Deadline: January 5, 2026
Call for Papers, 11th Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies, 8-9 May 2026
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, the Ostrogorski Centre and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum invite paper proposals from established academics and doctoral researchers discussing various aspects of contemporary Belarusian studies.
The London Conference on Belarusian Studies serves as a multidisciplinary forum of Belarusian studies in the West and offers a rare networking opportunity for researchers of Belarus.
This 11th annual conference will take place on 8-9 May 2026 in the hybrid format. The Annual London Lecture on Belarusian Studies will follow the main conference panels.
Those attending in person will be able to attend a reception at UCL and a tour of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum Church of St Cyril of Turau & All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People.
The organisers are interested in papers that discuss history, political science, business, political economy, literature, sociology and religious studies. Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged. Selected papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Belarusian Studies in 2026.
The organising committee includes Prof Yarik Kryvoi (co-chair), Prof Andrew Wilson (co-chair), Peter Braga, and Dr Karalina Matskievich.
The conference will be recorded. You can watch earlier editions of the conference here.
Conference partners: the Journal of Belarusian Studies, British British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies – Basees, and ANGLO-BELARUSIAN SOCIETY.
To submit a paper, please complete this online form no later than 5 January 2026: http://forms.gle/WjVhYZDLUWJY33cK6
The working language of the conference is English. Applicants will be notified by 15 January 2026.
For any questions relating to the conference, please email belstudies.conference@gmail.com.
Call for papers in pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EK5NxwYZS9bA1wbzKgJum9ocp2iRXcDA/view?usp=sharing