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Scope and Themes

We invite abstracts addressing contemporary questions related to antisemitism, with a particular emphasis on empirical research. We welcome contributions from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives, including quantitative, qualitative, computational, legal, historical, and theoretically informed scholarship.:

  • Measurement and definition of antisemitism (scale development, survey methodology, content analysis)
     

  • Antisemitism in educational and campus contexts
     

  • Online and social media antisemitism (computational text analysis, platform studies)
     

  • Antisemitism and political ideology, populism, or extremism
     

  • Health and psychological impacts of antisemitism on Jewish communities
     

  • Legal and policy frameworks for addressing antisemitism
     

  • Comparative and cross-national studies of antisemitism
     

  • Antisemitism and intersecting forms of prejudice or discrimination
     

  • Intervention, bystander, and prejudice-reduction research
     

  • Antisemitism and antizionism: empirical data
     

  • Discrimination minimization and the social psychology of antisemitism reporting

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should describe completed or substantially completed research. Preference will be given to submissions presenting empirical findings; however, theoretically informed or conceptual contributions that offer significant scholarly insight into antisemitism may also be considered.

 

Abstract Requirements

Length: 300 words (excluding references)

Methodology/Approach: Abstracts should describe the methodological or analytical approach employed. Empirical submissions should specify their research design, data sources, analytic approach, and measures where applicable. Conceptual, legal, or theoretical submissions should clearly articulate their framework, argument, and scholarly contribution.

Results: Abstracts should indicate the principal findings or, for work in progress, the expected contribution.

Disciplines welcome: Psychology, sociology, political science, public health, law, education, communication studies, computational social science, and related fields.

Key Dates

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
     

  • Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2026
     

  • Symposium: October 14–15, 2026

 

 

Inquiries

Questions regarding submissions or the conference programme may be directed to:

pmatusof@brocku.ca

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​​SUBMISSION FORM​


Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2026 

Reminder that this year we will only be considering empirical research submissions. 

Preferred Presentation Format

(If submitting a panel, include the panel title, names, affiliations, and presentation titles of all participants.)

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