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Llamado a Conferencia «Los Espacios, la Política y las Experiencias de la Inseguridad»

9 y 10 de diciembre de 2026 | Santiago, Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Campus Lo Contador La inseguridad se ha convertido en un rasgo definitorio de la vida contemporánea y en un campo de investigación cada vez más relevante en las ciencias sociales. Sin embargo, gran parte de la literatura existente utiliza una conceptualización reducida de la inseguridad, entendiéndola como episodios agudos de riesgo y perturbación, mientras examina sus manifestaciones criminales, económicas, culturales, ambientales y políticas por separado. Esta conferencia adopta un enfoque diferente al tratar la inseguridad como una condición latente que moldea la capacidad de las personas para reclamar dignidad y reconocimiento en el presente, al tiempo que limita su capacidad para imaginar su futuro. Por lo tanto, busca arrojar luz sobre cómo múltiples formas de inseguridad se intersectan, se acumulan y son experimentadas por diferentes subgrupos de población. Más importante aún, vamos más allá de entender la inseguridad como una consecuencia no deseada de instituciones que, de otro modo, funcionarían bien. En su lugar, examinamos cómo la inseguridad se produce activamente a través del funcionamiento ordinario de los arreglos socioeconómicos y políticos, incluidos los mercados laborales y de vivienda, los sistemas de bienestar, las políticas migratorias, las transformaciones tecnológicas y la gobernanza ambiental. Desde esta perspectiva, la seguridad y la inseguridad no son condiciones opuestas, sino resultados mutuamente constitutivos de procesos sociales y políticos inmersos en relaciones de poder. Estos giros conceptuales abren nuevas oportunidades para abordar una serie de preguntas poco exploradas. ¿Cómo debe conceptualizarse la inseguridad en las sociedades contemporáneas? ¿A través de qué mecanismos se produce, distribuye y normaliza la inseguridad? ¿Cómo se intersectan y acumulan las distintas formas de inseguridad entre lugares, generaciones y grupos sociales? ¿Cómo moldean las experiencias de inseguridad las identidades, aspiraciones, relaciones sociales y el comportamiento político? ¿Bajo qué condiciones la inseguridad fomenta la adaptación, la solidaridad, la resistencia, el repliegue o la acción colectiva? La conferencia da la bienvenida a contribuciones de diversos contextos de todo el mundo que utilicen diferentes métodos y fuentes de datos para abordar estas preguntas urgentes. La convocatoria de ponencias se centra, aunque no de manera exclusiva, en los siguientes temas: Debates conceptuales sobre la inseguridad: Contribuciones que repiensen cómo puede conceptualizarse la inseguridad en las sociedades contemporáneas, incluida su relación con conceptos como incertidumbre, vulnerabilidad, precariedad, privación y temor. Se prestará atención a las investigaciones que enmarquen la inseguridad como una condición latente, acumulativa y multidimensional. Dimensiones temporales y generacionales de la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre la acumulación de inseguridades a lo largo del curso de vida, la transmisión intergeneracional de ventajas y desventajas, las estrategias familiares de protección y decisiones reproductivas, el envejecimiento y la movilidad social. Respuestas a la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre las respuestas individuales y colectivas a la inseguridad, incluyendo la adaptación, la solidaridad, el cuidado, la movilización política, el repliegue y la cohesión social. Dimensiones simbólicas de la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre los mecanismos de delimitación de fronteras sociales (boundary-making: estigma, prestigio) en diferentes dominios urbanos y sus efectos en las identidades y los lazos sociales. Reconocimiento y legitimidad de la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre los procesos a través de los cuales las inseguridades son interpretadas, enmarcadas, reconocidas, disputadas o invisibilizadas en el discurso público, las políticas públicas y la vida cotidiana. Los espacios de la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre cómo se produce y experimenta la inseguridad en espacios urbanos, rurales y virtuales. Los temas incluyen precariedad habitacional, inestabilidad residencial, segregación, riesgos ambientales y ruralidad. Inseguridades virtuales y digitales: Investigaciones sobre las implicaciones de la inteligencia artificial, las economías de plataformas, la vigilancia digital, la gobernanza algorítmica, las transformaciones del mercado laboral, la automatización y las formas emergentes de regulación y exclusión tecnológica. Diversidad e inseguridad: Investigaciones que examinen cómo se experimenta la inseguridad a través de líneas de clase, género, raza, etnicidad, estatus migratorio, discapacidad, sexualidad y otras posiciones sociales, con particular atención a los procesos interseccionales de exclusión y discriminación. Políticas de la inseguridad: Investigaciones sobre la gobernanza de la inseguridad, narrativas políticas, políticas públicas, instituciones democráticas, participación, conflicto social y las formas en que la inseguridad es movilizada, gestionada o disputada en diferentes arenas políticas. Enfoques metodológicos para el estudio de la inseguridad: Damos la bienvenida a enfoques innovadores que avancen en la medición y el análisis de la producción, experiencia y consecuencias de la inseguridad utilizando métodos cualitativos, cuantitativos, mixtos, participativos y computacionales. Cómo enviar trabajos Los resúmenes de hasta 300 palabras deben enviarse a través del formulario de envío en línea de la conferencia: https://forms.gle/xDuY8NiNXCyLMYgDA Los resúmenes deben formular claramente la pregunta de investigación del trabajo, el marco teórico, la metodología y los hallazgos clave (preliminares). Fechas clave Fecha límite para el envío de resúmenes: 1 de noviembre de 2026 Notificación de aceptación: 15 de noviembre de 2026 Conferencia: 9 y 10 de diciembre de 2026 La conferencia es de asistencia gratuita.

