Cultures in the Reconfiguration of World Order
Conflicts, Mobilities and Pluralities in the 21st Century
A permanent digital forum where cultures meet, speak and reshape one another, through research, pedagogy, artistic practice, institutional dialogue and open scientific circulation.
#Cultures 2026 is a global online congress for researchers, educators, artists, curators, cultural managers and institutions.
Peer-reviewed submissions, digital proceedings with individual DOI, thematic partnerships, institutional partnerships and post-event publication opportunities.
Dates. October 13, 14 and 15, 2026.
Promoted and organized by
What is #Cultures
#Cultures is an annual international academic and scientific congress held entirely online. It is conceived as a permanent digital forum where cultures are approached in the plural, through research, pedagogy, artistic practice, critical reflection, institutional experience and public debate.
Online by identity, not by contingency
The digital format is structural. The congress is designed for transnational participation, open scientific circulation and asynchronous visibility through recordings, proceedings and post-event publications.
Cultures, in the plural
Cultures, in the plural, is an epistemological and political position. It recognizes cultures as fields of dispute, memory, identity, pedagogy, institutions, artistic practices and meaning-making.
The world this congress interrogates
Cultures in the Reconfiguration of World Order: Conflicts, Mobilities and Pluralities in the 21st Century.
The world order is undergoing a period of structural rearrangement. Regional conflicts assume global dimensions. Multipolarity redefines alliances and hegemonies. Migrations and displacements intensify diasporas. Digital technologies reorganize information regimes. Symbolic economies are being restructured on a planetary scale.
These processes are not only geopolitical, they are cultural
They produce identity displacements, reconfigure heritage and territorialities, transform cultural policies and alter forms of belonging and resistance.
#Cultures 2026 examines these dynamics through a critical, interdisciplinary and international perspective, reading conflicts, mobilities and pluralities as lived cultural realities that demand plural analytical frameworks.
Scientific structure
The congress is organized around eight permanent thematic axes aligned with the research lines of CLAEC and expanded to a global scale. It welcomes a broad range of academic, artistic, pedagogical and professional contributions.
I
Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development
II
Cultural Diversity, Human Rights and Inclusion
III
Cultural Territories, Education and Sustainability
IV
Technology, Digital Culture and Social Innovation
V
Borders, Migrations, Diasporas and Identities
VI
Cultural Management, Organizations and Entrepreneurship
VII
Memory, Heritage and Musealization
VIII
Arts, Performances, Communication and Cultural Practices
Submission formats
- Research paper
- Experience report
- Cultural practice
- Critical essay
- Pedagogical letter
- Artistic creation
- Performance or intervention
Publication pathway
- Approved and presented works are published in digital proceedings with an individual DOI.
- Selected works may be invited to special issues, partner journals, RELACult and bilingual e-books organized by thematic axis.
Explore the official pages
Access the main calls, participation routes and scientific structure of #Cultures 2026 through the official pages of the congress.
Call for Submissions
Read the submission guidelines, accepted formats, review process, publication pathway and deadlines for presenters.
Registration
Choose the correct participation category, understand the fees, discounts and deadlines, and access the registration route.
Thematic Axes
Explore the eight thematic axes in detail and identify the most appropriate area for your submission or scientific collaboration.
Axis Partnerships
Join the scientific construction of the congress through the integrated axis partnership model.
Institutional Partnerships
Connect your university, research center, network or cultural institution to #Cultures 2026 as an official partner.
How to participate
#Cultures 2026 welcomes researchers, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, artists, cultural managers, curators, activists and institutions from any country or region.
Submit your work
Open submission system for academic, artistic, pedagogical and professional contributions. All proposals undergo peer review within the corresponding thematic axis.
Register to participate
Presenters and listeners should consult the registration page to identify the correct category, discounts and deadlines for participation.
Publish after the event
Highlighted presentations may move forward into journals, thematic dossiers and bilingual e-books linked to the scientific and editorial ecosystem of the congress.
Partnerships and scientific collaboration
#Cultures 2026 combines central scientific governance with collaborative international participation through two formal partnership models.
Thematic axis partnerships
Researchers, research groups and academic networks may join a thematic axis through an integrated model that combines membership in the Scientific Committee of the axis with the proposal of an activity for that same axis.
- Peer review of submissions
- Moderation or nomination of moderators
- Proposal of panels, dialogues, conferences or lecture cycles
- Scientific recognition and integration into the international network
Institutional partnerships
Universities, graduate programs, research centers, associations, cultural institutions and international organizations may become institutional partners of the congress for the 2026 edition.
- Name and logo on official materials
- 40 percent discount for affiliated participants
- Possibility of indicating researchers to scientific committees
- Possibility of proposing activities for the program
Timeline
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Opening of work submissions | April 1, 2026 |
| Early Bird registration deadline | June 30, 2026 |
| Axis partnership proposals deadline | Until July 31, 2026 |
| Institutional partnership window | Until August 31, 2026 |
| Final deadline for submissions and presenter registration | August 31, 2026 |
| Peer review process | August and September 2026 |
| Communication of results | September 2026 |
| Final deadline for listener registration | October 1, 2026 |
| Congress | October 13, 14 and 15, 2026 |
| Electronic certificates issued | Up to 30 days after the event |
| Invitation for full articles | November to December 2026 |
| Proceedings published with DOI | April 2027 |