RC20&RC33&RC56 Joint Conference Call for Session Proposals

RC33 is pleased to invite members to submit session proposals to be considered 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. The conference will be held online from 24 to 28 August in 2026. The hosts are Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand and Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan.

For more information and submission, please visit the main website: https://www.comparative-sociology.online/JC2026.htm, or the mirror site (please use this if the main website cannot be accessed): https://mcn-www.jwu.ac.jp/~fonaka/JC2026.htm

About the conference

Objective

It is absolutely fortunate that three pivotal Research Committees (RC20, RC33, and RC56) of the International Sociological Association are jointly holding this conference. Undoubtedly, collaborations between two of these perspectives (comparative, historical, and methodological) have already produced a number of significant research areas, but this conference facilitates the collaboration of all three which has rarely occurred.
This world, which has been deeply destroyed by wars, discriminations, disasters, pandemics, and changes, requires broad and profound insights. However, the terms “system, ” “power,” or “field, ” that have long served as bases for this purpose in comparative, historical, methodological studies, have gradually worn out.
This torn world requires new research projects founded on new bases. For example, rather than focusing on singular targets indicated by the terms “system,” “power,” or “field,” focusing on multiple and/or related targets and the boundaries and the networks between them have gained significance. Knowledge bound and restricted by such singularities has been overwhelmed by knowledge that distinguishes between various singularities and escapes these binds and restrictions. Boundaries and networks are no longer weak fringes or passive connectors of these “systems,” “powers,” or “fields, ” but are dynamic processes or actors which can transform by themselves.
Knowledgeable people have to struggle to avoid outdated delusions. Only through these strenuous efforts, can they lead the world to survive and proceed to the next era.

Perspective

This conference welcomes all the types of research ( empirical or theoretical, using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods ) in this direction.

Format

It will be an online conference for various reasons: (1) resilience pandemics and other disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, (2) compatibility with other conferences because of its effective use of resources, (3) Earth-friendliness, (4) its innovative use of video-conference applications.

The host committee

Dusadee Ayuwat (Prof. Dr., Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Keeratiporn Jutaviriya (Assist. Prof. Dr., Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Rukchanok Chumnanmak (Assist. Prof. Dr., Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Fumiya Onaka (Prof. Dr., Japan Women’s University, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences)

Co-hosts

Issara Kanjug (Assoc. Prof. Dr., Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Education)
Kitapatr Dhabhalabutr (Assoc. Prof. Dr., Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Architecture)

Contact us

KKUJWUJC2026 [at] gmail.com