Christian Anarchism. A Political Commentary on the Gospel
(Hardback – 1 Jan 2010)
By Alexandre Christoyannopoulos ISBN 9781845401931
Imprint Academic
Christian anarchism has been around for at least as long as “secular” anarchism. The existing literature cites Leo Tolstoy as its most famous (sometimes even as the only) proponent, but there are many others, such as Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews or the people associated with the Catholic Worker movement. Both individually and collectively, these Christian anarchists offer a compelling critique of the state, the church and the economy based on numerous passages from the New Testament.
Yet despite the relevance and growth of this literature, no generic study bringing together these different thinkers or reflecting on their contribution has been published to date, because such work involves meticulous searching, compiling and structuring of countless different texts and sources, not all of which are easily accessed. Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, however, provides precisely such a study, and thereby presents Christian anarchism to both the wider public and the wider academic community.
Dr Alexandre Christoyannopoulos is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent where he received his PhD in Politics and Government in 2008.
“Dr Christoyannopoulos has produced a superb discussion of Christian anarchism from Tolstoy to the present day. He combines a wide scope and meticulous scholarship with impressive analytical ability. He also writes clearly and well – not always the case in this area. This book is required reading for those interested in alternative conceptions of politics.”
Professor David McLellan, author Karl Marx: A Biography
“Alexandre Chistoyannopoulos's engaging and intelligent study of Christian anarchism directly confronts the perception that these two traditions of thought are incompatible. At the heart of this scholarly discussion is the work of Tolstoy but the analysis is enriched by an examination of a much wider range of writers and movements. Anyone interested in the vital issues of non-violence, the limits of political obligation, resistance, compassion and justice will find this book enormously illuminating.”
Dr Ruth Kinna, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Loughborough University, editor of Anarchist Studies
domenica 28 febbraio 2010
Seminario: Re-emergence of religion as a social force in Europe?
Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?
Venue: The Møller Centre, Cambridge, UK
4 June 2010, 9:30am to 4:30pm
http://www.relemerge.org/
Cost: £68 (including refreshments and lunch)
This conference presents the key findings from Relemerge, an international academic research programme funded by NORFACE. The aim of the programme, which ran from 2007 to 2010, was to probe the current condition of religion in Europe against the background of European secularism and the re-kindling of religious activity brought about by the political and social changes in Europe of the past thirty years. The ten innovative and methodologically varied projects have looked at the
significance of religion in contemporary social life and explored the social and cultural impacts of recent religious growth points, such as Pentecostalism and Islam. We invite you to join us for what promises to be a lively debate marking the end of the programme.
The Ten Projects:
What are the Impacts of Religious Diversity? Regions in Three European Countries Compared
Professor Volkhard Krech, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission
Professor Roger Hewitt, Goldsmiths, UK
Ethnic Relations and Religious Mobilisation of Muslims in Europe
Professor Karen Phalet, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Extending and Enhancing the ISSP 2008 Module on Religion
Professor David Voas, University of Manchester, UK
Gender, Nation and Religious Diversity in Force at European Pilgrimage Sites
Professor Willy Jansen, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
REM - Religion, Euroskepticism and the Media
Professor Claes De Vrees, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
'Recognizing Christianity': How African Immigrants Redefine the European Religious Heritage
Professor Ramon Sarró, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Religious Sources of Solidarity in Europe
Professor Peer Scheepers, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Transnational Nigerian-Initiated Pentecostal Churches, Networks and Believers in Three Northern Countries
Professor André Droogers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Emergence of Islamic Fashion as a Social Force in Europe
Professor Annelies Moors, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
For further information and to book a place please email: c.bates@gold.ac.uk
Scientific Co-ordinator: Professor Roger Hewitt, Goldsmiths, University of London
Venue: The Møller Centre, Cambridge, UK
4 June 2010, 9:30am to 4:30pm
http://www.relemerge.org/
Cost: £68 (including refreshments and lunch)
This conference presents the key findings from Relemerge, an international academic research programme funded by NORFACE. The aim of the programme, which ran from 2007 to 2010, was to probe the current condition of religion in Europe against the background of European secularism and the re-kindling of religious activity brought about by the political and social changes in Europe of the past thirty years. The ten innovative and methodologically varied projects have looked at the
significance of religion in contemporary social life and explored the social and cultural impacts of recent religious growth points, such as Pentecostalism and Islam. We invite you to join us for what promises to be a lively debate marking the end of the programme.
The Ten Projects:
What are the Impacts of Religious Diversity? Regions in Three European Countries Compared
Professor Volkhard Krech, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission
Professor Roger Hewitt, Goldsmiths, UK
Ethnic Relations and Religious Mobilisation of Muslims in Europe
Professor Karen Phalet, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Extending and Enhancing the ISSP 2008 Module on Religion
Professor David Voas, University of Manchester, UK
Gender, Nation and Religious Diversity in Force at European Pilgrimage Sites
Professor Willy Jansen, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
REM - Religion, Euroskepticism and the Media
Professor Claes De Vrees, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
'Recognizing Christianity': How African Immigrants Redefine the European Religious Heritage
Professor Ramon Sarró, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Religious Sources of Solidarity in Europe
Professor Peer Scheepers, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Transnational Nigerian-Initiated Pentecostal Churches, Networks and Believers in Three Northern Countries
Professor André Droogers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Emergence of Islamic Fashion as a Social Force in Europe
Professor Annelies Moors, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
For further information and to book a place please email: c.bates@gold.ac.uk
Scientific Co-ordinator: Professor Roger Hewitt, Goldsmiths, University of London
CFP: Muslim Circuits, Western Spaces
MUSLIM CIRCUITS, WESTERN SPACES
CFP: Panel for 2010 American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Nov 17-21.
Organizers: Alisa Perkins (UT Austin) and Dr. Zain Abdullah (Temple University)
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 8, 2010
The session explores how Muslims are negotiating their identities in the West through circuits of mutual alliance-building, collective and personal identity formation, and cultural border crossings. The diverse ways in which Muslims constitute and are constituted by western spaces is important for how we comprehend group belonging and cultural citizenship, among other things. Since 9/11, the idea of a war between “the West” and “the Islamic world” has profoundly affected the encounter between Muslims and non-Muslims in places like Europe, Australia or the United States. Mainstream media portrays Islam as a doctrine of both faith and terror, creating stereotypes that engender Islamophobia (a fear of Islam) and anti-Muslim backlash in the western public sphere. Yet at the same time, we find countervailing trends.
Muslim communities in the West are finding new pathways, transcending old boundaries and forming new collectivities. These groupings operate within a range of social, cultural and political realms and entail national and transnational contexts.
In light of this year’s theme, Circulation(s), the papers in this panel will examine Muslim circuits and western spaces by exploring social, cultural, political, economic or other arenas in which Muslims and non-Muslims either forge new alliances or maintain old or new boundaries. This exploration will allow us to theorize, for example, how religious identity serves at once as a boundary marker; a site of interface; and a basis for expanded notions of community and self. We are looking for papers that explore the meaning of these collectivities or disjunctures along racial, ethnic, class, gender, sexual, religious, national, or other lines. Papers may also interrogate points of convergence or departure between Islam and the secular; ummah (worldwide Muslim community) and civil society; transnational Islam and national citizenship; Muslim quarters and community life.
