Past international events

8th – 9th June 2026

Queen Mary’s interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Migration and the (B)Orders Centre for the Study of Borders, Migration and Displacement are jointly hosting the conference on Navigating fractures: the role of place and resistance in shifting migration regimes  at Queen Mary University of London. The conference brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to critically examine how migration and bordering shape contemporary social and political life. It invites participants to interrogate dominant migration regimes, challenge exclusionary narratives, and reflect on the spatial, legal, and affective dimensions of borders. The call for contributions is open until  January 12, 2026.

For more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/research/faculties-and-research-centres/humanities-and-social-sciences/centre-for-the-study-of-migration/events/conference-2026/

27-29 May

The Transatlantic Alliance for Law, Outreach, and National Security (TALONS) conference is an international academic event focusing on contemporary security challenges in Europe and beyond. Bringing together leading scholars and professionals, the conference addresses issues such as NATO and collective defense, national resilience, hybrid threats, arctic security, emergency powers, and the future of international law. Conference talks are open to all registered participants.

More details: https://sites.uef.fi/talons2026/

March 25 – March 28, 2026

The Association for Borderlands Studies is inviting submissions for its Annual Conference to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference brings together border scholars from diverse disciplines to examine borders as complex sites of political, cultural, and social transformation. The ABS Annual Conference offers excellent opportunities for networking, presenting research, and engaging in interdisciplinary discussions on critical border studies methodologies and theories. It is valuable for researchers interested in trans-regional comparative approaches to border research. The last date to submit a proposal is January 16, 2026. 

For more information: https://absborderlands.org/meetings/abs-annual-conference/

13-15th January 2026

The 8th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network, Negotiating Asian Borders: Actors, Displacements, Multiplicities, Sovereignties, will take place at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan, from 13 to 15 January 2026. The submission deadline for proposals is 20 May 2025. 

For more information: https://www.iias.asia/events/negotiating-asian-borders