Call for Papers: Past Legacies, Present Tensions, Future Visions: Anthropology and Ethnology in and of the Baltic Sea Region

When: 30 March – 1 April 2026
Where: Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract Deadline: 17 November 2025

The Baltic region is experiencing intensified militarisation, rising populism, ecological degradation, and shifting migration landscapesThis conference invites ethnologists and anthropologists to critically examine these transformations, strengthen regional scholarly collaboration, and explore the future of our disciplines.

We welcome papers on topics including, but not limited to:

  • Borders and bordering practices
  • Disciplinary trajectories and legacies in the region
  • Post-Soviet and postsocialist influences on research
  • Postcolonial and decolonial approaches to the Baltic Sea region

Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Zuzanna Bogumił, University of Warsaw.

Submit your abstract (max 300 words) here: https://forms.office.com/e/qGP0BdRaRX

Limited funding for travel and accommodation is available and can be applied for via the submission form.

For further questions, please contact Dzmitry Sialitski at dzmitry.sialitski@sh.se.

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