WCSSH-25 2025 - 56th BANGKOK World Congress on "Social Sciences & Humanities" (WCSSH-25)

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Category SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, History, Arts, English, Interdisciplinary Studies, Islamic Studies, Language, Linguistics, Literature, Local Government, Multidisciplinary Studies, Museums, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Women's history

Deadline: December 02, 2025 | Date: December 22, 2025-December 24, 2025

Venue/Country: Bangkok, Thailand

Updated: 2025-07-19 19:17:45 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

I. Core Disciplines & Interdisciplinary Approaches

Sociology & Anthropology:

Social Change and Transformation (globalization, digitalization, demographic shifts)

Social Stratification, Inequality, and Justice (class, race, gender, indigeneity)

Culture, Identity, and Belonging (cultural studies, subcultures, diaspora, nationalism)

Family, Kinship, and Childhood Studies

Urban and Rural Societies (urbanization, sustainable communities, rural decline)

Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine

Sociology of Education and Knowledge

Sociology of Work, Labor, and Organizations

Applied Anthropology and Community Development

Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods

Political Science & International Relations:

Democracy, Governance, and Political Systems (elections, institutions, public policy)

Human Rights, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice Movements

International Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Diplomacy

Global Governance and International Organizations

Political Economy and Development Studies

Populism, Nationalism, and Extremism

Environmental Politics and Climate Governance

Gender and Politics

Psychology (Social, Developmental, Cognitive, etc.):

Social Psychology (group dynamics, attitudes, persuasion, intergroup relations)

Developmental Psychology (lifespan development, cognitive and emotional growth)

Cognitive Psychology (memory, perception, language, decision-making)

Cross-Cultural Psychology and Cultural Influences on Behavior

Environmental Psychology and Human-Nature Interaction

Psychology of Well-being, Resilience, and Mental Health

Educational Psychology and Learning Processes

Economics (Social & Behavioral Focus):

Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making

Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation

Economics of Inequality and Social Mobility

Labor Economics and the Future of Work

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Health Economics and Public Health Policy

Economics of Education

Geography (Human & Cultural):

Cultural Geography and Landscape Studies

Political Geography and Geopolitics

Urban Geography and Spatial Planning

Environmental Geography and Human-Environment Interactions

Geographies of Migration and Displacement

Communication Studies & Media Studies:

Digital Media, Social Media, and their Societal Impact

Media Representation and Identity

Political Communication and Propaganda

Intercultural Communication

Rhetoric and Persuasion in Public Discourse

Journalism, Ethics, and the Future of News

Law & Legal Studies (Socio-Legal Focus):

Human Rights Law and Social Justice

Environmental Law and Climate Change Litigation

Gender, Law, and Society

Criminal Justice and Penology

International Law and Global Governance

Constitutional Law and Democratic Processes

Education (Broader Societal Context):

Educational Policy and Reform

Sociology of Education

Comparative Education Systems

Higher Education Studies

Adult Learning and Lifelong Education

Inclusive Education and Special Needs

Digital Learning and Educational Technology (from a social impact perspective)

II. Humanities: Core Disciplines & Contemporary Issues

Philosophy:

Ethics and Morality in the 21st Century (AI ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics)

Political Philosophy and Theories of Justice

Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness

Epistemology and Theories of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Ontology

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art

Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Post-Structuralism

Applied Philosophy in various domains

History & Memory Studies:

Public History and Memory (monuments, museums, contested pasts)

Global History and Transnational Connections

Environmental History and Human-Environment Relations

Social and Cultural History

Digital History and Historiography in the Digital Age

Oral History and Community Narratives

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Decolonizing History and Challenging Dominant Narratives

Literature & Languages:

Comparative Literature and World Literatures

Literary Theory and Criticism

Digital Literature and Hypertext Narratives

Language and Identity (multilingualism, language revitalization)

Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics

Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis, and Persuasion

Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication

Postcolonial Literature and Decolonial Approaches

Arts & Cultural Studies (Humanities Focus):

Art History and Visual Culture

Performance Studies and Theatre History

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

Film Studies and Media Arts

Cultural Heritage, Preservation, and Digitization

The Role of Arts in Social Change and Activism

Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology

Religious Studies:

Religion in Contemporary Society (secularization, fundamentalism, interfaith dialogue)

Religion, Ethics, and Social Justice

Mythology, Ritual, and Belief Systems

Comparative Religions

Religion and Globalization

III. Cross-Cutting Themes & Emerging Areas

Digital Humanities:

Computational methods for textual analysis, distant reading, and historical mapping.

Building and managing digital archives, corpora, and databases.

Data visualization for humanities research.

AI, Machine Learning, and their application/critique in humanities.

Ethical considerations in digital humanities research.

Environmental Humanities:

Narratives of climate change and ecological crisis.

Environmental justice and equity.

Human-animal studies and posthumanism.

Cultural responses to environmental challenges.

Medical Humanities:

Narrative medicine and patient experiences.

Ethical dilemmas in healthcare and bioethics.

The role of arts and literature in understanding illness and healing.

History of medicine and public health.

Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies:

Intersectionality and diverse identities.

Decolonial studies and anti-racist pedagogies.

Feminist theory and gender performativity.

Queer theory and LGBTQ+ studies.

Memory, Trauma, and Reconciliation:

Individual and collective memory of conflict and violence.

Processes of truth and reconciliation.

Representations of trauma in literature, art, and media.

Populism, Polarization, and Misinformation:

Sociological and psychological roots of political polarization.

The spread of misinformation and its societal impact.

Rhetorical strategies of populist movements.

The role of media literacy in democratic societies.

Futures Studies & Speculative Humanities:

Imagining alternative futures through humanistic inquiry.

The ethics and implications of emerging technologies on society.

Utopian and dystopian thought in literature and culture.

Research Methodologies & Ethics:

Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in social sciences and humanities.

Ethical considerations in research involving human subjects, data privacy, and cultural appropriation.

Participatory action research and community-based methodologies.

Interdisciplinary research methods and challenges.