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Call NUMIC Conference: «The Spaces, Politics, and Experiences of Insecurity».

December 9-10, 2026 | Santiago, Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Campus Lo Contador Insecurity has become a defining feature of contemporary life and an increasingly important field of research across the social sciences. However, much of the existing literature uses a narrow conceptualization of insecurity as acute episodes of risk and disruption, while examining its criminal, economic, cultural, environmental, and political manifestation separately. This conference takes a different approach by treating insecurity as a latent condition that shapes people’s capacity to claim dignity and recognition in the present while limiting their ability to imagine their future. It therefore aims to shed light on how multiple forms of insecurities intersect, accumulate, and are experienced by different population subgroups. Most importantly, we move beyond understandings of insecurity as the unintended consequence of otherwise well-functioning institutions. Instead, we examine how insecurity is actively produced through the ordinary operation of socio-economic and political arrangements, including housing and labour markets, welfare systems, migration policies, technological transformations, and environmental governance. From this perspective, security and insecurity are not opposing conditions but mutually constitutive outcomes of social and political processes embedded in power relations.  These conceptual shifts open new opportunities for addressing a series of under-explored questions. How should insecurity be conceptualized in contemporary societies? Through what mechanisms is insecurity produced, distributed, and normalized? How do different forms of insecurity intersect and accumulate across places, generations, and social groups? How do experiences of insecurity shape identities, aspirations, social relations, and political behaviour? Under what conditions does insecurity foster adaptation, solidarity, resistance, withdrawal, or collective action? The conference welcomes contributions from diverse contexts worldwide that use different methods and data sources to address these urgent questions. The call for papers focuses, but is not restricted to, the following topics: Conceptual debates about insecurity: Contributions that rethink how insecurity can be conceptualized in contemporary societies, including its relationship to concepts such as uncertainty, vulnerability, precarity, deprivation, fear. Attention will be given to research that frames insecurity as a latent, cumulative, and multidimensional condition. Temporal and generational dimensions of insecurity: Research on the accumulation of insecurities across the life course, intergenerational transmission of advantage and disadvantage, family strategies of protection and reproductive decisions, ageing, social mobility. Responses to insecurity: Research on individual and collective responses to insecurity, including adaptation, solidarity, care, political mobilization, withdrawal, social cohesion. Symbolic dimensions of insecurity: Research on mechanisms of boundary-making (stigma, prestige) across different urban domains, and their effects on identities and social ties. Recognition and legitimacy of insecurity: Research on the processes through which insecurities are interpreted, framed, recognized, contested, or rendered invisible in public discourse, policy, and everyday life. The spaces of insecurity: Research on how insecurity is produced and experienced across urban, rural, and virtual spaces. Topics include housing precarity, residential instability, segregation, environmental risks, rurality. Virtual and digital insecurities: Research on the implications of artificial intelligence, platform economies, digital surveillance, algorithmic governance, labour market transformations, automation, and emerging forms of technological regulation and exclusion. Diversity and insecurity: Research examining how insecurity is experienced across lines of class, gender, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability, sexuality, and other social positions, with particular attention to intersectional processes of exclusion and discrimination. Politics of insecurity: Research on the governance of insecurity, political narratives, public policies, democratic institutions, participation, social conflict, and the ways insecurity is mobilized, managed, or contested across different political arenas. Methodological approaches to studying insecurity: We welcome innovative approaches that advance the measurement and analysis of the production, experience, and consequences of insecurity using qualitative, quantitative, mixed, participatory, and computational methods. How to submit Abstracts of up to 300 words should be submitted through the conference’s online submission form: https://forms.gle/xDuY8NiNXCyLMYgDA  Abstracts should clearly state the paper’s research question, theoretical framework, methodology, and (preliminary) key findings. Key dates Abstract submission deadline: November 1st, 2026 Notification of acceptance: Novembre 15, 2026 Conference: December 9-10, 2026 *The conference is free of charge.

