Date: May 9th to 11th, 2025
Location: Leipzig University
Submission Deadline: March 9th, 2025

The Young Scholars Group of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA) invites submissions for the international conference Thinking Futures in Asia. This conference aims to bring together early-career researchers to explore visions, narratives, and strategies of/ for the future in Asia.

Asia is a region shaped by rapid transformations: technological advancements, environmental challenges, religious differentiation and shifting geopolitical dynamics. How are different actors in Asia imagining, constructing, and contesting possible futures? This conference seeks to examine future-oriented discourses, practices, and policies from multidisciplinary perspectives.

Submission Guidelines
We welcome the submission of papers from early-career scholars and PhD candidates across disciplines, e.g., political science, sociology, history, anthropology, environmental studies, and international relations. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should be submitted via our google form. The submitted paper should be no longer than 15 pages.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 9th, 2025 
Full Paper Submission: April 13th, 2025

Please register for the conference and submit your abstract using the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnomQXy_DVfZN2NPrPahMn5mDKrcX8yShF2O3LhkpFXxTedg/viewform?usp=header