regional Conference on Historical Sociology & the 5th RC33 Regional Conference on Social Science Methodology: Asia in Khon Kaen,Thailand and Tokyo, Japan. The conference will be held from 24^th to 28^th August 2026.

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Deadline:

31 December 2025

Guidelines for submission of papers:

1.The joint conference will reflect the foci of RC20(Comparative Sociology), RC33(Social Science Methodology), and RC56(Historical Sociology), We welcome papers on a diverse range of topics on these themes.

2.Papers should be proposed and presented in English.

3. Papers should be presented by oral live presentation,  if accepted.

4.The timeslot for the sessions will be scheduled from 15:00 to 17:00 (Central Europe Summer Time [CEST]), which corresponds to 6:00-8:00 (US Pacific Daylight Time [PDT]),20:00-22:00 (Indo China Time [ICT]), 22:00-24:00 (Japan Standard Time [JST]).

5.No registration fee is required for this conference.

6.It is planned to present the 2nd RC20 Comparative Sociology Award for Best Papers.

7. Fill in your name and affiliation.

8. Fill in the country of your residence (during the conference: 12–16 September  2022)

9. Fill in your e-mail twice for confirmation.

10. Fill in the title, the abstract (no more than 200 words) and the keywords of your paper.

11. Select a session to present paper from the list of paper presentation sessions.

12. The deadline for paper submission is 23:59 UTC on 31 December 2025.

13.The 2^nd RC20 Comparative Sociology Award for Best Paper will be awarded.

Timeline and process are as follows:

Call for papers open (abstract submission): 28 September 2025

Close of paper submission: 31 December 2021

Submissions accepted and program prepared: 12 March 2026

Registration opened: 9 April 2026

Conference: 12– 16 August 2026

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