Thursday, 7 May 2026
9:00–12:00 Registration
Main Lobby, University of Lapland
12:00–12:30 Opening Words
12:30–13:30 Plenary I
Vanessa May: Precarious Belonging and the Power of Resonant Connections in Everyday Life
13:30–14:00 Westermarck Society’s Master’s Thesis Award Ceremony
14:00–15:00 Plenary II
Tero Toivanen: Yhteisön pimeä puoli? – Äärioikeisto ekologisen yhteisön rakentajana
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:30 Working Group Sessions
19:00–21:00 Conference Dinner
Arktikum (Pohjoisranta 4)
(Participants are kindly requested to book the dinner as part of the online conference registration.)
21:00–23:00 Evening Reception at Arktikum
(Complimentary admission for all conference participants.)
Friday, 8 May 2026
9.30–11.30 Working Group Sessions
11.30–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 Plenary III
Charlotte Kroløkke: TBA
14:00–14:30 Sosiologia Journal Article Award
14:30–15:30 Plenary IV
Omistuksenjälkeisyys Research Group:
Jälkiä talouden tulevaisuuksista: omistamisen murrospuhe ja arkiset kudelmat
15:30–16:30 Closing Words
From 17:00 onwards Informal “Train Waiting Club” Gathering (location TBA)
