Conference themes 

When submitting your abstract, you'll be asked to indicate which of the following themes best suits your work

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Intersecting Hazards: Psychosocial Risk and Structural Inequality in the Workplace
Explore how psychosocial hazards - such as high job demands, poor support, or bullying - interact with structural inequalities related to gender, race, class, and employment precarity, compounding risk, and shaping differential experiences of harm.

• Psychosocial risk factors

• Intersectionality

• Gendered workplaces

• Cumulative disadvantage

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Workplace Sexual Harassment: Power, Policy, and Pathways to Prevention

Examining the dynamics that both underpin and address workplace sexual harassment, including the roles of power, organisational culture, and reporting systems, as well as strategies for prevention, accountability, and cultural change

• Sexual harassment

• Gender harassment

• Power dynamics

• Gender inequality

• Trauma-informed approaches

• Victim support

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The Anatomy and Impact of Toxic Workplaces
Examining how organisational structures and workplace cultures can enable bullying and harassment, and explore the psychological toll on individuals, with a focus on understanding harm and informing meaningful support and intervention.

• Job strain

• Rigid hierarchies

• Organisational favouritism

• Social isolation and workplace ostracism

• Psychological distress

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Building Respectful Workplaces: Prevention, Response, and Culture
Exploring how organisations can create and sustain cultures of respect and dignity, with a focus on both preventing workplace bullying and harassment and responding effectively when it occurs.

• Early intervention strategies

• Intervention research

• Systems-level approaches

• Inclusion and equity

• Impact assessment

• Feedback mechanisms

• Policy 

• Zero-harm approaches 

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The Role of Leadership in Eradicating Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Examining how leadership styles and organizational structures can either contribute to or mitigate bullying behaviours.

• Psychosocial Safety Climate

• Transformational / Inclusive / Empathic Visible Leadership

• Accountability

• Management competencies

• Modelling

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Empowering Bystanders: Turning Witnesses into Advocates
Addressing when and how bystanders should be encouraged to intervene to respond to bullying and harassment.

• Active bystanders / upstanders

• Bystander effect

• Allyship

• Peer support

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Legal Landscapes: Navigating the Complexities of Workplace Harassment Laws
Providing insights into legal responsibilities and protections related to workplace bullying and harassment.

• Regulation 

• Legal frameworks

• Health and safety law

• Labour law

• Comparative, international and European law or practices

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Technology and Bullying: Addressing Bullying and Harassment in the Digital Age
Exploring how digital communication tools can both contribute to and help prevent workplace bullying and harassment.

• Digital communication tools

• Remote work dynamics

• Online harassment prevention

• Digital literacy training

• AI-powered monitoring

• Cyberbullying detection systems

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Cultural Perspectives on Workplace Bullying and Harassment 

Understanding the cultural nuances that essential for developing effective anti-bullying and harassment strategies that are both inclusive and contextually appropriate

• The global north / global south 

• Cultural sensitivity

• Cross-cultural communication

• Power distance

• Collectivism vs. Individualism

• Ethnocentrism awareness

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Other Relevant Topics 

High-quality work on workplace bullying and harassment that falls outside the core themes, including emerging issues, novel approaches, and interdisciplinary perspectives.