Call For Papers For MNLU Mumbai LHSS Symposium 2025 [Submit By 16th September]
The Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective at Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is organising its Third edition of its Symposium being hosted on 11th and 12th October, 2025 to explore the crises and challenges of law in contemporary times.
Available research on the intersection of law with humanities and social sciences remains focused on and originates from the Global North. Perspectives from the Global South remain marginal to such discussions. MNLU Mumbai's Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective seeks to redress this imbalance by providing platforms for expression and exchange of ideas that craft interdisciplinary approaches from a Global South perspective.
The LHSS International Symposium is a two-day virtual event that brings together scholars, students, and legal professionals to explore the interplay between law and social sciences. This edition of the competition, being held on 11th – 12th October 2025, aims to foster an understanding of crises faced by law. Over the period of two days, this symposium would feature some of the voices in the field. The LHSS Collective hereby invites abstracts for the paper presentation at the Symposium. The topic chosen must explore the intersection of law and humanities or social sciences. For further details regarding submission guidelines and registration portal, please refer to this brochure.
Broad Themes For The Abstract Submission
1. Biometrics and surveillance as a tool of tracing citizenship.
2. Marginalised identities, citizenship and the politics of exclusion.
3. Citizenship and identity in the Global South, as compared to the Global North.
4. Arbitrariness and abuse in detention centres.
5. Identities and Parochialism in India in the context of linguistic and son of the soil regionalism.
6. Statelessness and refugee identities in a globalised world.
7. Media portrayals of 'desirable' and 'undesirable' migrants.
General Guidelines
1. The Symposium will be conducted virtually.
2. Abstracts can be submitted with up to 250 words.
3. Co-authorship of up to 2 authors is permissible.
4. Guidelines for the paper will be furnished post abstract selection.
5. Selected abstracts for the symposium, on completion to full papers, can be considered for publication in the LHSS Journal. The publication is subject to editorial discretion.
Timeline
- Deadline for Abstract Submission: 16th September, 2025
- Decision on Abstracts: 20th September, 2025
- Dates of Symposium: 11th and 12th October, 2025
How To Submit?
The submission link for the abstracts can be found here.
Registration Fee
The registration fee for selected presenters is INR 500/-. Detailed registration and payment form will be shared with participants selected for the paper presentation.
Contact
Email: symposiumlhss@mnlumumbai.edu.in
Mitul Bhushan +91 8273961758 | Vedika Kulkarni +91 7666478100.