The Congress is the largest international academic event dedicated to Polish history and culture. Held every five years in Kraków since 2007, it serves as a forum for presenting the latest interpretations and for the creative development of historiographical scholarship on Polish and Central European history. Scholars from various academic disciplines and from different generations and regions of the world are warmly encouraged to participate.

Theme

The leading theme of this edition is the categories of sites, places, and space. Within this broad framework, the Congress welcomes contributions from a wide range of subdisciplines, including urban history, the history of settlement, social, economic, environmental, and non-anthropocentric history, microhistory, the history of culture, ideas, and mentalities, and the history of warfare. Sessions are expected to be primarily problem-oriented and to transcend narrow chronological boundaries.

Submission Guidelines

Individual paper proposals should include a title, a short biographical note (name, affiliation, contact details), and an abstract of no more than 1,300 characters/200 words. Each paper presentation is allotted 20 minutes.

Session/panel proposals should include a title, a description of up to 4,000 characters/800 words, the names and affiliations of all moderators and participants, the titles and short abstracts of each presentation, and contact details for the moderators. Sessions should have two moderators from different institutions. Each session lasts 4 hours and should include at least 4 international researchers (with 5–7 participants being the standard). One scholar based in Poland may be invited, preferably as a commentator or discussant.

Deadlines and Practicalities

Proposals must be submitted in English or Polish by 30 September 2026 via the online form: https://forms.gle/mdPP17qD3TPojuNs6

Authors will be notified of the outcome by the end of October 2026. Draft papers or extended abstracts should be ready by the end of July 2027 and will be made available on the Congress intranet approximately one month before the event.

Congress participants will be provided with accommodation, coffee breaks, and lunches during the proceedings, as well as conference materials. No registration fee is anticipated.