Call for Paper RSA2025@Porto

CALL FOR PAPERS for the Panel I organized in RSA2025 @ Porto

RSA Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2025– Porto/Portugal (6-9 May 2025)

Special Session:

SS45: Transforming Field Studies Method amid Fieldwork Amid Global Crises

Session Organizer

Joseph Hongsheng Zhao (University of Suffolk,UK) jhszhao@cantab.net

Session Description

https://lnkd.in/e4zG_zSq

This panel invites contributions that explore these evolving landscapes of research methods and field works, welcoming papers, and presentations on, but not limited to, the following themes:

1. Reflections on emerging trends and innovations in regional studies methodologies.

2. Critical reviews of positionality, reflexivity, and researcher’s resilience in fieldwork across diverse contexts.

3. Proposals, assessments, and evaluations of creative methodologies within regional studies.

4. Case studies addressing uncertainties and challenges in conducting regional research amidst compounded crises, particularly in the Global South.

This session aims to provide a platform for sharing insights and strategies, inspiring a more resilient and adaptive regional studies research community. The session welcomes early career researchers as well as postgraduate students.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts (max 250 words) should outline the research focus, methodology and relevance to the conference theme. Submissions are due by 19th December 2024 (Thursday) through the RSA conference portal at: https://lnkd.in/e4zG_zSq

The RSA offers conference bursaries. Details are available on the website under ‘Funding and Awards’.

I look forward to your contributions to on research method and fieldwork 

Any inquires, please e-mail jhszhao@cantab.net.

Yours sincerely,

 Joseph Zhao