Please contact Alisa Perkins (alisaperkins@gmail.com) with a proposed title, a 250-300 word abstract, and a CV by Monday, March 8th. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified via email by Monday, March 15th.
CFP: Panel for 2010 American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Nov 17-21.
Organizers: Alisa Perkins (UT Austin) and Dr. Zain Abdullah (Temple University)
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 8, 2010
The session explores how Muslims are negotiating their identities in the West through circuits of mutual alliance-building, collective and personal identity formation, and cultural border crossings. The diverse ways in which Muslims constitute and are constituted by western spaces is important for how we comprehend group belonging and cultural citizenship, among other things. Since 9/11, the idea of a war between “the West” and “the Islamic world” has profoundly affected the encounter between Muslims and non-Muslims in places like Europe, Australia or the United States. Mainstream media portrays Islam as a doctrine of both faith and terror, creating stereotypes that engender Islamophobia (a fear of Islam) and anti-Muslim backlash in the western public sphere. Yet at the same time, we find countervailing trends.
Muslim communities in the West are finding new pathways, transcending old boundaries and forming new collectivities. These groupings operate within a range of social, cultural and political realms and entail national and transnational contexts.
In light of this year’s theme, Circulation(s), the papers in this panel will examine Muslim circuits and western spaces by exploring social, cultural, political, economic or other arenas in which Muslims and non-Muslims either forge new alliances or maintain old or new boundaries. This exploration will allow us to theorize, for example, how religious identity serves at once as a boundary marker; a site of interface; and a basis for expanded notions of community and self. We are looking for papers that explore the meaning of these collectivities or disjunctures along racial, ethnic, class, gender, sexual, religious, national, or other lines. Papers may also interrogate points of convergence or departure between Islam and the secular; ummah (worldwide Muslim community) and civil society; transnational Islam and national citizenship; Muslim quarters and community life.
Please contact Alisa Perkins (alisaperkins@gmail.com) with a proposed title, a 250-300 word abstract, and a CV by Monday, March 8th. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified via email by Monday, March 15th.
Seminario: Intolerance and Persecution of Religious Deviance Within Islam
Thursday, 4 March will take place the Forum on Religion Seminar on:
'Intolerance and Persecution of Religious Deviance Within Islam: The Case of the Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia'
-- Professor John Sidel, Department of Government, LSE
The study of religion includes a rich literature on intolerance and persecution of religious deviance in Christianity, but very little in the context of Islam. This lacuna is especially striking and unfortunate, given the prevalent perceptions in the West of Islam as a faith which is particularly strict in its interpretation and application of religious doctrine. Against this backdrop, Professor Sidel's lecture is intended to subject patterns of religious intolerance and persecution within Islam to comparative analysis and theoretical illumination, situating the case of attacks on Ahmadiyya communities and 'deviant sects' (aliran sesat) in Indonesia since 2005 against a broader history of religious violence in the country and beyond.
The seminar will take place from 5:30-7pm in the Cañada Blanch Room (J116), Cowdray House, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE
'Intolerance and Persecution of Religious Deviance Within Islam: The Case of the Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia'
-- Professor John Sidel, Department of Government, LSE
The study of religion includes a rich literature on intolerance and persecution of religious deviance in Christianity, but very little in the context of Islam. This lacuna is especially striking and unfortunate, given the prevalent perceptions in the West of Islam as a faith which is particularly strict in its interpretation and application of religious doctrine. Against this backdrop, Professor Sidel's lecture is intended to subject patterns of religious intolerance and persecution within Islam to comparative analysis and theoretical illumination, situating the case of attacks on Ahmadiyya communities and 'deviant sects' (aliran sesat) in Indonesia since 2005 against a broader history of religious violence in the country and beyond.
The seminar will take place from 5:30-7pm in the Cañada Blanch Room (J116), Cowdray House, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE
Seminario: Quelle République pour quel Islam?
Collège de France e IISMM organizzano:
CYCLE DE CONFÉRENCES PUBLIQUES
Iran - Pakistan - Afghanistan : au coeur du conflit régional ?
QUELLE RÉPUBLIQUE POUR QUEL ISLAM ?LES RENOUVEAUX SUNNITES EN IRAN ET LEURS ENJEUX GEOSTRATEGIQUES
Stéphane Dudoignon- Chargé de recherche CNRS/CHDT-EHESS
Mardi 2 mars 2010; 18h00-20h00 EHESS, Amphithéâtre, 105 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris. Entrée libre
L’Iran est depuis les années 1930 le théâtre d’importants renouveaux sunnites. Démographiquement minoritaire et cantonné dans les régions périphériques du pays, de peuplement en grande partie non persan, le sunnisme iranien est également réduit depuis 1979 à une situation de « minorité sans statut ». Tirant profit du cadre institutionnel de la République islamique, les religieux sunnites d’Iran ont bien tenté de promouvoir une identité sunnite iranienne à l’échelle du pays. Toutefois, leur échec à obtenir une vraie reconnaissance politique puis les efforts de l’administration Ahmadinejhad pour contrôler leurs institutions ont suscité depuis 2007 un essor spectaculaire de la violence interconfessionnelle. La République islamique semble ne savoir que faire de renouveaux sunnites qui constituent à la fois un facteur d’intégration nationale des groupes ethniques les plus divers, ainsi qu’un vecteur d’influence iranienne au-delà des frontières de l’Iran, mais aussi un défi politique frontal : car que faire d’un sunnisme iranien politisé, aussi profondément antioccidental que la République islamique elle-même, mais niant les
principes mêmes d’une constitution iranienne marquée du sceau de la pensée chiite relue et corrigée par Ruhollah Khomeyni ?
CYCLE DE CONFÉRENCES PUBLIQUES
Iran - Pakistan - Afghanistan : au coeur du conflit régional ?
QUELLE RÉPUBLIQUE POUR QUEL ISLAM ?LES RENOUVEAUX SUNNITES EN IRAN ET LEURS ENJEUX GEOSTRATEGIQUES
Stéphane Dudoignon- Chargé de recherche CNRS/CHDT-EHESS
Mardi 2 mars 2010; 18h00-20h00 EHESS, Amphithéâtre, 105 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris. Entrée libre
L’Iran est depuis les années 1930 le théâtre d’importants renouveaux sunnites. Démographiquement minoritaire et cantonné dans les régions périphériques du pays, de peuplement en grande partie non persan, le sunnisme iranien est également réduit depuis 1979 à une situation de « minorité sans statut ». Tirant profit du cadre institutionnel de la République islamique, les religieux sunnites d’Iran ont bien tenté de promouvoir une identité sunnite iranienne à l’échelle du pays. Toutefois, leur échec à obtenir une vraie reconnaissance politique puis les efforts de l’administration Ahmadinejhad pour contrôler leurs institutions ont suscité depuis 2007 un essor spectaculaire de la violence interconfessionnelle. La République islamique semble ne savoir que faire de renouveaux sunnites qui constituent à la fois un facteur d’intégration nationale des groupes ethniques les plus divers, ainsi qu’un vecteur d’influence iranienne au-delà des frontières de l’Iran, mais aussi un défi politique frontal : car que faire d’un sunnisme iranien politisé, aussi profondément antioccidental que la République islamique elle-même, mais niant les
principes mêmes d’une constitution iranienne marquée du sceau de la pensée chiite relue et corrigée par Ruhollah Khomeyni ?
giovedì 25 febbraio 2010
Book: Shari‘a As Discourse.
