2025 ICSA Annual Conference (May 31 - June 1, 2025) at Chengdu-Coming Conferences-International Chinese Sociological Association

Digitization and Social Development

The swift advancement of digital technology has significantly reshaped numerous facets of society, exerting profound influence on modes of interaction, governance, learning, and professional engagement. Against this backdrop, this conference endeavors to delve into the intricate interplay between digitization and societal progress, embracing a diverse array of disciplines and perspectives. We cordially invite submissions of scholarly papers aligned with the thematic areas delineated below, while also extending an inclusive invitation for contributions spanning broader dimensions of scientific inquiry. The 2025 ICSA conference will be co-hosted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics at Chengdu, Sichuan.

The ICSA program committee welcomes submissions on topics related to this main theme, as well as on other topics, both theoretical work and empirical analysis. Papers offering comparative perspectives and cross-disciplinary approaches are particularly welcome. Both complete papers and extended paper abstracts in English will be considered. Extended abstracts must contain sufficient details to suggest timely completion (normally, 5 pages or more).

Graduate students are invited to compete for the ICSA 2025 Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award. One paper (published or unpublished) will be selected and the award will be announced in the conference and presented with a plaque and a check of USD 500 (by mail). The selected paper must be presented in person at the conference in person. Five travel awards valued $500 will be offered to students based on their submission for the paper award.

To be considered for the Nan Lin Paper Award, papers must be (1) authored by student(s) only, (2) in English, and (3) to be presented at the 2025 ICSA Conference. Student status must be valid as of the end of 2025. Only complete papers will be considered. Please mark *Nan Lin Paper Award* in the Subject Area when submitting online.

The International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) invites nominations for the Yu Xie Early Career Award. The ICSA Yu Xie Early Career Award recognizes and honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to Sociology within 10 years of completing their doctoral degree. The award includes a certificate and USD1,000. The winner will be honored during the Annual Meeting. The deadline for the nomination is Nov 1, 2024. Please send the nomination to ICSA President, Professor Jean Yeung at socywj@nus.edu.sg. See details in the award page.

Instructions for Paper Submissions

The ICSA Paper Submission Information Site will be available on September 1, 2024, at https://icsa-sociology.org. The submission deadline is October 18, 2024. In the event of any technical difficulties, you may submit your paper via the link here: https://wj.qq.com/s2/15615857/33bb/. Should you have any questions, please email to ICSA Administrative Officer Dr. Yizhou Ye (yizhou.ye@connect.ust.hk) or ICSA President Prof. Jean Yeung (socywj@nus.edu.sg).

Please note that conference participation requires membership in the ICSA. If you are not an active member yet, please become a member through ICSA’s new homepage: https://icsa-sociology.org. The membership fees: $10 for a student membership, $30 for a regular membership, and $600 for a lifetime membership.

The ICSA is a nonprofit organization, registered in both California, USA and Hong Kong SAR, China. It aims to promote social scientific research on Chinese societies, cultures, and populations in the world.

Conference Committee

(ICSA)
Wen Ming (Co-Chair)
Tong Yuying
Song Xi
Zhang Zhuoni

(SWUFE)
He Longtao (Co-Chair)
Haiyang Yang
Min Yue
Xiangshu Deng

Important Date

Sept 1, 2024: On-line submission site opens

Oct 13, 2024: Deadline for submitting Abstracts
Oct 31, 2024: Formal acceptance letters by email (Due to the extension of submission deadline, the acceptance will be sent later accordingly. We will send the formal acceptance letters via email in the early November.)
Nov 25, 2024: Deadline for confirming attendance by authors

Dec 19, 2024: Provisional program available on the website
May 15, 2025: Full papers due to organizers/presiders
May 31, June 1, 2025: Conference

The ICSA Paper Submission Information Site will be available on Sept 1, 2024, at https://icsa-sociology.org. The submission deadline is Oct 13, 2024. In the event of any technical difficulties of registration or submission, submissions could be emailed to yizhou.ye@connect.ust.hk (Dr. Yizhou Ye, the Administrative Executive Officer of ICSA).

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International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) 2025 Yu Xie Early Career Award

Call for Nomination

The International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) invites nominations for the Yu Xie Early Career Award.The ICSA Yu Xie Early Career Award recognizes and honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in Sociology within 10 years of completing their doctoral degree. The award includes a certificate and USD $1,000. The winner will be honored during the Annual Meeting. The 2025 ICSA annual meeting will be held at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics on May 31 - June 1, 2025.

Nominations deadline for complete nomination package (nomination letter and CV): Nov 1, 2024.

Reference Letter max word: 600

Evaluation criteria
The award selection committee recognizes the multi-dimensional nature of intellectual contributions and will pay attention to a variety of scholarly contributions, including, but not limited to:
1) Emerging body of significant and high-impact research in the form of publications that are likely to make a significant impact on theory, research, and practice.
2) Evidence of growing intellectual leadership in the discipline as reflected in editorial appointments, particularly of leading Sociology journals.
3) Other evidence of intellectual contributions that provide a platform for future success.
Nominators are encouraged to provide the award selection committee with specific indicators of the nominee's contributions in these and other categories.

Eligibility
Nominee
1. Members of this ICSA Awards Committee and the ICSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
2. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
3. Nominees must be within 10 years of their terminal degree as of 31 December in the award year.
4. Nominees are required to be a member of ICSA
5. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
6. Nominees not selected for the award in the year of the initial nomination are kept on file for automatic consideration again the next year, without requiring renomination. At the time of the Call for Nominations each year, nominators of previous unsuccessful nominations have the option of updating and resubmitting their earlier nominations.
Nominator
1. Nominators are not required to be members of ICSA.
2. Members of this ICSA Award Selection Committee may add additional candidates at their discretion.

Nomination instructions
An Award Selection Committee has been formed to select candidates for the award for 2025. The committee members are Professors W. Jean Yeung (Chair), Ming Wen, and Emily Hannum. Nominators can submit a nomination to the President of ICSA and Chair of the Award Selection Committee, W.J. Yeung by email at: socywj@nus.edu.sg (please state the subject as "Nomination for ICSA Yu Xie Early Career Award - 2025").

The nomination packet should include two items:
1) Nominee's curriculum vitae/bio.
2) The nomination letter should include a brief (not to exceed 600 words) description of the candidate's achievements and eligibility. The letter should identify the major contributions on which the nomination is based and explain why the nominee is especially qualified to receive this award.

International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) 2025 Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award

Graduate students are invited to compete for the ICSA 2025 Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award. One paper (published or unpublished) will be selected and the award will be announced in the conference and presented with a plaque and a check of USD 500 (by mail). Five travel awards valued $500 will be offered to students based on their submission for the paper award.

To be considered for the Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award, papers must be (1) authored by student(s) only, (2) in English, and (3) to be presented at the 2025 ICSA Annual Conference in person. Student status must be valid as of the end of 2025. Only complete papers will be considered. Please mark *Nan Lin Paper Award* in the Subject Area when submitting online.

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