Program

The preliminary SSCW 2026 conference program (May 15 version) is now available below. Please note that the schedule is still subject to change.

The final version of the program will be posted by the end of May 2026.

SSCW 2026 consists of 12 parallel sessions and four keynote lectures.

The following PDF files for the preliminary SSCW 2026 program (May 15 version) are available for download:

Parallel Session Rooms

Parallel sessions will be held in the following rooms and venues:

On the campus map, the venues are marked as follows: Ito International Research Center (Building 29), Economics Research Annex / Kojima Hall (Building 40), Akamon General Research Building (Building 37), and Institute of Social Science (Building 130). 

Sponsored Session: Population Aging and Social Welfare in Japan

(organized by the Development Bank of Japan, a general sponsor of SSCW 2026)

This sponsored session (June 15, 13:30–15:10), organized by the Research Institute of Capital Formation of the Development Bank of Japan, explores the economic and normative challenges posed by population aging and decline in Japan. The session brings together leading scholars to discuss issues related to healthcare, labor markets, and social security, with broader implications for many advanced economies facing similar demographic changes.

The session features:

• Iwao Hirose (McGill University)

• Ayako Kondo (University of Tokyo)

• Michihito Ando (Rikkyo University)

The session will be moderated by Tatsufumi Aoyama and Ayako Ozawa of the Research Institute of Capital Formation.

Related Events

Satellite Workshop

SSCW 2026 will be preceded by a satellite workshop, “Mini-Courses on Social Choice Theory and Formal Approaches to Philosophy,” held at Waseda University on June 12, 2026. The workshop explores connections between social choice theory and philosophy, including population ethics, value theory, and judgment aggregation.

Speakers include Susumu Cato (University of Tokyo), Maya Eden (University of Zurich), Christian List (LMU Munich), and Stéphane Zuber (Paris School of Economics / CNRS).

For more information about the satellite workshop, please see the workshop page.

Women Networking Event

Maya Eden (University of Zurich) and Susumu Cato (University of Tokyo) warmly invite women, including trans women and nonbinary participants, to an informal networking event during SSCW 2026. Coffee will be available.

Date & Time: June 13, 9:00–
Venue: Seminar Room 3, Kojima Hall, University of Tokyo

Related Workshop

Rights, Mental Health, and Reciprocity: Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy

This related workshop is organized by “The Seminar of International Social Science Studies” at the University of Tokyo and co-hosted by the SSCW 2026 Local Organizing Committee.

Date & Time: Friday, June 5, 2026, 13:00–18:20
Venue: Collaboration Room 1, Building 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo
Organizer: Akira Inoue (University of Tokyo)

Speakers

• Jesse Spafford, “A Moral Disregard Theory of Rights Forfeiture”

• Simon Keller, “Mental Health as a Political Concept”

• Michael Otsuka, “Rawlsian Reciprocity and the Case for Restricted Utility”

For more information about this workshop, please see the following page.