Dear colleagues and friends,

allow me to post the following Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting):


Call for Papers

16thMeetingoftheGerman-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (GJSSS)

in Cooperation with the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)

Sustainable Societies

Format changed to online

Date: Wednesday, March 2 to Friday, March 4, 2022


Call for Papers

The unidimensional focus on economic growth followed by most societies up until now has put undeniable strain on our planet and has generated severe risks to our lives and livelihoods. The imminent need for new approaches and solutions to economic, social and political organization becomes ever more tangible, as the COVD-19 pandemic reveals the fragility of our current system - especially in the way it aggravates the position of the most vulnerable between but also within societies. While posing an opportunity for cooperation, the global interlinkages of our economies and societies have become more complex than ever, creating enormous challenges in steering humankind towards a sustainable future. To give direction, the UN has instilled sustainable development goals (SDG) to help us tackle global challenges regarding climate change, extreme poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, and the preservation of peace and justice.

In the 16^th meeting of the GJSSS, we want to discuss these topics by analyzing challenges and opportunities faced on this journey towards a sustainable future for all. To this end, we invite submissions that focus on specific problems or investigate possible solutions from a social-science point of view, both in global and local settings. While we encourage international comparisons, we also welcome submissions addressing a specific community or society - particularly, but not restricted to Japan or Germany.


As entrance restrictions to Japan remain strict, we have shifted to an online format after all.
/The deadline for submissions has been extended to October 31, 2021./

Please submit your abstracts (up to 350 words) to the following address: gjsss2021[at]outlook.jp


More info and the full CfP can be accessed here:
https://gjsss.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GJSSS-2021-CfP-Online.pdf <https://gjsss.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GJSSS-2021-CfP-Online.pdf>


Please also share the CfP with anyone you think might be interested to submit an abstract or participate.

Best wishes and stay healthy!

Carola Hommerich (Sophia University) and Masato Kimura (Toyo University)
Organizers of the 16th meeting of the GJSSS
http://gjsss.org/ <http://gjsss.org/>


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Carola Hommerich, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Graduate School of Human Sciences
Sophia University
Chiyoda-ku, Kioicho 7-1
Tokyo 102－8554

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carola_Hommerich
http://researchmap.jp/hommerich/?lang=english
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Recently published:

Carola Hommerich, Naoki Sudo & Toru Kikkawa (eds.), 2021: Social Change in Japan, 1989-2019: Social Status, Social Consciousness, Attitudes and Values. (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

Carola Hommerich & Toru Kikkawa, 2019: Movement behind the Scenes: The Quiet Transformation of Status Identification in Japan, Social Science Japan Journal
https://doi.org/10.1093/ssjj/jyy041

Nate Breznau & Carola Hommerich, 2018: The limits of inequality: Public support for social policy across rich democracies, International Journal of Social Welfare
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12341

David Chiavacci & Carola Hommerich (eds.), 2017: Social Inequality in Post-Growth Japan.Transformation during Economic and Demographic Stagnation. (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)