Twenty-First International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

  • Bridging Boundaries: Collaborative Solutions to Complex Social Issues in an Interconnected World
  • 15-17 July 2026
  • University of Galway, Galway, Ireland + Online

Themes and Special Focus

Founded in 2006, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network is brought together by a common interest in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, within and across the various social sciences, and between the social, natural and applied sciences. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Twenty-First International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences calls for research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:

  • 2026 Special Focus—Bridging Boundaries: Collaborative Solutions to Complex Social Issues in an Interconnected World
  • THEME 1: SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY STUDIES
  • THEME 2: CIVIC AND POLITICAL STUDIES
  • THEME 3: CULTURAL STUDIES
  • THEME 4: GLOBAL STUDIES
  • THEME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
  • THEME 6: ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES
  • THEME 7: EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
  • THEME 8: COMMUNICATION STUDIES

2026 Plenary Speakers

Orla Muldoon

Orla Muldoon

Professor, Queens Belfast and University of Limerick, Northern Ireland (UK) and Ireland

Emilio José Delgado-Algarra

Emilio José Delgado-Algarra

Professor, University of Huelva, COIDESO Research Center, Spain

Pat Dolan

Pat Dolan

Emeritus Professor, University of Galway, Ireland

Ronaldo Munck

Ronaldo Munck

Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Civic Engagement, Dublin City University, Ireland

Research Network Chairs

Marcin Galent

Marcin Galent

Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

(English)

Cristina Castillo Rodríguez

Cristina Castillo Rodríguez

Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España

(Spanish)

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