10th Biennial ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference in conjunction with the Australian Social Network Analysis Conference (ASNAC)

Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 26 November 2026

University of Sydney, Holme Building

ACSPRI is pleased to host the 10th Biennial Social Science Methodology conference, in conjunction with the Australian Social Network Analysis Conference (ASNAC). The ACSPRI conference is multi-disciplinary and brings together researchers and methodologists from a range of environments and contexts. By running the ACSPRI and ASNAC in conjunction in 2026, all attendees will benefit from being able to share their methodology knowledge across domains. SNA related proposals will be reviewed by ASNAC representatives.

Conference topics and themes include:

The types of submissions considered include:

Presentations where an abstract is reviewed (abstract in the conference proceedings). Plan for a 15 minute presentation with 5 minutes for questions.
Short videos - including a student short video competition (abstract in the conference proceedings). Videos must be in a web ready format and be less than
5 minutes in duration. Videos to be published on the conference website.
Poster - including a student poster competition (abstract in the conference proceedings).
Panel - 90 minute roundtable / panel discussion
Plenary - 90 minute keynote
Workshop - 90 minutes or 180 minutes.

Some suggested topics include:

Social Network Analysis (Abstracts reviewed by the ASNAC committee)
Multi-method and mixed methods research
The Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA)
Longitudinal data analysis
Recentring Reflexivity and Researcher Positionality in Arts-Based Social Science Research: Phenomenological and Ethnographic Perspectives
Current trends in ethnographic approaches in social and political science
Cognitive testing / cognitive interviews
Use of linked administrative data for social and health research
Applying multiple methods to explore access to justice
Tools for data visualisation
Embodied Methods in Focus: Advancing Body Mapping as a Transformative Social Science Methodology
Panel studies
Data dissemination and use of secondary data
Dataset specific sessions (e.g. HILDA, AES)
Social media network and text analysis
Computational social science
Generative AI / LLMs in social research

Please use these topics as guides as papers on any aspect of social science methodology will be considered. The conference attracts a wide variety of papers from HDR students to very established researchers. We encourage researchers at all levels to submit abstracts.

Notifications of abstract acceptance will be delivered by 2 October.

Keynote / Plenary Speakers

Conference plenary speakers will be announced here.

Timeline / Deadlines

March 2026: Conference announcement and call for session convenors
26 May 2026: Call for proposals
17 August 2026: Earlybird registration open
18 September 2026: Proposal submission closes
2 October 2026: Notification of proposal acceptance
11 October 2026: Earlybird registration closes
13 November 2026: Final date for submission of short videos
24 November 2026: Conference opens

Student short video and poster competition

To be eligible to enter students must have their short video or poster abstracts accepted for the conference. Each abstract should articulate your project/thesis research question and the method(s) you employ to address this.
A prize will be awarded based on:
- The ability to succinctly present the research question and method.
- The content of the video/poster presentation.
- The quality of the visuals.
The ACSPRI Executive Committee will judge the short videos and posters.
The prize is a voucher to attend an ACSPRI course (valued at up to $2,120.00 *Early bird member rate)
Short video and poster presenters must be currently enrolled students at an ACSPRI member institution.
Students interested in having their posters / videos considered for the Short Video Competition must:
- Submit an abstract by 18 September 2026
- Indicate they would like to be considered for the prize in the submission
- Register for the conference by the early bird deadline of 11 October 2026
- Self produce a video in a web ready format or a printed poster
- If your abstract is accepted, your final video must be submitted by 13 November 2026
- All videos / posters will be published on the conference website. The winner will be announced during the conference. Note: to have a video / poster displayed on the conference website you must register and attend the conference.
All students are eligible for the student video / poster competition, including those that present a paper during a session, but this might be of special interest to those starting on a research project where ideas may not be developed enough for a full conference presentation.

Physical and online attendance

The 2026 Conference will be a primarily physical attendance conference. We will make sessions and plenary/keynote sessions available to stream live via Zoom for those who wish to view proceedings remotely. Those who wish to present at the conference will be expected to present physically at the conference venue. There may be exceptions to this with the support and agreement of the session chair. Please get in touch at: conference@acspri.org.au if you need to discuss alternate presentation arrangements.

Details about the conference venue, transport and accommodation options are available here.

Registration

Conference registration includes attendance at workshops and sessions, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, conference printed materials, and a conference welcome reception. Please note all presenters must register for the conference to appear in the program.

Indicative pricing for registration:
- Full time student: $360
- Employee or non-full time student at ACSPRI member institution: $590
- Non member: $990
- Online streaming only registration: $100

Contact

Conference organiser: Adam Zammit, ACSPRI
Email: conference@acspri.org.au
Phone: 03 9013 9653