Call for Papers | FLAUC Annual Meeting 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS

China and Latin America:

investments, management and research cooperation – cultural challenges and opportunities

University of Sao Paulo (USP),

Sao Paulo - Brazil

November 11-12, 2026

About the Conference

As global power structures undergo profound transformation, academic cooperation is becoming increasingly vital in interpreting change, shaping collective responses, and advancing shared knowledge. Today’s evolving geopolitical and economic landscape challenges conventional models of development and governance, while also creating opportunities for a renewed analytical lens. It also encourages new forms of collaboration grounded in sustainability, innovation, and mutual understanding.

Latin America and China, shaped by distinct historical trajectories and institutional capacities, are becoming more interconnected through multidimensional academic engagement. Across fields ranging from economic restructuring and digital transformation to environmental governance and cultural exchange, scholars are uniquely positioned to generate rigorous, context-sensitive insights that both inform public policy and enrich broader societal dialogue.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Fudan–Latin America University Consortium (FLAUC), will be hosted by the University of Sao Paulo (USP) at FEA (School of Economics, Business, Accounting and Actuary/USP), and will introduce an important innovation: the conference will be held jointly with SemeAd (https://semead.com.br/29/en/), one of Brazil’s largest and most prestigious conferences in the field of management.

This partnership will bring together scholars from diverse academic communities and disciplinary backgrounds, fostering broader intellectual exchange and creating new opportunities for collaboration on the theme “China and Latin America: investments, management and research cooperation – cultural challenges and opportunities.” By connecting researchers from Brazil, China, Latin America, and other regions, the joint event aims to strengthen interdisciplinary dialogue and expand the global reach and impact of the conference.

Thematic Areas

We welcome theoretical and empirical papers in addressing one of the following fields:

(1)Trade, Investment & Management– supply-chain realignments, bilateral FTAs, financial flows, SMEs.

(2)Sustainability & Energy Transition– governance, valueaddition, green technologies.

(3)Digital Transformation, Platforms & the New Economy– AI, fintech, cross-border e-commerce, cybersecurity norms.

(4)Governance, Geopolitics & Financial Order

(5)Culture, Identity & Cross-Cultural Exchange(special stream curated by PUCP's Centro de Estudios Orientales) – soft power, creative industries, migration, literature, film and the arts.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome full original/unpublished papers in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Papers may be submitted in one of four (4) categories and in academic article format:

(1) theoretical, papers focused on the review, discussion, and development of theories on a particular topic;

(2) theoretical-empirical, papers anchored in a theoretical problem (a gap or contradiction in the theory) that conduct empirical research using inductive (propositions) or deductive (hypotheses) logic, applying qualitative or quantitative methods;

(3) applied articles, papers that employ theoretical models to reveal knowledge about organizations or groups of organizations (sectors or networks) or develop and/or test managerial models for organizations;

(4) teaching cases, works with educational objectives focused on situations or organizational problems, developed as classroom activities.

Paper submission will be exclusively online, at the SemeAd website. Please refer to https://semead.com.br/29/en/rules-for-submission/ for detailed instructions.

Key Dates (UTC-5)

22 June 2026— Opening of submissions

16 July 2026— Deadline for paper and project submissions

12 September 2026— Notification of submission results

12–29 September 2026— Registration period for accepted papers

20 October 2026— Release of the official program for the XXVIII SemeAd and 8th FLAUC Annual Meeting

11-12 November– 8th FLAUC meeting

10–14 November 2026— SemeAd broader conference

Venue & Logistics

The FLAUC event will be held in English at University of Sao Paulo, at the School of Economics, Management and Accounting building (FEA – USP).

Contact

For further information, please contact flauc_brazil@usp.br