The annual conference of the International Association for Critical Realism (IACR) 2026 will be hosted at the International Institute of Social Studies. The Hague, Netherlands (hybrid).
Pre-Conference Monday, July 27- Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Conference Thursday 30 July – Saturday 1 August, 2025
You can find out more on the conference website, including a call for papers – the deadline for abstract submissions is May 31, 2026.
IACR has staged annual conferences since 1998. Previous conferences were hosted at :
- Szczecin, Poland (hybrid, 2025)
- Warwick, UK (hybrid, 2024)
- Manila, Philippines (hybrid, 2023)
- Den Haag, Netherlands (hybrid format, 2022),
- South Africa (delivered online, 2021),
- Warsaw, Poland (delivered online, 2020),
- Southampton, UK (2019),
- Lillehammer, Norway (2018),
- Torino, Italy (2017),
- Cardiff, UK (2016),
- South Bend, Indiana USA (2015),
- London, UK (2014),
- Nottingham (2013),
- Grahamstown, South Africa, (2012),
- Oslo University College (2011),
- University of Padua, Italy (2010),
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2009),
- Kings College, London (2008),
- Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA (2007),
- University of Tromsø, Norway (2006),
- University of Western Sydney, Australia (2005),
- University of Cambridge, UK (2004),
- University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2003),
- the University of Bradford, UK (2002),
- Roskilde University, Denmark (2001),
- University of Lancaster, UK (2000),
- University of Örebro, Sweden (1999),
- University of Essex, UK (1998).