Shari‘a As Discourse. Legal Traditions and the Encounter with Europe
Ashgate
Published: March 2010 (Price : £60.00 » Online: £54.00)
Edited by Jørgen S. Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Lisbet Christoffersen, University of Roskilde and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
This volume exposes some of the various issues raised in relation to Muslim communities in Europe by putting the intellectual and legal traditions into dialogue. It brings together a number of scholars of Shari‘a and Islamic law with counterparts from the parallel European disciplines of hermeneutics, philosophy and jurisprudence, to explore how the processes of theological-legal thinking have been expressed and are being expressed in a more or less common intellectual framework. It provides a valuable reference for all those interested in exploring how Muslims and non-Muslims view Shari‘a law, looking at ways the European
legal systems can provide some form of accommodation with Muslim customs.
Contents: Preface, Jørgen S. Nielsen and Lisbet Christoffersen; Shari‘a between renewal and tradition, Jørgen S. Nielsen; Part 1 An Encounter of Legal Theories: Clarity or confusion – classical fiqh and the issue of logic, Mona Siddiqui; Demarcating fault-lines within Islam: Muslim modernists and hard-line Islamists engage the Shari'a, Asma Afsaruddin; Islamic jurisprudence and Western legal history, Mark van Hoecke; Is Shari'a law, religion or a combination? European legal discourses on Shari'a, Lisbet Christoffersen; Women, secular and religious laws and traditions: gendered secularization, gendering Shari'a, Hanne Petersen;
Shari'a and Nordic legal contexts, Kjell-Åke Modéer. Part 2 Local Experiences: Shari'a from behind the bench: court culture, judicial culture and a judge-made discourse on Shari'a at a Swedish district court, Matilda Arvidsson; Between God and the Sultana? Legal pluralism in the British Muslim diaspora, Prakash Shah; Shari'a and secularism in France, Manni Crone; Divine law and human understanding – the idea of Shari'a in Saudi Arabia, Dorthe Bramsen; Speaking in His name? Gender, language and religion in the Arab media, Dima Dabbous-Sensenig; Shari'a and the constitutional debate in Egypt, Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen. Part 3 Shari'a and Discourse: Traditions of interpretation within (Protestant) Christian theology as compared with Islam, Mogens Müller; Rebellious women – discourses and texts: Shari'a, civil rights, and penal law, Peter Madsen; Bibliography; Index.
About the Editor: Jørgen S. Nielsen is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for European Islamic Thought, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lisbet Christoffersen is Associate Professor in Public Law at The University of Roskilde and Professor in Law & Religion, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reviews:
'Islamic law cannot be left to theologians to ascertain application by state and non-state actors in today's globalising world. Not denying divine supremacy, Muslim legal pluralism (ikhtilaf) remains challenged by various 'secular' legal methodologies today. This excellent book confirms that searching for common principles remains difficult everywhere, but is possible.'
Werner Menski, University of London, UK
'A splendid volume, presenting relations between Islamic and European laws as a non-conflictual encounter of traditions, with discourse as the dominant theme. Theoretical enquiries, in both law and discourse, are superbly combined with rich local experiences, in both Europe and the Arab world. May it calm some of the furies.'
Patrick Glenn, McGill University, Canada
'Bringing together considerations arising from Islamic Law and European Legal contributors, this coherent volume offers valuable solutions for widespread social-legal conflicts faced by Muslims in Europe.'
Mathias Rohe, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Ashgate
Published: March 2010 (Price : £60.00 » Online: £54.00)
Edited by Jørgen S. Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Lisbet Christoffersen, University of Roskilde and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
This volume exposes some of the various issues raised in relation to Muslim communities in Europe by putting the intellectual and legal traditions into dialogue. It brings together a number of scholars of Shari‘a and Islamic law with counterparts from the parallel European disciplines of hermeneutics, philosophy and jurisprudence, to explore how the processes of theological-legal thinking have been expressed and are being expressed in a more or less common intellectual framework. It provides a valuable reference for all those interested in exploring how Muslims and non-Muslims view Shari‘a law, looking at ways the European
legal systems can provide some form of accommodation with Muslim customs.
Contents: Preface, Jørgen S. Nielsen and Lisbet Christoffersen; Shari‘a between renewal and tradition, Jørgen S. Nielsen; Part 1 An Encounter of Legal Theories: Clarity or confusion – classical fiqh and the issue of logic, Mona Siddiqui; Demarcating fault-lines within Islam: Muslim modernists and hard-line Islamists engage the Shari'a, Asma Afsaruddin; Islamic jurisprudence and Western legal history, Mark van Hoecke; Is Shari'a law, religion or a combination? European legal discourses on Shari'a, Lisbet Christoffersen; Women, secular and religious laws and traditions: gendered secularization, gendering Shari'a, Hanne Petersen;
Shari'a and Nordic legal contexts, Kjell-Åke Modéer. Part 2 Local Experiences: Shari'a from behind the bench: court culture, judicial culture and a judge-made discourse on Shari'a at a Swedish district court, Matilda Arvidsson; Between God and the Sultana? Legal pluralism in the British Muslim diaspora, Prakash Shah; Shari'a and secularism in France, Manni Crone; Divine law and human understanding – the idea of Shari'a in Saudi Arabia, Dorthe Bramsen; Speaking in His name? Gender, language and religion in the Arab media, Dima Dabbous-Sensenig; Shari'a and the constitutional debate in Egypt, Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen. Part 3 Shari'a and Discourse: Traditions of interpretation within (Protestant) Christian theology as compared with Islam, Mogens Müller; Rebellious women – discourses and texts: Shari'a, civil rights, and penal law, Peter Madsen; Bibliography; Index.
About the Editor: Jørgen S. Nielsen is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for European Islamic Thought, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lisbet Christoffersen is Associate Professor in Public Law at The University of Roskilde and Professor in Law & Religion, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reviews:
'Islamic law cannot be left to theologians to ascertain application by state and non-state actors in today's globalising world. Not denying divine supremacy, Muslim legal pluralism (ikhtilaf) remains challenged by various 'secular' legal methodologies today. This excellent book confirms that searching for common principles remains difficult everywhere, but is possible.'
Werner Menski, University of London, UK
'A splendid volume, presenting relations between Islamic and European laws as a non-conflictual encounter of traditions, with discourse as the dominant theme. Theoretical enquiries, in both law and discourse, are superbly combined with rich local experiences, in both Europe and the Arab world. May it calm some of the furies.'
