Critical Management Studies (CMS)

Organization Journal Virtual Conference: The Real, the Unreal, and the Surreal

Call for Submissions | Deadline Extended to May 24, 2026

Good news - there's still time to submit! The Organization Journal Virtual Conference: The Real, the Unreal, and the Surreal has extended its submission deadline to May 24th

At a time when the contours of power, resistance, and alternative possibilities have become simultaneously more visible, more elusive, and… more strange. In worlds marked by deepening inequality, ecological breakdown, and authoritarian resurgence, there is also something quite surreal in how the world is responding to the lack of progress in obvious social, political and environmental crises. Climate change has largely disappeared from the news, wars, even genocide, are normalized, and many small progressive wins are, again, challenged.

Organization journal has been in the forefront of critical organizational debates for the last 30 years, espousing a plurality of perspectives. In times where power is ever more visibly and spectacularly playing with notions of the real, unreal, and surreal, there is a more pressing need to challenge the fundamental assumptions and investigate the impact of these categories on individuals, organizations, organizing, and communities.

We invite paper abstracts, symposia, round-table, and open-session proposals for the second Organization Virtual Conference, taking place December 7–9, 2026.

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