We are delighted to announce this year's MSA Conference, which will be held on Saturday, 7th November 2026. We warmly invite submissions through the call for abstracts outlined below.
Call for Abstracts
This year’s MSA Conference, Sustainability and Society, invites submissions of abstracts that explore sustainability as a social and relational process, extending beyond environmental concerns to examine how social structures, cultural practices, economic systems, and governance shape sustainable transitions.
While environmental challenges remain central, this theme highlights the role of people, institutions, everyday practices, social interactions, and lived experiences in enabling or constraining sustainable futures. We welcome research engaging with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as critical, empirical, and theoretical perspectives on how sustainability is understood and experienced across different contexts.
Contributions may address intersections with health, tourism, technology, inequality, and impact assessment, with attention to lived experiences, inclusion, and social change.
The following are examples of themes to consider. They are indicative but not exhaustive research areas:
o Social justice, equity, and the rights of local communities in sustainability transitions
o Psychosocial dimensions of environmental change and climate-related impacts
o Community participation, co-production, and stakeholder engagement in sustainability research
o Technology, innovation, and digital transformations in sustainable development
o Health, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability
o Tourism, development, and socio-environmental change
o Governance, policy, and social impact assessment in sustainability contexts
o Cultural heritage, identity, and sustainability
o Inequality, vulnerability, and differential exposure to environmental risk
o Social movements, political processes, and pathways of social change in shaping and advocating for sustainability
Abstract: 300 – 500 words in PDF format
To be sent on maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com
Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 28th July
Conference date: 7th November 2026
The conference will be held in person.
Venue: TBC
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