{"id":14137,"date":"2026-11-05T18:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/?p=14137"},"modified":"2026-11-05T18:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:26:12","slug":"call-for-papers-for-the-4th-sos4democracy-conference-democracy-in-crisis-possibilities-for-resistance-and-social-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/call-for-papers-for-the-4th-sos4democracy-conference-democracy-in-crisis-possibilities-for-resistance-and-social-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers for the 4th SOS4Democracy Conference: \u201cDemocracy in Crisis: Possibilities for Resistance and Social Transformation\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"lead\">The Social Sciences for Democracy project (SOS4democracy) invites you to submit paper abstracts for its 4th annual conference: \u201cDemocracy in Crisis: Possibilities for Resistance and Social Transformation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14135\" src=\"https:\/\/media.zastone.ba\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/06061243\/poziv-za-dostavljanje-sazetaka-radova.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos4democracy.eu\/call-for-papers-for-the-4th-sos4democracy-conference-democracy-in-crisis-possibilities-for-resistance-and-social-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOS4democracy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Venue:<\/strong> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana,\u00a0Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Dates:<\/strong> 16-18 June 2027<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Abstract submission deadline:<\/strong> 15 February 2027<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Call for papers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Social Sciences for Democracy project (SOS4democracy) invites you to submit paper abstracts for its 4th annual conference: \u201cDemocracy in Crisis: Possibilities for Resistance and Social Transformation\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Themes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Contemporary liberal democracies are increasingly theorised as being in a state of crisis. Across democratic contexts, we observe the rise of populist politics, centralization of power in the executive branch, criminalisation of dissent, expanding practices of securitisation and surveillance, and continued impunity for violations of international law. At the same time, existing legal frameworks continue to be mobilized by social movements and other actors to challenge authoritarian practices, defend fundamental rights, and resist the normalisation of violence. This conference seeks to explore contemporary forms of authoritarian and illiberal practices, as well as the possibilities for resistance, solidarity, and the building of movements for social transformation.<\/p>\n<p>We invite academic and non-academic contributions from diverse disciplines and fields of practice that address these and related questions through empirical, theoretical, and historical perspectives. Possible themes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Illiberal systems and the centralisation of power<\/strong>: Authors are invited to explore measures through which governments centralise power within the executive branch, weaken judicial and legislative oversight, and undermine other mechanisms of accountability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The rise of populist politics<\/strong>: This theme explores the growing electoral and political influence of populist parties and movements, their mobilization around migration and national identity, and their impact on democratic institutions and political discourse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The limits of international law in times of remilitarization<\/strong>: Recent armed conflicts raise fundamental questions about the limits of the international legal order and the possibilities of mobilizing international and domestic law for political struggle and accountability. We invite contributions on how growing military spending, the shift of production and research towards defence, and the broader militarization affect democracy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology and the reshaping of democratic environments<\/strong>: This theme explores how surveillance, AI, and other emerging technologies are reshaping governance, from migration control, policing, and welfare administration to military and security infrastructures. Authors are invited to consider the implications of these developments for human rights, accountability, and democratic participation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repression, securitization, and criminalization of dissent<\/strong>: We invite authors to explore the expanding use of policing, anti-terrorism measures, restrictive legislation, and institutional disciplinary measures to suppress political protest and social movements, including the growing pressures placed on universities, academic freedom, student activism, and journalistic freedom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Democratic resistance and civil society mobilization<\/strong>: This theme considers how civil society, social movements, opposition actors, and transnational networks mobilise to resist authoritarianism and political violence, including through monitoring and documenting illiberal measures, strategic litigation, public advocacy, investigative research, and other forms of civic oversight.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The conference welcomes researchers from the social sciences and humanities, practitioners, activists, students, and others engaged in research and advocacy on the rule of law, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in contemporary democracies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Venue &amp; accessibility<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p>The conference will take place over three full days from <strong>16 to 18 June 2027<\/strong> at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. This will be an entirely in-person meeting with no option for virtual attendance or presentation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>General guidelines for abstract submissions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Submissions to the conference should include an abstract of a maximum of 300 words (please state the objectives of the paper, methodology, and results).<\/li>\n<li>Submissions should also include a short biography (maximum 100 words) of the author(s) of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Please submit your abstract and short biography by <strong>15 February 2027 <\/strong>to the e-mail address <a href=\"mailto:sos4democracy@inst-krim.si\">sos4democracy@inst-krim.si<\/a> (please use \u201cCall for papers \u2013 SOS4democracy conference\u201d as the subject line of your e-mail).<\/li>\n<li>Abstracts must relate to the conference\u2019s general themes. All abstracts must be in English.<\/li>\n<li>All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis with notifications sent out regularly. Applicants will be notified about the acceptance of abstracts by\u00a0<strong>31 March 2027 <\/strong>at the latest. <strong>Should you not receive a notification by this date, please contact us as soon as possible at sos4democracy@inst-krim.si<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The final program of the conference will be available by<strong> 31 May 2027.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>There will be no registration fee for participating at the conference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The organizers of the conference cannot provide any funding for travel and accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at this e-mail address: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos4democracy.eu\/call-for-papers-for-the-4th-sos4democracy-conference-democracy-in-crisis-possibilities-for-resistance-and-social-transformation\/sos4democracy@inst-krim.si\">sos4democracy@inst-krim.si<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Scientific committee<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Vasja Badali\u010d, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Kristina \u010cufar, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Iva Ramu\u0161 Cvetkovi\u010d, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>\u017diva \u0160keta, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Ga\u0161per Zavr\u0161nik, Delo Media house, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Matija \u017dgur, Roma Tre University, Italy<\/li>\n<li>Damir Banovi\u0107, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Haris Karabegovi\u0107, Citizens Association Why not?, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>Elisa Orlando, Libera \u2013 Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie, Italy<\/li>\n<li>Deniz Erkmen, <em>\u00d6zye\u011fin<\/em> University, T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Lior Volinz, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Mert Arslanalp, <em>Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i\u00a0<\/em>University, T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<li>Edgar \u015ear, Istanbul Political Research Institute, T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Organizing committee:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tina An\u017ei\u010d, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Ne\u017ea Cerkovnik Markelj, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Simona Dekalan, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Slovenia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Sciences for Democracy project (SOS4democracy) invites you to submit paper abstracts for its 4th annual conference: \u201cDemocracy in Crisis: Possibilities for Resistance and Social Transformation\u201d. Photo by: SOS4democracy Venue: Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana,\u00a0Ljubljana, Slovenia Dates: 16-18 June 2027 Abstract submission deadline: 15 February 2027 Call for papers The Social &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/call-for-papers-for-the-4th-sos4democracy-conference-democracy-in-crisis-possibilities-for-resistance-and-social-transformation\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":14135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,30,22],"tags":[115],"class_list":["post-14137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-programs","category-zasto-ne-en","tag-sos4democracy-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14138,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions\/14138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}