18th Annual Conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociology

We are pleased to announce that INAS 2026 will take place from 1st to 3rd July 2026 at the University of Oxford, hosted by Nuffield College and the Department of Sociology. The conference will host a Women’s Forum on the first day, followed by two days of keynotes, panels, and parallel sessions. Katrin Auspurg and Clemens Kroneberg will deliver the keynotes. The conference will feature a panel on open science and transparency in qualitative and quantitative sociology and other interactive events.

This year’s organisers are Ozan Aksoy, Kasimir Dederichs, David Kretschmer, and Anica Waldendorf.

We look forward to welcoming you in Oxford. If you have any questions, please send us an email at inas2026oxford@gmail.com.

Registration

All abstract submitters have been notified of abstract acceptance and registration for presenters. Due to space constraints at Nuffield College, registration for non-presenters is limited. 

Non-presenters can register for INAS at https://buytickets.at/nuffieldcollege/2077729 from 12 March 12:00 noon GMT. We expect these tickets to sell out quickly. Registration closes on April 15.

The registration fee is £240, which covers conference participation including the Women’s Forum, refreshments, lunch on 2 and 3 July, and dinner on 2 July. Registration closes on April 15, and registrations can be fully refunded until April 15.

We advise participants to arrange their travel and if required visas early on. A recent change in UK border controls requires travellers from the European Union to have an ETA to enter the United Kingdom. More information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/eta.

Keynote speakers

Katrin Auspurg

Katrin Auspurg is Professor of Sociology at LMU Munich, Germany. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Konstanz (2010). Her research interests include labour market, housing, and family inequalities, discrimination, experimental and survey methods, analytical sociology, environmental sociology, and the replicability of social science research. For more information, see her webpage.

Clemens Kroneberg

Clemens Kroneberg is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne. He obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Mannheim in 2009. His research interests include analytical sociology, migration and integration, crime and deviance, and social boundary-making. For more information, see his webpage.

Women's Forum

The Women’s Forum aims to enhance recognition of the work, perspectives, and expertise of women within the broader analytical sociology community. We will meet on July 1st in the afternoon and host flash talks for junior scholars as well as a panel on women in academia. The event is open to everyone. It is an informal setting for people to get to know each other and we will go for drinks afterwards.

Further information