Twenty-First International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Bridging Boundaries: Collaborative Solutions to Complex Social Issues in an Interconnected World
- 15-17 July 2026
- University of Galway, Galway, Ireland + Online
The Twenty-First International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging.
Professor, University of Huelva, COIDESO Research Center, Spain
"Ciudadanía crítica y compromiso socioambiental: claves educativas entre lo local y lo global"
(In Spanish)
Emeritus Professor, University of Galway, Ireland
"Social Empathy the Secret Sauce for Effective Multidisciplinary Working and Human Flourishing!"
(In English)
Lecturer, Public Health Policy, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, UK
"Humility, Positivity, Adaptability and Resilience: Lessons from a Multisectoral Collaboration and a Systems Approach to Tackle a Societal Challenge’
(In English)
Professor, Gender and Women’s Studies and Director, Centre for Global Women’s Studies, School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, Ireland
"Violence Against Women: A Multi-Headed Hydra"
(In English)
Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
(English)
Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España
(Spanish)
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2026 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:
University of Alabama, United States
(In-Person)
University of Missouri, United States
(In-Person)
University of Alabama, United States
(In-Person)
Centro Internacional de Estudios Politicos y Sociales, Panama
(In-Person)
Western University, Canada
(In-Person)Aloa-Alota
(In-Person)
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
(In-Person)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
(In-Person)
Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
(Online Only)
Marymount University, United States
(Online Only)
University of Mohaghegh ardabili, Iran
(Online Only)
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
(Online Only)
Western University, Canada
(Online Only)
University of Auckland, New Zealand
(Online Only)
University of Cádiz, Spain
(Online Only)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
(Online Only)
University of Granada, Spain
(Online Only)
University of Granada, Spain
(Online Only)