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ERGOMAS is the European Research Group on Military and Society, founded in 1986.

It is an international scientific association, based originally in Europe but now open to all scholars from around the world, devoted to collaborative research on military and society. ERGOMAS is a public, non-profit, politically and ideologically independent professional organization of scientists. Its purposes are pursued through the activity of Working Groups and the Biennial Conference. The core disciplines of ERGOMAS are sociology and political science but, over time, it has become more and more multidisciplinary, and now has members drawn from many other disciplines.

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Link for proposals. The 18th Biennial ERGOMAS confrerence. 31st of May-4th of June in Aarhus, Denmark

Below, you find a link for the call for the 18th Biennial ERGOMAS Comference hosted by the King Frederik Center for Public Leadership at Aarhus University, Denmark. The conference runs from the 31st of May to the 4th of June 2026.

Please note that there are four categories of proposals. These are described on the first page if you follow the link. and also added below.

The deadline for abstracts is on the 15th of February. We should be able to circulate emails of acceptance by early April. Soon thereafter we will also open for early bird-registrations.

As many of you know, the ERGOMAS homepage needs a thorough revision. Hence if you would like to stay updated, the best way right now is to read the news circulated the ERGOMAS email list (as this one).

Please feel free to forward the call in your network, and also to encourage people you know who want to learn more about the conference to reach out to Morten (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to sign up for the email list. If you have other questions for the conference or things you have noticed do not work using the submission link, please also reach out to Morten.

0Direct sumission link

URL for for submitting your proposal:

https://aarhusuniversity.questionpro.eu/t/AB3u4KTZB3wQXL

Proposal types:

(1) abstracts for Work-in-progress-papers.

The abstract should be linked to an ERGOMAS Working Group. This category is open for individual or co-authored research proposals that are still in the making. This can include pre-analysis plans, research proposals, the presentation of data sets or surprising findings, the sharing of experiences with new types of data collection, new types of analyses, new approaches to teaching in military sociology and related fields – or simply of papers that are still very much in the process of development. Proposals will be presented and discussed at a seperate “ASA-style” roundtable session. A roundtable lasts 90 minutes as any other session. Presenters will be placed at different tables usually in the same room. Apart from the presenters and the chair, a number of seats will be available for members of the audience at each table. Each presenter is given about 10 minutes to describe their work. The remaining time is used for questions and discussions. Presenters are encouraged to bring handouts as this format does not allow the use of audio-visual equipment.

(proposal guidelines: 250 words and up to 3 key words)

(2) abstracts for papers to be presented in one of ERGOMAS' standing Working Groups

The abstract should be linked to an ERGMOAS Working Group. This category is for individual or co-authored research papers that are fit for being presented in one of ERGOMAS' standing Working Groups. Authors submitting in this category will be asked if they are willing to present their proposal as a Work-in-progress-paper, if their proposal is not accepted for one of the Working Group sessions.

(proposal guidelines: 250 words and up to 3 key words)

(3) Fixed panel proposals for a specific research theme

(proposal guidelines: a 200 words panel description and 100 word-abstracts for each presentation – the proposal must include at least 3 presenters and a panel chair)

(4) special panel proposals.

Special conference/event formats do not include research presentations as these are covered by categories (1-3) above. Instead they focus on issues relevant for the members of ERGOMAS, for instance practitioner presentations, "Author meets critics-sessions", discussions addressing specific topics and themes, journal-editor debates, book presentations etc. If you want to suggest other types of activities relevant for the ERGOMAS conference, this wille also be the place to do so.

(special panel proposals must include a 300 words-abstract)

Next ERGOMAS conference to take place in Aarhus Denmark

[From newsletter circulated 23-12-2025]

Dear ERGOMAS Members and Friends,

(...) You already know that we have been searching for a new venue for the 18th Biennial ERGOMAS Conference. We are now happy to announce that it will take place in Aarhus, Denmark.

Despite the new venue, it will still run in the first week of June as initially announced. The detailed programme structure will depend on the number of accepted submissions, but it is already settled that the scientific part of the programme will take place Monday-Wednesday (June 1st-3rd) and that Thursday (June 4th) will be devoted for social and network activities.

With these happy news, we hope that you will enjoy the holidays with your loved ones. We are looking forward to seeing you in 2026

Claude Weber (President), Markus Steinbrecher (Treasurer) & Morten Brænder (Secretary)

PS We will circulate a link for the call for abstracts before New Year. The submission deadline is the 15th of February, 2026, and the call will contain four categories:

(1) abstracts for Work-in-progress-papers.
(proposal guidelines: 250 words and up to 3 key words)

(2) abstracts for panels hosted by one of ERGOMAS standing Working Groups
(proposal guidelines: 250 words and up to 3 key words)

(3) panel proposals for a specific theme
(proposal guidelines: a 200 word-panel description and 100 word-abstracts for each presentation – the proposal must include at least 3 and no more than 5 presenters)

(4) special panel proposals.

Special panel proposals go beyond research presentations, but still focus on issues relevant for the members of ERGOMAS – for instance practitioner presentations, “Author meets critic”-sessions, journal editor-debates etc.

(special panel proposals must include a 250 word-abstract)

The Military and Society – ERGOMAS/Springer Book Series

This peer-reviewed series focuses on multidisciplinary, international empirical contributions in the broad field of armed forces and society. Drawing on the initiatives of the Working Groups of the European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) as well as a broad range of international partners, this series brings forward cutting-edge scientific research on military and society and seeks to contribute to a growing body of interorganizational and international comparative research in this field. The expert monographs and edited volumes of this series will examine critical issues and advances in the rapidly evolving field of defence and security, particularly as it pertains to the armed forces around the world.

Based on the established ERGOMAS Working Groups, this politically and ideologically independent series includes but is not limited to the following domains:

Morale, Cohesion and Leadership in the Military
Public Opinion, Mass Media and the Military
Gender and the Military
The Military Profession
Civilian Control of the Military
Peacekeeping and the Military
Military Families
Armed Forces Recruitment and Retention
Military and Police Relations
Violence and the Military
Veterans and Society
Military Conflict Management and Peace Economics
Critical Military Studies
Total Defence Forces/Whole of Defence

Other military and society related topics such as safety standards in defence and security; human trauma in conflict and war; prevention of uncontrolled transfer of military goods; cyber warfare and the military profession; artificial intelligence in defence and security; climate change and security; multinational military cooperation.

Series Editors

Irina Goldenberg (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) & Rene Moelker (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

The editors encourage prospective authors to correspond with them in advance of submitting a manuscript. Submission of manuscripts should be made to the Publisher or one of the Series Editors.

Electronic ISSN Print ISSN

3004-9636 3004-9628

Call for Papers

Februari 1st, 2024: 17th ERGOMAS Biennial Conference in Stockholm (individual & panal presentations)

New books by members of ERGOMAS

Now out

Dictionary of Military Sociology: George Kaffes

Military Sociology: A Guided Introduction: Wilbur Scott, Karin De Angelis & David Segal

Total Defence Forces in the Twenty-First Century: Joakim Berndtsson, Irina Goldenberg & Stéfanie von Hlatky

Please check our bookshelf for information on new and fascinating books by ERGOMAS members. If your book is missing from the bookshelf then please contact us!

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