Call for Papers

Plenary sessions will ponder the latest theoretical and methodological approaches in our field and where we may be headed in these challenging times. We welcome research presentations from Mobilization’s global community of scholars. Paper sessions will cover a wide range of topics and will be organized thematically depending on submissions. To reserve your place, submit an abstract and pay the registration fee before the deadline. You are committing to a completed paper by the conference. Our vision is an informal and friendly space for researchers in the social movements/ contentious politics field to gather annually and discuss their work—in a more relaxed and intimate setting compared to ASA, ISA, EPCR, or ESA conferences.

  • Trends in social movement theory
  • The analysis of contemporary movements
  • Social media and digital technologies
  • Tactical variation and movement outcomes
  • Crossnational and historical analysis of protest movements
  • Collective identity and identity movements
  • State social control and surveillance
  • And more, depending on submissions

Abstracts are due April 12, 2026. See our abstract submission page for more information.

You are welcome to contact Mobilization’s publication office directly if you have any questions: Mobilization.Quarterly@sdsu.edu