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7th European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
University of Helsinki, 10-12 January 2024, Helsinki, Finland
Key Submission Dates

Abstract submission opens: 22 May 2023

Abstract submission closes: 30 September 2023

Notification of acceptance by: 15 October 2023

Programme building by: 10 December 2023

    Submission Types

    Please ensure you read the submission guidelines below for each type of submission. The types of submissions are

    • Individual Papers
    • Individual Posters
    • Game Changers
    • Dream Teams
    Individual Papers

    Individual papers can cover a substantive topic linked to qualitative inquiry and the congress theme. These can be delivered by a single researcher or a group of researchers. Individual papers can be either empirical or theoretical in nature. The time slot provided for an individual paper is 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions.

    You will have to submit a title and an abstract of 300 words (maximum) and give a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords. After acceptance, you will be requested to submit a full paper, but you will not be obliged.

    Submission of abstracts for the conference is closed.

    Individual Posters

    Individual posters can cover a substantive topic linked to qualitative inquiry and the congress theme. These can be delivered by a single researcher or a group of researchers. Individual papers can be either empirical or theoretical in nature. Posters will be displayed in the congress space and can be removed at the end of the proceedings. We will also request an online version of the poster which will be shared as part of the digital conference.

    You will have to insert a title and an abstract of 300 words (maximum) and give a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords. After acceptance, you will be requested to submit a full paper, but you will not be obliged.

    Submission of abstracts for the conference is closed.

    Game Changers

    Game Changers serve as inter-, multi- or transdisciplinary think tanks that will run over three days and will end up in a plenary where findings, strategies or lines of argumentation can be shared with the congress delegates.

    Game Changers' topics are meant to address broader political or strategically important domains that cut across the community of qualitative researchers and inquirists and demand the attention of these communities. They are also meant to initiate discussions and the further development of qualitative responses to major challenges or newly emerging trends in society.

    Leaders of think tanks are encouraged to propose a topic. Delegates that subscribe to a Game Changers session are encouraged to attend at least two sessions as well as the plenary. The group will work together to create a viewpoint, policy brief, strategic paper or response to the topic that can be shared via the European Network of Qualitative Inquiry. Where necessary, the Network can serve as a collective platform through which these viewpoints are disseminated simultaneously in relevant journals or provide further support to carry on with the work beyond the congress.

    The time slot provided for a Game Changer is 90 minutes.

    You will have to insert a title and an abstract of 750 words and give a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords. After acceptance, you will be requested to submit a full paper, but you will not be obliged.

    Submission of abstracts for the conference is closed.

    Dream Teams

    Dream Teams are meant to bring delegates together around a specific topic of interest in an open session to advance their thinking on a particular subject, challenge or theme. Dream Team sessions are meant to be interactive, inviting delegates into a thinking or working exercise. Preferably, Dream Team sessions should result in a writing collective to valorize the outcome of the session in a joint effort of presenters and participating congress delegates. They can be dissolved afterwards to create space for new Dream Teams at upcoming congress editions.

    The time slot provided for a Dream Team is 90 minutes.

    You will have to insert a title and an abstract of 750 words and give a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords. After acceptance, you will be requested to submit a full paper, but you will not be obliged.

    Submission of abstracts for the conference is closed.