About

4^th International

African Congress

Between Heritage and Change: African Societies in the 21^st Century
Toruń (Poland), February 24-26, 2027

Call for Papers

Center for Eastern and African Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration as well as Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, and Czesław Mojsiewicz Foundation for International Cooperation Support, have pleasure of presenting a Call for Papers for the 4^th International African Congress. The Congress will take place in Toruń (Poland) on February 24-26, 2027.

Following the success of the first three edition of the International African Congress, organized in 2024-2026 under the honorary auspices of Rwanda, Tunisia, and Algeria (respectively), the organizers are pointing to the importance of heritage and change, particularly in the context of African societies in the 21^st century. During the Congress we are going to address issues related to the historical, political, economic, cultural and social aspects of the African continent and its development. The scope of the conference covers large geographical and thematic area, from Tunisia to South Africa, including Africans in the diaspora. The Congress will be interdisciplinary in nature. Scholars representing (but not limited to) the following fields, are encouraged to submit their applications: cultural and religious sciences, ethnology and cultural anthropology, history, linguistics, literary studies, art sciences, economics and finance, socio-economic geography, security sciences, social communication and media sciences, political and administrative sciences, legal studies, sociology, philosophy and international relations. The combination of multiple perspectives allows a holistic view of the phenomena taking place on the African continent, along with its complexity and diversity.

Important dates

Submitting proposals of panels	November 15, 2026
Submitting proposals of papers:	January 10, 2027
Information about accepting the proposal:	ongoing
DDL for issuing the conference fee:	January 17, 2027
Preliminary conference program:	February 12, 2027
Final conference program:	February 19, 2027
Conference:	February 24-26, 2027
DDL for submitting papers for publication:	June 30, 2027