Patrick Glenn, McGill University, Canada
'Bringing together considerations arising from Islamic Law and European Legal contributors, this coherent volume offers valuable solutions for widespread social-legal conflicts faced by Muslims in Europe.'
Mathias Rohe, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
lunedì 22 febbraio 2010
CFP: International Journalfor the study of New Religions
Call for Papers and Invitation to Subscribe:
International Journal for the Study of New Religions
The International Journal for the Study of New Religions, published by Equinox in association with the International Society for the Study of New Religions (Sweden), is a new, international vehicle for publishing theoretical and empirically-based studies in the field of new religions.
International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written for a general scholarly audience. All articles are refereed. International Journal for the Study of New Religions is published biannually in May and November. Each issue includes articles and a number of book reviews. The journal is published simultaneously in print and online.
The term "New Religions" can be defined in several ways. ISSNR and IJSNR has chosen to adopt a broad definition. In the narrow sense, "New Religions" is a term applied especially to religious phenomenon that emerged in the West after the mid-1900s. More widely understood, the term can also include older religious movements or organizations which are "new" in a specific historical context. The term encompasses organized groups as well as less organized movements. Many of these groups and movements are international and can be found in numerous countries. There are also new religious movements that are specific to a particular country or to a particular area of the world. In recent decades, new religions or new religious movements outside of the Western context have attracted attention. Additionally, the concept of New Religions includes contemporary Paganism, less organized phenomena, such as the so-called New Age and alternative spirituality, as well as new expressions within established religions.
Papers of no more than 10,000 words (including abstracts and referencing) should be submitted through the journal website:
http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/IJSNR
Enquiries can be directed to the editors:
Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia) carole.cusack@sydney.edu.au
Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, Sweden) lfi@du.se
Subscription to International Journal for the Study of New Religions is available through the journal website (see the pull-down menus 'Subscriptions'). Subscription may be to IJSNR alone, or may include membership to the International Society for the Study of New Religions.
The International Society for the Study of New Religions' inaugural conference will be held at the University of Gothenburg from May 5-7, 2011. A call for abstracts and further information will be available soon.
International Journal for the Study of New Religions
The International Journal for the Study of New Religions, published by Equinox in association with the International Society for the Study of New Religions (Sweden), is a new, international vehicle for publishing theoretical and empirically-based studies in the field of new religions.
International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written for a general scholarly audience. All articles are refereed. International Journal for the Study of New Religions is published biannually in May and November. Each issue includes articles and a number of book reviews. The journal is published simultaneously in print and online.
The term "New Religions" can be defined in several ways. ISSNR and IJSNR has chosen to adopt a broad definition. In the narrow sense, "New Religions" is a term applied especially to religious phenomenon that emerged in the West after the mid-1900s. More widely understood, the term can also include older religious movements or organizations which are "new" in a specific historical context. The term encompasses organized groups as well as less organized movements. Many of these groups and movements are international and can be found in numerous countries. There are also new religious movements that are specific to a particular country or to a particular area of the world. In recent decades, new religions or new religious movements outside of the Western context have attracted attention. Additionally, the concept of New Religions includes contemporary Paganism, less organized phenomena, such as the so-called New Age and alternative spirituality, as well as new expressions within established religions.
Papers of no more than 10,000 words (including abstracts and referencing) should be submitted through the journal website:
http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/IJSNR
Enquiries can be directed to the editors:
Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia) carole.cusack@sydney.edu.au
Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, Sweden) lfi@du.se
Subscription to International Journal for the Study of New Religions is available through the journal website (see the pull-down menus 'Subscriptions'). Subscription may be to IJSNR alone, or may include membership to the International Society for the Study of New Religions.
The International Society for the Study of New Religions' inaugural conference will be held at the University of Gothenburg from May 5-7, 2011. A call for abstracts and further information will be available soon.
venerdì 19 febbraio 2010
CFA: post-graduate studentship
The Open University, UK, is now inviting applications for funded postgraduate studentships in the Faculty of Arts. If you know of
potential PhD students whose research is in areas of interest to the RS department at the OU, please invite them to visit either of these webpages:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAR316/full-time-postgraduate-studentships/
OR
http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/node/14546
potential PhD students whose research is in areas of interest to the RS department at the OU, please invite them to visit either of these webpages:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAR316/full-time-postgraduate-studentships/
OR
http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/node/14546
CFP: North American Hinduism
AAR Annual Meeting
October 30-November 1, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
The North American Hinduism Consultation invites you to submit both panel and paper proposals for our annual meeting in Atlanta. Please submit online at the OP3 system: http://op3.aarweb.org/proposals
Proposals are welcome on any topic relevant to North American Hinduism, including proposals which might be done jointly with another program unit of the AAR.
October 30-November 1, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
The North American Hinduism Consultation invites you to submit both panel and paper proposals for our annual meeting in Atlanta. Please submit online at the OP3 system: http://op3.aarweb.org/proposals
Proposals are welcome on any topic relevant to North American Hinduism, including proposals which might be done jointly with another program unit of the AAR.
CFP: Religion and politics in Germany (in german)
Ankündigung und Call for Papers
zur Jahrestagung 2010 des Arbeitskreises „Politik und Religion“
der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft
„Religion und Politik in Deutschland 20 Jahre nach der deutschen Einheit“
Ort: Leipzig
Termin: voraussichtlich 18.-20. November 2010
Seit dem tiefgreifenden politischen Umbruch der Jahre 1989 und 1990 sind mittlerweile zwanzig Jahre vergangen, die scheinbar nicht nur von einem weiteren sozialen Bedeutungsverlust des Religiösen in Westdeutschland gekennzeichnet waren, sondern die auch keineswegs jenen Aufschwung der Religion in Ostdeutschland mit sich brachten, der direkt nach 1989 vielfach erwartet wurde. Diese Entwicklung hat Folgen für die Stellung der Kirchen in der deutschen Gesellschaft. Immer weniger können sie auf eine breite Verankerung in der Gesellschaft zurückgreifen, welche ihnen bisher eine hohe Legitimität für gesellschaftspolitische Vorschläge gewährte. Dies dürfte nicht unwesentliche Folgen für die soziale und politische Präsenz von Religion und Kirche in Deutschland besitzen. Nicht nur die öffentliche Bedeutung kirchlicher Äußerungen steht zur Diskussion, auch institutionelle Veränderungen, die den Einfluss der Kirchen auf Politik und Gesellschaft reduzieren, scheinen möglich. Parallel führen Entwicklungen religiöser Pluralisierung und Individualisierung zu neuen Herausforderungen, die eine Umgestaltung der kulturellen, rechtlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen von Kirche und Religion zur Folge haben. Auf der Gegenseite könnten sich mit der propagierten „Wiederkehr des Religiösen“ in die Öffentlichkeit und den Diskussionen über einen „postsäkularen“ Umgang mit religiösen Argumenten neue Felder des Umgangs zwischen Politik und Religion in Deutschland ergeben. Wie sich diese angesichts der unterschiedlichen innerdeutschen Religionskulturen in die politischen Räume auf Bundes- und Landesebene einordnen lassen und welche Bedeutung die Religion für das politische Alltagsleben (Wahlverhalten, politische Kultur, Parteien, gesellschaftliche Integration) heute im wiedervereinigten Deutschland besitzt, ist zu untersuchen.
