The International Sociological Association (ISA) announces the organization of the VIII Worldwide Competition for Junior Sociologists. The winners will be invited to participate in the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, which will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2022.

By Junior Scholars we mean people who obtained their first Master’s degree (or an equivalent graduate diploma) in sociology or in a related discipline, less than 10 years prior to March 31st, 2021. In case of joint or multiple authorship, this rule applies to all authors of the submitted paper.
 
Candidates must send

• An original paper that has not been previously published anywhere.

• The paper should be no more than 6,000 words in Word format.

• An abstract (maximum 500 words) with five key words must be included in the paper.

• Notes and the bibliography should appear at the end of the text.

Papers that do not conform to these rules run the risk of being rejected. Deadline is 21 March 2021.

For more information see: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/junior-sociologists/isa-worldwide-competition-for-junior-sociologists