ACSS is organised by IAFOR in association with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) in Osaka University, Japan.
Join us in Tokyo for ACSS2025!
May 11-16, 2025 | Held at the Toshi Center Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, and Online
Welcome to the 16th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2025).
Held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University, this international conference encourages academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue. This event will afford an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, networking, and facilitating partnerships across national and disciplinary borders.
Since its founding in 2009, IAFOR has brought people and ideas together in a variety of events and platforms to promote and celebrate interdisciplinary study, and underline its importance. Over the past year we have engaged in many cross-sectoral projects, including those with universities (the University of Barcelona, Hofstra University, UCL, University of Belgrade and Moscow State University), a think tank (the East-West Center), as well as collaborative projects with the United Nations in New York, and here, with the Government of Japan through the Prime Minister’s office.
With the IAFOR Research Centre, we have engaged in a number of interdisciplinary initiatives we believe will have an important impact on domestic and international public policy conversations. It is through conferences like these that we expand our network and partners, and we have no doubt that ACSS2025 will offer a remarkable opportunity for the sharing of research and best practice, and for the meeting of people and ideas.
The 16th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2025) will be held alongside The 15th Asian Conference on Cultural Studies and The 16th Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities. Registration for either conference will allow delegates to attend sessions in the other.
– The ACSS2025 Programme Committee
- Location & Venue: Held at the Toshi Centre Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, and Online
- Dates: Sunday, May 11, 2025 to Friday, May 16, 2025
- Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: November 29, 2024*
- Final Abstract Submission Deadline: February 14, 2025
- Registration Deadline for Presenters: March 27, 2025
*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.
Programme
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Turning the Faucet to Full: Expanding the Use of Bormann’s Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT) in Asian Humanities, Social Science, and Cultural Studies ResearchKeynote Presentation: Thomas G. Endres
Speakers
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Thomas G. EndresUniversity of Northern Colorado, United States
Conference Committees
The International Academic Board (IAB)
Dr Joseph Haldane, IAFOR and Osaka University, Japan, & University College London, United Kingdom
Professor Jun Arima, President, IAFOR & University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor Anne Boddington, Executive Vice-President and Provost, IAFOR & Middlesex University, United Kingdom
Professor Barbara Lockee, Virginia Tech, United States
Professor Donald E. Hall, Binghamton University, United States
Dr James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging
Professor Grant Black, Chuo University, Japan
Professor Dexter Da Silva, Keisen University, Japan
Professor Baden Offord, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Australia & Cultural Studies Association of Australasia
Professor Frank S. Ravitch, Michigan State University College of Law, United States
Professor William Baber, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr Virgil Hawkins, Osaka University, Japan
Conference Programme Committee
Dr Grant Black, Chuo University, Japan
Dr Thomas G. Endres, University of Northern Colorado, United States
Dr Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan
Professor Bradley J. Hamm, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, United States
Professor Donald E. Hall, Binghamton University, United States
Professor Fan Li, LePing Social Entrepreneur Foundation & Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), China
Professor James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging
Professor Sela V. Panapasa, University of Michigan, United States
ACSS2025 Review Committee
Dr Suhaily Abdullah, Politeknik Jeli Kelantan, Malaysia
Professor Dasim Budimansyah, Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia
Professor Debdutta Choudhury, Woxsen University, India
Dr William Crawley, University of West Florida, United States
Dr Jagad Aditya Dewantara, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia
Dr Thomas Endres, University of Northern Colorado, United States
Dr Tshililo Ruddy Farisani, Boston City Campus and Business College, South Africa
Dr Iriani Indri Hapsari, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr Masanori Kaneko, Setsunan University, Japan
Dr Megan Kelly, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Dr Cheng-pin Lai, Department of Psychology at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Dr Ponnapa Musikapun, Naresuan University, Thailand
Dr Akio Nawakura, National Federation of Depopulated Municipalities in Japan, Japan
Dr Arbenita Sopaj, Kobe University, Japan
Dr Sing Yun Wong, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
IAFOR's peer review process, which involves both reciprocal review and the use of Review Committees, is overseen by the Conference Programme Committee under the guidance of the International Academic Board (IAB). Review Committee members are established academics who hold PhDs or other terminal degrees in their fields and who have previous peer review experience.
If you would like to apply to serve on the ACSS2025 Review Committee, please visit our application page.