20 Jahre nach der deutschen Einheit können und müssen somit verschiedene Fragen aufgeworfen werden: Führt ein weiterer Abbruch religiöser Traditionen zu einer Erosion in der politischen Bedeutung der christlichen Kirchen? Welche Strategien haben die ostdeutschen Kirchen gewählt, um dem Prozess der Entkirchlichung zu begegnen? Wie erfolgreich waren sie in ihren Bemühungen? Welche Konsequenzen hat die religiöse Pluralisierung auf die Stellung der Religion in Deutschland? Welche Folgen ergeben sich aus den immer noch bestehenden unterschiedlichen Kulturen der westdeutschen Konfessionszugehörigkeit und der ostdeutschen Konfessionslosigkeit für die Kirchen und deren politische Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten? Was bedeuten die Entwicklungen und Differenzen für die politische Gemeinschaft? Kommt es zu einem Verlust des für die Identitätsbildung wichtigen religiösen Sozialkapitals? Kann sich eine (post)säkulare Kultur des Umgangs mit Religion in Deutschland etablieren? Gibt es immer noch ein unterschiedliches politisches Verhalten zwischen den Zugehörigen unterschiedlicher Konfessionen und auch Konfessionslosen? Wie sind die Haltungen der Kirchen und Gläubigen zu aktuellen politischen Tagesthemen aber auch einzelnen Policies? Und unterscheiden sich diese Positionen von denen säkularer Deutscher?
Das Anliegen der Tagung besteht darin, die seit 1989 abgelaufenen Wandlungsprozesse im Verhältnis zwischen Politik und Religion in Deutschland in den Blick zu nehmen und die Folgen für die gegenwärtige Beziehung zueinander zu analysieren. Unter Bezug auf
theoretische Modelle der politikwissenschaftlichen und religionssoziologischen Erklärung sind Studien, welche die Entwicklungen der letzten zwanzig Jahre in Deutschland den Blick nehmen, besonders erbeten. Dabei sollte ein besonderer Fokus auf der Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland liegen. Diese ist aber nicht isoliert zu betrachten, sondern soll im Vergleich zur westdeutschen Entwicklung gesehen werden. Willkommen sind ebenso Detail- und Fallstudien zu verschiedenen Bereichen der Entwicklung des Verhältnisses von Politik und Religion wie auch Analysen, die zwischen West- und Ostdeutschland systematisch vergleichen.
Erwünscht sind Vortragsvorschläge, die
(a) empirische Studien zur Entwicklung des Verhältnisses von Religion und Politik im innerdeutschen Vergleich vorstellen. Dies umfasst sowohl historische wie auch politikwissenschaftlich-qualitative bzw. -quantitative Studien.
(b) die Tragfähigkeit theoretischer Ansätze der Politikwissenschaft als auch der Religionssoziologie unter Bezugnahme auf die deutsche Situation diskutieren.
(c) Analysen der in Deutschland bestehenden Kirchen und ihrer (politischen) Reaktionsformen auf die gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen beinhalten.
(d) den Prozessen des Bedeutungswandels von Religion und Kirchen für einzelne Policy-Felder nachgehen.
(e) die (unterschiedliche) Präsenz religiöser Akteure und Argumente in den relevanten Diskursen der Sozialethik beleuchten und ggf. konfessionell aufschlüsseln.
(f) den Konsequenzen der Veränderungen der Bedeutung von Religion für den einzelnen Bürger in seinen Verhaltensweisen nachspüren.
(g) das Verhältnis zwischen Religion und Politik oder den Bezug der Religion zur Zivilgesellschaft im gesamtdeutschen Vergleich thematisieren.
(h) die spezifische Rolle der Religion für den Transformationsprozess der Jahre 1989/1990 beleuchten.
(i) die die Frage „Religion und Politik in Deutschland zwanzig Jahre nach der Einheit“ in interreligiöser Perspektive behandeln und dabei vorwiegend die Positionen von Christen und Muslimen darstellen und kontrastieren.
Eine Veröffentlichung der Beiträge in einem Tagungsband ist vorgesehen. Um eine bessere Diskussionsgrundlage für die Tagung zu schaffen, wird darum gebeten, die schriftlichen Fassungen der Vorträge zwei Wochen vor der Tagung bereitzustellen. Damit soll allen Beteiligten die Möglichkeit eröffnet werden, die Beiträge zu kommentieren und Verbesserungsvorschläge für die spätere Publikation der eigenen Beiträge aufzunehmen.
Wir bitten interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen um die Zusendung von Vorschlägen/Abstracts zu den Vortragspapieren von ca. ein bis zwei DIN A4 Seiten bis 30. April 2010 an folgende Adressen:
Prof. Dr. Gert Pickel
Universität Leipzig
Professur für Kirchen- und Religionssoziologie
Otto-Schill-Str. 2
04155 Leipzig
Email: pickel@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Oliver Hidalgo
Universität Regensburg
Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Universitätsstr. 31
93040 Regensburg
Email: oliver.hidalgo@politik.uni-regensburg.de
zur Jahrestagung 2010 des Arbeitskreises „Politik und Religion“
der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft
„Religion und Politik in Deutschland 20 Jahre nach der deutschen Einheit“
Ort: Leipzig
Termin: voraussichtlich 18.-20. November 2010
Seit dem tiefgreifenden politischen Umbruch der Jahre 1989 und 1990 sind mittlerweile zwanzig Jahre vergangen, die scheinbar nicht nur von einem weiteren sozialen Bedeutungsverlust des Religiösen in Westdeutschland gekennzeichnet waren, sondern die auch keineswegs jenen Aufschwung der Religion in Ostdeutschland mit sich brachten, der direkt nach 1989 vielfach erwartet wurde. Diese Entwicklung hat Folgen für die Stellung der Kirchen in der deutschen Gesellschaft. Immer weniger können sie auf eine breite Verankerung in der Gesellschaft zurückgreifen, welche ihnen bisher eine hohe Legitimität für gesellschaftspolitische Vorschläge gewährte. Dies dürfte nicht unwesentliche Folgen für die soziale und politische Präsenz von Religion und Kirche in Deutschland besitzen. Nicht nur die öffentliche Bedeutung kirchlicher Äußerungen steht zur Diskussion, auch institutionelle Veränderungen, die den Einfluss der Kirchen auf Politik und Gesellschaft reduzieren, scheinen möglich. Parallel führen Entwicklungen religiöser Pluralisierung und Individualisierung zu neuen Herausforderungen, die eine Umgestaltung der kulturellen, rechtlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen von Kirche und Religion zur Folge haben. Auf der Gegenseite könnten sich mit der propagierten „Wiederkehr des Religiösen“ in die Öffentlichkeit und den Diskussionen über einen „postsäkularen“ Umgang mit religiösen Argumenten neue Felder des Umgangs zwischen Politik und Religion in Deutschland ergeben. Wie sich diese angesichts der unterschiedlichen innerdeutschen Religionskulturen in die politischen Räume auf Bundes- und Landesebene einordnen lassen und welche Bedeutung die Religion für das politische Alltagsleben (Wahlverhalten, politische Kultur, Parteien, gesellschaftliche Integration) heute im wiedervereinigten Deutschland besitzt, ist zu untersuchen.