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Call for Applications | Postdoctoral Researcher

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER NUMIC Background The Millennium Nucleus “Urban Insecurity and Cohesion” (NUMIC) invites applications for one postdoctoral researcher position for a one-year period (March 2027–March 2028), with the possibility of renewal for an additional year, subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance. Applications are open to candidates of all nationalities. NUMIC is a research project funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). The project examines how multiple forms of insecurity arising from structural conditions and situated experiences interact and shape social ties across different urban spaces (housing, neighborhoods, public space, transport, work, education, and consumption). The project is based on a comparative analysis of three Chilean cities (Santiago, Concepción, and Iquique). Research Areas Applicants may focus on one or more of the following research lines: Temporal and generational dimensions of insecurity: research on the accumulation of insecurities over the life-course, family strategies of protection and social mobility, expectations about the future. Collective responses to insecurity: research on (dis)attachment and (dis)trust toward institutions, territories, and social groups; collective organization; political contestation; and strategies of coordination and adaptation in response to experiences of insecurity. Symbolic dimensions of insecurity: research on mechanisms of boundary-making (stigma, prestige) across different urban domains, and their effects on identities and social ties. Recognition and legitimacy of insecurity: research on the processes through which different forms of insecurity are interpreted, recognized, or rendered invisible, and their consequences for social cohesion. Residential insecurity and segregation: research on different forms of residential and housing insecurity and how they relate to dynamics of urban segregation. Given the limited availability of data on these topics, proposals are expected to include a clear strategy for primary data collection and/or the identification of existing data sources. Profile Required qualifications PhD in sociology, economics, urban studies, geography, political science, or related fields. The PhD must have been obtained within the last three years (cut-off date: March 2024). Demonstrated expertise in quantitative and/or mixed methods. Demonstrated research experience in the thematic areas of this call. Proficiency in English (reading and writing) and in Spanish for international applicants Additional qualifications Publications related to the project’s research topics in peer-reviewed journals. Experience participating in research projects. Participation in conferences and other forms of engagement with the scientific community. Responsibilities Conduct original, high-quality empirical research that contributes to the interdisciplinary research agenda of the Nucleus. Participate actively in NUMIC meetings, seminars, and research activities. Contribute to outreach and public dissemination activities associated with NUMIC. Submit at least one manuscript to a Q1 WOS journal during 2027, in co-authorship with NUMIC researchers. Terms and conditions Full-time position (42 hours per week). Candidates must reside in Chile or be able to relocate to Chile at the start of the appointment. Gross monthly salary of CLP 2,200,000, corresponding to an annual gross salary of CLP 26,400,000 (approximately USD 30,000). The postdoctoral researcher will work in close collaboration with Quentin Ramond, NUMIC researcher and Director of the Center for Social Economics and Policy Studies (CEAS) at Universidad Mayor. Office space at CEAS will be provided. Application process Applicants must submit the following documents: CV (maximum 2 pages), including academic degrees, publications, and research projects. Letter of interest (maximum 3 pages) describing the proposed research project, the data to be collected and/or used, and the reasons for applying to the NUMIC Millennium Nucleus. One publication (journal article, book chapter, or chapter from the doctoral dissertation). Two letters of recommendation. Letters may not be written by NUMIC researchers and must be sent directly by the endorsers to: nucleomilenionumic@gmail.com All application files must be submitted in PDF format by August 15, 2026, to nucleomilenionumic@gmail.com, with the subject line: “NUMIC CEAS Postdoctoral Position”. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Quentin Ramond at quentin.ramond@umayor.cl Timeline June 20, 2026 – August 15, 2026: Application period. September 1–11, 2026: Interviews (in person or via videoconference). Late September 2026: Notification of results. Descargar bases aquí.