The LANDac Annual Conference 2026 will take place from 1–3 July 2026 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to engage with one of the most pressing issues of our time: Land, Conflict, and Peace.

Land, conflict, and peace in a fractured world

This year’s conference theme invites critical reflection on the complex relationships between land governance, violent conflict, post-conflict recovery, and peacebuilding. With nearly 50 countries currently experiencing war or organized violence, affecting one in six people globally, the need to rethink land governance in conflict-affected and fragile settings has never been more urgent.

The conference aims to explore how war and its aftermath reshape land relations, tenure systems, institutions, and claims, and how more context-sensitive, conflict-aware approaches to land governance can contribute to peace, justice, and recovery. By bridging insights from land governance, humanitarian studies, and peace and conflict research, LANDac 2026 seeks to foster meaningful dialogue across disciplines and sectors.

Conference format

Participants can look forward to two days of thought-inspiring keynotes, panel sessions, roundtables, and interactive formats. The panels and roundtables have already been selected, and contributors are now invited to submit abstracts to these sessions. Some sessions offer limited hybrid participation options, as specified in the session descriptions.