20 Jahre nach der deutschen Einheit können und müssen somit verschiedene Fragen aufgeworfen werden: Führt ein weiterer Abbruch religiöser Traditionen zu einer Erosion in der politischen Bedeutung der christlichen Kirchen? Welche Strategien haben die ostdeutschen Kirchen gewählt, um dem Prozess der Entkirchlichung zu begegnen? Wie erfolgreich waren sie in ihren Bemühungen? Welche Konsequenzen hat die religiöse Pluralisierung auf die Stellung der Religion in Deutschland? Welche Folgen ergeben sich aus den immer noch bestehenden unterschiedlichen Kulturen der westdeutschen Konfessionszugehörigkeit und der ostdeutschen Konfessionslosigkeit für die Kirchen und deren politische Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten? Was bedeuten die Entwicklungen und Differenzen für die politische Gemeinschaft? Kommt es zu einem Verlust des für die Identitätsbildung wichtigen religiösen Sozialkapitals? Kann sich eine (post)säkulare Kultur des Umgangs mit Religion in Deutschland etablieren? Gibt es immer noch ein unterschiedliches politisches Verhalten zwischen den Zugehörigen unterschiedlicher Konfessionen und auch Konfessionslosen? Wie sind die Haltungen der Kirchen und Gläubigen zu aktuellen politischen Tagesthemen aber auch einzelnen Policies? Und unterscheiden sich diese Positionen von denen säkularer Deutscher?
Das Anliegen der Tagung besteht darin, die seit 1989 abgelaufenen Wandlungsprozesse im Verhältnis zwischen Politik und Religion in Deutschland in den Blick zu nehmen und die Folgen für die gegenwärtige Beziehung zueinander zu analysieren. Unter Bezug auf
theoretische Modelle der politikwissenschaftlichen und religionssoziologischen Erklärung sind Studien, welche die Entwicklungen der letzten zwanzig Jahre in Deutschland den Blick nehmen, besonders erbeten. Dabei sollte ein besonderer Fokus auf der Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland liegen. Diese ist aber nicht isoliert zu betrachten, sondern soll im Vergleich zur westdeutschen Entwicklung gesehen werden. Willkommen sind ebenso Detail- und Fallstudien zu verschiedenen Bereichen der Entwicklung des Verhältnisses von Politik und Religion wie auch Analysen, die zwischen West- und Ostdeutschland systematisch vergleichen.
Erwünscht sind Vortragsvorschläge, die
(a) empirische Studien zur Entwicklung des Verhältnisses von Religion und Politik im innerdeutschen Vergleich vorstellen. Dies umfasst sowohl historische wie auch politikwissenschaftlich-qualitative bzw. -quantitative Studien.
(b) die Tragfähigkeit theoretischer Ansätze der Politikwissenschaft als auch der Religionssoziologie unter Bezugnahme auf die deutsche Situation diskutieren.
(c) Analysen der in Deutschland bestehenden Kirchen und ihrer (politischen) Reaktionsformen auf die gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen beinhalten.
(d) den Prozessen des Bedeutungswandels von Religion und Kirchen für einzelne Policy-Felder nachgehen.
(e) die (unterschiedliche) Präsenz religiöser Akteure und Argumente in den relevanten Diskursen der Sozialethik beleuchten und ggf. konfessionell aufschlüsseln.
(f) den Konsequenzen der Veränderungen der Bedeutung von Religion für den einzelnen Bürger in seinen Verhaltensweisen nachspüren.
(g) das Verhältnis zwischen Religion und Politik oder den Bezug der Religion zur Zivilgesellschaft im gesamtdeutschen Vergleich thematisieren.
(h) die spezifische Rolle der Religion für den Transformationsprozess der Jahre 1989/1990 beleuchten.
(i) die die Frage „Religion und Politik in Deutschland zwanzig Jahre nach der Einheit“ in interreligiöser Perspektive behandeln und dabei vorwiegend die Positionen von Christen und Muslimen darstellen und kontrastieren.
Eine Veröffentlichung der Beiträge in einem Tagungsband ist vorgesehen. Um eine bessere Diskussionsgrundlage für die Tagung zu schaffen, wird darum gebeten, die schriftlichen Fassungen der Vorträge zwei Wochen vor der Tagung bereitzustellen. Damit soll allen Beteiligten die Möglichkeit eröffnet werden, die Beiträge zu kommentieren und Verbesserungsvorschläge für die spätere Publikation der eigenen Beiträge aufzunehmen.
Wir bitten interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen um die Zusendung von Vorschlägen/Abstracts zu den Vortragspapieren von ca. ein bis zwei DIN A4 Seiten bis 30. April 2010 an folgende Adressen:
Prof. Dr. Gert Pickel
Universität Leipzig
Professur für Kirchen- und Religionssoziologie
Otto-Schill-Str. 2
04155 Leipzig
Email: pickel@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Oliver Hidalgo
Universität Regensburg
Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Universitätsstr. 31
93040 Regensburg
Email: oliver.hidalgo@politik.uni-regensburg.de
CFP: Demystifying the Caliphate: Advocates, Opponents and Implications for Europe
Demystifying the Caliphate: Advocates, Opponents and Implications for Europe
Workshop a King’s College, London, 12-13 November 2010
We writing to invite you to present a paper at our forthcoming workshop Demystifying the Caliphate: Advocates, Opponents and Implications for Europe, to be held at King’s College London on 12-13 November 2010.
The workshop aims to investigate the controversial revival of the concept of the Caliphate in the Muslim world and Europe. While many academic publications have dealt with the historical rise and fall of the Islamic Caliphate up to the twentieth century, no substantial scholarly work on its current revival has appeared. With the exception of a few case studies, the topic has not been addressed in historical and social scientific perspectives. This conference promises to fill a gap in our understanding of the contemporary debates, mobilization and advocacies that take place among Muslims in different contexts and asks whether there are certain new conditions that prompt contemporary Muslims to mobilise along demands for the revival of this mode of political governance.
The workshop is an interdisciplinary project that brings historians and social scientists to discuss debates on the Caliphate in different regional and geographical areas. It also aims to bridge the gap between scholars in the Muslim world and those working on the Muslim Diaspora. The workshop will have four panels:
Historical Debates on the Caliphate
Controversies in the Middle East and North Africa
The Caliphate in Asia
Contemporary Revival among European Diaspora Muslims.
If you would like to contribute, please email Dr. Marat Shterin at marat.shterin@kcl.ac.uk by the 22nd of February 2010.
The workshop proceedings will be published by Hurst and Co in an edited volume. If you decide to contribute, we will ask you to send us a 7000-8000 word paper by15 September 2010. Papers will be circulated among conference participants prior to the meeting. Participants will have 25 min for an oral presentation, followed by a 30 min discussion.
