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First 'Intergalactic' Resistance Studies Conference

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
June 18-21, 2026 

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Calls for Papers

Journal of Resistance Studies is published in June and December and accept papers continuously all year round. Texts up to 12 000 words in total, with a clear resistance relevance and not submitted to other publications are most welcome.

Special Issue

Situated Resistance and Hope in the Everyday

In the global context of increasing authoritarianism and social exclusion, there is an urgent need to renew theoretical references and share practical knowledge from contexts where forms of resistance...
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Issue: Spring 2027

Special Issue

Strange Activism: Multiple Roles of Resistance amidst the Crisis of Democracy

Within the field of resistance studies, various concepts have been used for theorizing different forms and goals of political activism. One of the most recent conceptualizations, ‘constructive resista...
Deadline: May 16, 2025
Issue: Fall 2026

Ordinary issue

General Call for Papers - Journal of Resistance Studies

The Journal of Resistance Studies (JRS) invites high-quality research submissions for the Spring 2026 issue. Our mission is to advance the emerging field of resistance studies by exploring how individ...
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Issue: Spring 2026

Ordinary issue

Call for Papers: Journal of Resistance Studies

The Journal of Resistance Studies (JRS) invites high-quality research submissions for the Spring 2025 issue. Our mission is to advance the emerging field of resistance studies by exploring how individ...
Deadline: March 1, 2025
Issue: Spring 2025

Special Issue

Call for papers for special issue on “Everyday resistance in welfare systems”' 

Within the field of resistance studies, “everyday resistance” is by now an established concept to investigate resistance work that is not necessarily organised, openly visible and often goes unnoticed...
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Issue: Fall 2025

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Thanks for considering a submission to the 'Intergalactic' Conference on Resistance Studies! Before we get started, we just want to make sure that everything is ready.

The Call for Papers for the Conference is open to both academics and other people who implement resistance through activism, art, community, everyday efforts, and much more. All submissions, not matter your background, should:

  • Have a clear focus on 'resistance' and how resistance influences power relations
  • Contribute to our theoretical understanding of resistance; if you are not from an academic background, we still expect you to articulate coherently how your presentation or proposal contributes to our understanding and practice of resistance, for example, how you sharing your knowledge could help or enrich other activists or researchers

We are open to a wide diversity of worldviews and creative ways of presenting and engaging with resistance, whether drawing from literature, personal experience, cultural understandings or more.

For academic submission, it would be helpful for you to check out our policy statement.

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