We would like to invite you to the 2025 Annual Convention on the Global South, organized by the Institute of International Studies (IIS), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). This year’s convention will be held in person in Yogyakarta, on October 1st – 2nd, 2025.
GO SOUTH 2025’s theme is “70 Years Bandung Spirit: Re-invigorating Decolonial Struggle amidst Geopolitical Turbulence.” It seeks to foster discussions and debates on the dynamics of the Global South, 70 years after the Bandung Conference. As material conditions of the Global South countries have changed and new global-regional powers have emerged, how can such a global emancipatory project be reinvigorated? How can imaginaries of the Bandung Spirit be expanded, to project ideas for a just and peaceful world order amidst current geopolitical turmoils? This forum provides platforms for academics, policymakers, and the general public to connect, collaborate, and interact with peers with regards to the above questions.
Event details:
- Date: October 1–2, 2025
- Location: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Mode: In-person attendance
Our call for abstracts welcomes submissions of individual papers and of panels consisting of 3-4 presenters. Selected abstracts can be presented as conference paper, posters, and/or other creative media, which will also be considered for publication in special and regular issues of accredited journals.
GO SOUTH 2025 explores the following subthemes:
- Revisiting Bandung Spirit: Theories and Practices
- Global South and the Politics of Knowledge Production
- Global Divide and Inequalities: Development, Climate, and Beyond
- In Defense of Humanity and Democracy: Violence, Oppression, and Exclusion
- Power Shifts: Repositioning the Global South
Important dates:
- Submission deadline: July 25, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: August 8, 2025
- Payment deadline: August 22, 2025
- Full conference paper submission for publication: October 5, 2025
We kindly request that you share this invitation with your colleagues. We eagerly anticipate your submissions and look forward to the privilege of hosting you at Go South 2025!
To begin the registration and paper submission process, kindly visit:
- Guidelines for submission: https://iis.fisipol.ugm.ac.id/call-for-abstracts/
- Submission form: http://ugm.id/CfAGoSouth2025
- General inquiries: globalsouth@ugm.ac.id
Best regards,
GO SOUTH 2025 Committee