The workshop is sponsored by the European Science Foundation. We will be able to cover travel, accommodation and hospitality in London for those who will present papers. We also have a limited number of non-sponsored places for general participants.
In particular, we’re looking for two scholars from European countries to present at the panel on Europe.
Workshop a King’s College, London, 12-13 November 2010
We writing to invite you to present a paper at our forthcoming workshop Demystifying the Caliphate: Advocates, Opponents and Implications for Europe, to be held at King’s College London on 12-13 November 2010.
The workshop aims to investigate the controversial revival of the concept of the Caliphate in the Muslim world and Europe. While many academic publications have dealt with the historical rise and fall of the Islamic Caliphate up to the twentieth century, no substantial scholarly work on its current revival has appeared. With the exception of a few case studies, the topic has not been addressed in historical and social scientific perspectives. This conference promises to fill a gap in our understanding of the contemporary debates, mobilization and advocacies that take place among Muslims in different contexts and asks whether there are certain new conditions that prompt contemporary Muslims to mobilise along demands for the revival of this mode of political governance.
The workshop is an interdisciplinary project that brings historians and social scientists to discuss debates on the Caliphate in different regional and geographical areas. It also aims to bridge the gap between scholars in the Muslim world and those working on the Muslim Diaspora. The workshop will have four panels:
Historical Debates on the Caliphate
Controversies in the Middle East and North Africa
The Caliphate in Asia
Contemporary Revival among European Diaspora Muslims.
If you would like to contribute, please email Dr. Marat Shterin at marat.shterin@kcl.ac.uk by the 22nd of February 2010.
The workshop proceedings will be published by Hurst and Co in an edited volume. If you decide to contribute, we will ask you to send us a 7000-8000 word paper by15 September 2010. Papers will be circulated among conference participants prior to the meeting. Participants will have 25 min for an oral presentation, followed by a 30 min discussion.
The workshop is sponsored by the European Science Foundation. We will be able to cover travel, accommodation and hospitality in London for those who will present papers. We also have a limited number of non-sponsored places for general participants.
In particular, we’re looking for two scholars from European countries to present at the panel on Europe.
Cults and crime
INFORM Seminar XLIV
CULTS AND CRIME
London School of Economics, Saturday 24 April 2010
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.htm
To register: post cheque to Inform, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. (Inform@lse.ac.uk; 020 7955 7654).
Tickets (including buffet lunch, coffee and tea) paid by 7 April 2010 cost £38 each (£18 students/unwaged). NB. Tickets booked after 7 April 2010 will cost £48 each (£28 students/unwaged).
Provisional Programme:
9.30 - 10.00: Registration
10.00 - 10.10: Welcome and Introduction
10.10 - 10.35: Eileen Barker (Professor Emeritus, LSE; Chair & Honorary Director, Inform)
"Be it a Crime if I Believe?"
10.35 - 11.00: Annie Yang (A Falun Gong practitioner)
"The Persecution of Falun Gong in China: A Personal Experience of 'Re-Education'"
11.00 - 11.25: Coffee
11.25 - 11.50: Jack Kreindler (Former member, World of Yaad)
Title to be confirmed
11.50 - 12.15: Ian Toon (Metropolitan Police)
"Nrms, a police perspective"
12.15 - 12.50: Group Discussions
12.50 - 13.50: Lunch
13.50 - 14.15: François Bellanger (Lawyer, Professor of Law at the University of Geneva and President of the Swiss Information Center on Beliefs)
"Cults and crime from a legal perspective"
14.15 - 14.40: Michael Langone (Executive Director, International Cultic Studies Association, USA)
"Cultic crimes in North America Part 1"
14.40 - 15.05: Mike Kropveld (Executive Director, Info-Secte, Canada)
"Cultic crimes in North America Part 2"
15.05 - 15.30: Tea
15.30 - 15.55: Henri de Cordes (President, Information & Advice Center on Harmful Sectarian Organizations, Belgium)
"The 74 corpses of the Solar Temple Order : Sacrifice, Suicide or Crime?"
15.55 - 16.20: Jean La Fontaine (Professor Emeritus, LSE; Honorary Research Fellow, Inform)
"Ritual murder?"
16.20 - 16.50: Panel Discussion
***********************************************
Also note the upcoming Forum on Religion seminar series at the LSE, in association with Inform.
For more about the Forum on Religion, see http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/religionForum/
Forum seminars take place from 5:30-7pm in the Cañada Blanch Room (J116), Cowdray House, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE
(Find the 'J' building on this map: http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/findingYourWayAroundLSE.htm)
4 March -- 'Intolerance and Persecution of Religious Deviance Within Islam: The Case of the Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia'
-- John Sidel, Department of Government, LSE
The study of religion includes a rich literature on intolerance and persecution of religious deviance in Christianity, but very little in the context of Islam.
This lacuna is especially striking and unfortunate, given the prevalent perceptions in the West of Islam as a faith which is particularly strict in its interpretation
and application of religious doctrine. Against this backdrop, Professor Sidel's lecture is intended to subject patterns of religious intolerance and persecution
within Islam to comparative analysis and theoretical illumination, situating the case of attacks on Ahmadiyya communities and 'deviant sects' (aliran sesat)
in Indonesia since 2005 against a broader history of religious violence in the country and beyond.
NEXT FORUM ON RELIGION SEMINARS:
6 May -- Seminar on Muslim identities: Muslim identity in the British educational landscape, and Bosnian Muslim identity in integration patterns in New England
3 June -- Seminar on religion, immigration and the far right: the cases of Greece and Britain
Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/planningAndCorporatePolicy/legalandComplianceTeam/legal/disclaimer.htm
CULTS AND CRIME
London School of Economics, Saturday 24 April 2010
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.htm
To register: post cheque to Inform, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. (Inform@lse.ac.uk; 020 7955 7654).
Tickets (including buffet lunch, coffee and tea) paid by 7 April 2010 cost £38 each (£18 students/unwaged). NB. Tickets booked after 7 April 2010 will cost £48 each (£28 students/unwaged).
Provisional Programme:
9.30 - 10.00: Registration
10.00 - 10.10: Welcome and Introduction
10.10 - 10.35: Eileen Barker (Professor Emeritus, LSE; Chair & Honorary Director, Inform)
"Be it a Crime if I Believe?"
10.35 - 11.00: Annie Yang (A Falun Gong practitioner)
"The Persecution of Falun Gong in China: A Personal Experience of 'Re-Education'"
11.00 - 11.25: Coffee
11.25 - 11.50: Jack Kreindler (Former member, World of Yaad)
Title to be confirmed
11.50 - 12.15: Ian Toon (Metropolitan Police)
"Nrms, a police perspective"
12.15 - 12.50: Group Discussions
12.50 - 13.50: Lunch
13.50 - 14.15: François Bellanger (Lawyer, Professor of Law at the University of Geneva and President of the Swiss Information Center on Beliefs)
"Cults and crime from a legal perspective"
14.15 - 14.40: Michael Langone (Executive Director, International Cultic Studies Association, USA)
"Cultic crimes in North America Part 1"
14.40 - 15.05: Mike Kropveld (Executive Director, Info-Secte, Canada)
"Cultic crimes in North America Part 2"
15.05 - 15.30: Tea
15.30 - 15.55: Henri de Cordes (President, Information & Advice Center on Harmful Sectarian Organizations, Belgium)
"The 74 corpses of the Solar Temple Order : Sacrifice, Suicide or Crime?"
