About VCSS
VCSS 2026 is the The Vienna Conference on the Social Sciences (VCSS2026), a social sciences conference. It takes place on 13 November 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Full papers were due 21 May 2026.
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Welcome to The Vienna Conference on the Social Sciences (VCSS2026)
The Vienna Conference on the Social Sciences (VCSS2026) will be hosted alongside The Vienna Conference on Arts and Humanities (VCAH2026) as a part of the IAFOR European City Conference Series. Registration for either of these conferences will allow delegates to attend any joint plenary session or parallel sessions as desired.national and disciplinary borders.
Submissions are organised into the following streams:
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Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies and Humanities Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Computational Social Science Cultural and Media Studies Economics and Management Education and Social Welfare Demography, Human Geography & Population Studies Ethnicity, Difference, Identity Globalization and Internationalization Immigration, Refugees, Race, Nation Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender International Relations & Human Rights Journalism and Communications Linguistics Natural, Environmental and Health Sciences Politics, Philosophy, Ethics, Consciousness Politics, Public Policy, Law & Criminology Psychology & Social Psychology Research Methodologies, Quantitative and Qualitative Social History Social Work Sociology Sustainability Teaching and Learning Technology and Applied Sciences Urban Studies Other
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