ECER 2026 in Tampere was an active year for Network 19: Ethnography. Submissions reached a record high, with 34 contributions altogether. 29 individual papers, two symposia, two research workshops and one panel discussion. After three paper withdrawals, 31 contributions were presented in the programme. The growing number of contributions reflects the vitality and increasing visibility of the network. Thematically grouped paper sessions of no more than three papers provided a fruitful forum for in-depth discussion and exchange. Network members continue to name this format as a key reason for the quality of discussion. A highlight was the joint symposium with Network 21, Education and Psychoanalysis. It created productive dialogue across the two networks and strengthened interdisciplinary connections within EERA.
At the network meeting, Nadja Thoma (Austria) and Oddmund Toft (Norway) were elected as new convenors. Begoña Vigo Arrazola, Clemens Wieser, Florian Weitkämper and Gisela Unterweger were re-elected. Carl Bagley stepped down after many years of service. All elections were unanimous. The new convenor group then re-elected Clemens Wieser and Gisela Unterweger as link convenors.