Ecology, Politics, and Justice:
Working Towards the Pluriverse
June 18–21, 2025 | University of Mons | Mons, Belgium
Join a diverse international and interdisciplinary gathering. Contribute to a wide range of formal and informal exchanges in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy the café-lined streets of a charming university town.
Call for abstracts
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The program for SHE-XXVI is well under way. Many thanks to everyone who responded to the initial call for preliminary program contributions. Additional contributions are encouraged up to the final deadline of February 10, 2025.
Like previous SHE meetings, it is intended to bring together a diverse group of educators, researchers and practitioners who utilize, or are interested in, interdisciplinary and ecological approaches. We look forward to a diverse and exciting program with an excellent range of speakers, symposia, roundtables, and individual presentations.
As the submission deadline approaches, it is important that the conference planning committee has all symposia materials, abstracts, presentation titles, and authors’ information in hand.
Note: If you have already responded to a previous SHE-XXVI announcement, you may ignore this and forthcoming general announcements. Your information has been placed on the program committee’s ‘active file,’ and you will be contacted directly by Mihnea Tănăsescu, SHE-XXVI conference chair.
abstract submission
Abstract preparation for contributed papers should include: The full title of the paper and name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and email address(es) of the registered presenter(s). Similar information should be submitted for poster presentations. Those proposing organized sessions/symposia should likewise provide information for all presenters in their session, but at this point we only need an abstract for the symposium itself, not individual papers within it. Abstracts may be submitted in French or English.
To submit an abstract for an individual presentation, click here.
To submit an abstract for an organized session (four presentations), click here.
The deadline to submit is February 10, 2025. Early submissions help the conference committee identify emerging themes and design the program. Thus, we encourage early symposia / paper / poster submissions and "draft" abstracts as soon as is possible—keeping in mind revisions are always accepted up to the deadline.
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Sand as a Relational Subject
Christine Winter, University of Otago, New ZealandThe Earth Multiple
Martin Savransky, University of Bath, United KingdomA World of Pure Experience: with William James towards a Pluralistic Universe
Katrin Solhdju, University of Mons, BelgiumMovement Lawyering: A Human Ecological Approach for Social Justice Campaigns
Mary Harney, University of Galway, IrelandMore to be posted soon.
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SHE meetings rely heavily on the suggestions and contributions of participants. Our aim is to make this event as broadly interdisciplinary as possible, bridging science, social science, and policy perspectives with literature, humanities, and creative arts. Contributions from all areas of human ecology—theory, education, research, and practice—are welcomed. Examples of recent SHE conference sub-themes include, but are not limited to:
Sustainability issues
Teaching human ecology
Environmental design
Conservation psychology
Food systems / food security
Literature and ecology
Water-use policy
Human-animal interactions
Collaborative planning
Urban ecology
Climate change
Environmental arts
Historical ecology
Eco-spirituality
Environmental health
Traditional ecological knowledge
Political ecology
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Thematic symposium: These organized Sessions should fill a 1 and 1⁄2 hour block and involve up to 4 speakers. Session organizers are invited to propose a theme or set of papers that expand on one of the conference themes noted above; other session topics are also welcome. The organizer is responsible for the coordination of participants. At this point, only provide session summary information and the names of your intended sessions speakers. Abstracts for the individual speaker’s papers are not yet needed.
Individual paper presentation: Contributed papers will be grouped on similar issues with time allotted for delivery and follow-up discussion, in a format similar to a symposium session (e.g., 4 papers per 1 1⁄2 hour time block). Only a working title and the name and institution of presenters is needed now.
Roundtable discussion groups: These groups are arranged by the conference committee to encourage exchange of ideas among participants. Usually, one or two discussion leaders are designated and 6 - 10 participants are assigned to a thematic roundtable. If you would like to be placed on a Roundtable Discussion Group, please reply with your areas of expertise/interest.
Poster: Space and time will be provided for poster style presentations. Submissions for posters follow the same guidelines as a contributed paper, (e.g. author, title and abstract). But only the presenter’s name and tentative title are needed at this time.
Ignite (PechaKucha style) presentations: Time slots will be available for Ignite presentations. These are rapid-fire, visually rich, PowerPoint presentations, in which 20 slides are set to advance every 15 seconds for a presentation of exactly five minutes. Ignite sessions will involve up to 10 presentations in an hour-and-a-half session and so feature about half an hour of audience discussion. These sessions are particularly suited to student project reporting but are also open to others. However, if you are also intending to give a full paper presentation you need to make that clear when you submit your proposal as there may not be room in the conference schedule for you to do both.
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Abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2025
Registration deadline: April 14, 2025
Conference: June 18–21, 2025
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The Society does its best to keep conferences as affordable as possible. The categories and rates are as below. The conference fee includes conference registration (including SHE membership if required), the welcoming reception, morning and afternoon coffee/snacks, and a mid-conference reception. A range of social activities, conference tours, and dining options will also be made available, payable directly to the provider.
Registration Fees (US Dollar)
Professional non‐member (includes a 2025 SHE membership): $300
Professional SHE member (with 2025 SHE membership already paid): $230
Professional early career non‐member (includes a 2025 SHE membership): $230
Professional early career SHE member (with 2025 SHE membership paid): $160
Student/developing nation non‐member (includes a 2025 SHE membership): $100
Student/developing nation SHE member (with 2025 membership already paid): $70
Note: The registration deadline is April 14, 2025. All registrations after April 14, including on‐site registrations, will include an additional fee of $25.
Online registration (preferred) will be available soon. Alternatively, participants may also register via a downloadable conference registration form, also available soon, on the SHE website.
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Other inquiries and general suggestions should be directed to the SHE-XXVI Conference Committee at
shexxviconference@societyforhumanecology.org
Continuously updated information about the conference (e.g., program development, keynote speakers, payment procedures, accommodation information) will be posted on the SHE website.
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The 2025 conference will be hosted by the University of Mons at various locations in historic Mons, Belgium, located about 60 kilometers southwest of Brussels.
Additional details regarding lodging and other travel recommendations will be posted soon.
Learn more about Mons here.
Are there other individuals or groups who should be invited to participate? We are pleased to get email addresses of friends, colleagues, or list-serves you think should also receive an invitation to attend this conference.
We look forward to seeing you in Mons!
—Mihnea Tănăsescu, Research Professor FNRS, University of Mons, & conference chair
In other news…
Introducing the Human Ecology Seminar Series, a collaborative endeavor to bring Society for Human Ecology members, academics, students and professionals together to explore human ecology. Information about the first seminar will be announced soon. Become a SHE member to be among the first notified when registration opens.
We welcome ideas for future speakers and seminar topics. Please contact Sara Löwgren at sara.lowgren@liu.se with your recommendations.
“Sooner or later human ecology, under some name or other, will win its way to academic recognition and to its proper place in general education...”
News and notices
2025 Membership Renewal
2025 Membership Renewal
SHE-XXVI Abstract Submission
To submit an abstract for an individual presentation, click here.
To submit a proposal for an organized session (four presentations), click here.