Department of Sociology of Organization and Management, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, Section of Sociology of Work of the Polish Sociological Association (Sekcja Socjologii Pracy PTS), Section of Qualitative Sociology and Symbolic Interactionism of the Polish Sociological Association, Łódź Branch of the Polish Sociological Association, ISA RC44 Research Committee on Labour Movements and the Critical Labor Studies Network invite you to participate in the international conference “Social Boundaries of Work: The Meanings of Work in Organizational Contexts”, which will be held in Łódź on October 21-23, 2026.

See the details attached and on the conference website: https://lnkd.in/dEfr5ihD

The eighth edition of the conference will focus on the meaning of work from the perspective of various social groups, considering diverse regional and local circumstances.

A list of thematic groups can be found on the conference website: https://lnkd.in/dVu7tx-z

Abstracts can be submitted both within and outside the designated thematic groups.

Each person may submit a maximum of two papers (one individual and one shared paper). When submitting a shared paper, each person must register and pay the conference fee.

Timeline:

 January 15, 2026 – March 1, 2026 – Registration and Paper submission via the conference form: https://lnkd.in/dUMp5zub or by scanning QR code on the conference website: https://lnkd.in/dwK8hTdu

 April 15, 2026 – Announcement of the list of accepted abstracts (reviewed by members of the organizing committee and the conference scientific council)

 June 30, 2026 – deadline of registration fee payment

 September 30, 2026 – Publication of the conference program

Information about the fees can be found on the conference website: https://lnkd.in/dwxXp5iW