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

November 24-26, 2026 - Holme Building, University of Sydney, Australia

ACSPRI is pleased to host the 10th Biennial Social Science Methodology conference, in conjunction with the Australian Social Network Analysis Conference. 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.

More details are available on the conference website

The call for session convenors is currently open. Please fill out the call for session convenors form by 1 May 2026 if you are interested.

Suggested topics include:

• Multi-method and mixed methods research
• Longitudinal data analysis
• Arts-based research
• Ethnographic approaches
• Cognitive testing / cognitive interviews
• The use of administrative data for social and political research
• Tools for data visualisation
• Innovative research methodologies and collaborations in consumer policy and protection
• Social Network Analysis
• Panel studies
• Data dissemination and use of secondary data
• Dataset specific sessions (e.g. AuSSA, HILDA, AES)
• Social media network and text analysis
• Computational social science

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.

Presentations include:

1. Presentations where an abstract is reviewed (abstract in the conference proceedings). Plan for a 15 minute presentation with 5 minutes for questions.
2. 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.
3. Poster - including a student poster competition (abstract in the conference proceedings).
4. Panel - 90 minute roundtable / panel discussion
5. Plenary - 90 minute keynote
6. Workshop - 90 minutes or 180 minutes

 
Please note, you can still benefit from attending this conference even if you do not present a paper.