ICIS2026
Shifting Geopolitics, Rising Power and the Return of Walls:
De-Globalisation or Re-Globalisation?
A world of shifting power
and returning walls.
The 11th International Conference on International Studies convenes at a moment when great-power rivalry, unilateralism, and expansionism are reshaping world order — from the war in Ukraine, Iran and the U.S.–China “dual-hegemon” competition to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and a United Nations marginalised by “multipolarity without multilateralism.”
As the paradigm of conflict shifts from conventional war to contests of trade, technology, capital, and smart power, ICIS 2026 asks how international politics and the global economy can be governed to promote geopolitical, geostrategic, and geoeconomic stability — and whether an exploitative system can transform toward a more collaborative, inclusive direction.
- Share research with local & international scholars, practitioners and graduate students
- Indexed publications, high-quality edited volumes & peer-reviewed proceedings
- High-level academic networking & international research collaboration
To be announced
Keynote speakers and the forum panel are being confirmed. This page updates the moment each name is locked in — check back, or follow SoIS UUM for the announcement.
Opening keynote on Day 1, delivered alongside the officiating ceremony.
Second keynote, opening the Day 2 programme.
Panellists for the Shifting Geopolitics Forum on Day 1.
Important dates
Sub-themes & tracks
We welcome papers, panels and posters across a broad range of disciplinary and thematic areas, including but not limited to:
…plus regional studies — Middle East, African, Asian, European, North & Latin American, Pacific — and more.
How to join
Submitting an abstract and registering are separate forms — you only pay once your abstract is accepted.
Submit your abstract
Send your title, abstract and author details by 29 August 2026 — extended from 14 August. Free — no payment at this stage.
Abstract form →Wait for acceptance
Decisions are sent by 4 September 2026 to the email address you submitted with. Keep the reference in that email.
Register & upload payment
Pay your fee and upload the payment proof in the registration form. Open 4 September – 24 November 2026.
Registration form →Conference fees
Presenters
MYR / USDListening participants
MYR / USDStudent rates apply to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Abstracts, full papers and presentations must be in English.
Live online presentation and participation are available.
Fee enquiries: sois.icis2026@gmail.com
Where your paper can land
Papers are published in the ICIS 2026 e-Proceeding. Selected papers may be considered for Scopus-indexed journals:
…and other peer-reviewed journals.
Presenters — open to all interested individuals, groups, agencies and organizations, for individual papers or panel discussions.
Participants — scholars, researchers, practitioners, students, and co-researchers / co-authors. Graduate research students are encouraged to present in dedicated Graduate Students panels.
Programme at a glance
Arrival of participants and VIPs
Welcoming speech — Vice-Chancellor, UUM · Opening address
Keynote 1 & officiating ceremony
Shifting Geopolitics Forum
Lunch break
Parallel Sessions 1–4
Conference dinner
Keynote 2 · Parallel Sessions 5–8
Workshop 1 — Engaging with your literature: how AI can help you
Lunch break
Workshop 2 — Research funding & grants guide
Parallel Sessions 9–12 (incl. online)
Closing ceremony