15.55 - 16.20: Jean La Fontaine (Professor Emeritus, LSE; Honorary Research Fellow, Inform)
"Ritual murder?"
16.20 - 16.50: Panel Discussion
***********************************************
Also note the upcoming Forum on Religion seminar series at the LSE, in association with Inform.
For more about the Forum on Religion, see http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/religionForum/
Forum seminars take place from 5:30-7pm in the Cañada Blanch Room (J116), Cowdray House, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE
(Find the 'J' building on this map: http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/findingYourWayAroundLSE.htm)
4 March -- 'Intolerance and Persecution of Religious Deviance Within Islam: The Case of the Ahmadiyya Community in Indonesia'
-- John Sidel, Department of Government, LSE
The study of religion includes a rich literature on intolerance and persecution of religious deviance in Christianity, but very little in the context of Islam.
This lacuna is especially striking and unfortunate, given the prevalent perceptions in the West of Islam as a faith which is particularly strict in its interpretation
and application of religious doctrine. Against this backdrop, Professor Sidel's lecture is intended to subject patterns of religious intolerance and persecution
within Islam to comparative analysis and theoretical illumination, situating the case of attacks on Ahmadiyya communities and 'deviant sects' (aliran sesat)
in Indonesia since 2005 against a broader history of religious violence in the country and beyond.
NEXT FORUM ON RELIGION SEMINARS:
6 May -- Seminar on Muslim identities: Muslim identity in the British educational landscape, and Bosnian Muslim identity in integration patterns in New England
3 June -- Seminar on religion, immigration and the far right: the cases of Greece and Britain
Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/planningAndCorporatePolicy/legalandComplianceTeam/legal/disclaimer.htm
giovedì 18 febbraio 2010
Welfare and Religion in 21st century Europe: volume 1
Book: Welfare and Religion in 21st century Europe: volume 1
mercoledì 17 febbraio 2010
CFP: religion and politics in multilevel governance
Call for Papers für das Panel „Politik und Religion in Mehrebenensystemen“ im Rahmen der Tagung der Sektion „Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft“ der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft „Regieren, Government, Governance - Institutionen, Akteure und Politikfelder in Vergleichender Perspektive“ in Duisburg vom 20.-22.09.2010
In modernen politischen Mehrebenensystemen kommt beim Regieren dem Ausgleich zwischen verschiedenen Institutionen, Organisationen und Interessenverbänden eine wesentliche Bedeutung zu. Ein „good governance“ kann nur unter Einbezug auch anderer gesellschaftlicher Akteure erfolgreich umgesetzt und in der Gesellschaft implementiert werden. In modernen Demokratien finden in dieser Hinsicht vielfältige Aushandlungsprozesse statt. Dies gilt in einem ganz besonderen Ausmaß für die Beziehungen zwischen dem Staat und den Kirchen. So stehen Kirchen in den meisten europäischen Gesellschaften – aber auch über Europa hinaus – in vielfältigen Beziehungen zu den Entscheidungsträgern in politischen Systemen (z.B. durch die Umsetzung des Substitiaritätsprinzips in wohlfahrtstaatlichen Strukturen). Sind auf der einen Seite bestimmte Aushandlungsprozesse zwischen beiden Institutionen bereits lange eingeübt und zum Teil rechtlich fixiert und institutionalisiert, entzünden sich auf der anderen Seite in öffentlichen Debatten nicht selten neue Konfliktherde oder neuer Abstimmungsbedarf, der erhebliche Rückwirkungen auf das Regierungshandeln besitzen kann.
Gleichzeitig erfordert die in den letzten Jahrzehnten erfolgte Verlagerung von Entscheidungsstrukturen vor allem in das europäische Mehrebenensystem, seitens der Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften eine neue Form von Organisation, die über bloße nationale Regelungen und Vereinbarungen hinausgeht. Auseinandersetzungen etwas um die Verankerung eines Gottesbezugs im Entwurf der Europäischen Verfassung, die Einführung eines eigenen staatlich unterstützten Religionsunterrichtes der islamischen Glaubenstradition oder Debatten um den Einfluss religiöser Argumente in „säkularen Diskussionen“ (J. Habermas) belegen die intensiven Bemühungen der Kirchen um die Erhaltung des Einflusses auf regionale, nationale und europäische Entscheidungen. Und verstehen sich nicht gerade die christlichen Kirchen als Bewahrer wichtiger europäischer Werte? Gerade dieser Einfluss scheint aber in den zunehmend säkularen europäischen Gesellschaften immer stärker in Frage und zur Disposition gestellt. Allerdings kann von diesen Prozessen der „Säkularisierung“ nicht ohne weiteres auf eine Säkularität im Sinne eines nicht mehr bestehenden Einflusses der Kirchen auf politische Entscheidungen geschlossen werden. Das zeigt die von J. Casanova angestoßene Debatte um den Ort von Religion in Zivilgesellschaft und Politik. So werden Verlautbarungen wie jüngst von der EKD-Ratspräsidentin zum Afghanistan-Einsatz der Bundeswehr sehr wohl breit diskutiert und alle Fragen im Bereich der Regelung des privaten Zusammenlebens (Heirat, Partnerschaft, Familie) sind ohne Auseinandersetzung mit kirchlichen Positionen nicht denkbar. Die Art und Weise, wie Staat und Parteien, Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften im politischen Prozess miteinander umgehen, ist dabei auch ein Gradmesser der Demokratiefähigkeit der beteiligten Akteure und damit der jeweiligen Gesellschaft.
Da sowohl die Durchsetzung der Säkularisierungsprozesse als auch die Verhältnisse zwischen Kirche und Staat über Europa deutlich variieren, sind nicht unwesentliche Differenzen in den Einflussgraden von Religion auf das Regierungshandeln zu vermuten. Entsprechend erscheint
es angebracht diese vielfältigen – und im Fluss befindlichen – Beziehungen näher in Augenschein zu nehmen. Vor diesem Hintergrund möchte sich das Panel sowohl mit theoretischen als auch mit empirischen Studien zum Wirkungsverhältnis von Religion und Kirche auf die politischen Entscheidungsprozesse in Mehrebenensystemen des politischen Regierens in vergleichender Perspektive auseinandersetzen.
Erwünscht sind Vortragsvorschläge, die
(a) empirische Studien zur Bedeutung von Religion und Kirche für politische Entscheidungen. Dies umfasst sowohl politikwissenschaftlich-qualitative als auch -quantitative Studien, die idealerweise einen komparativen Zugang zur Thematik wählen,
(b) vergleichende Perspektiven der Institutionalisierung des Einflusses von Kirchen auf politisches Entscheidungshandeln und den Wandel institutioneller Arrangements untersuchen,
(c) die Relevanz religiöser Akteure und Argumente in den relevanten Diskursen gesellschaftlicher Steuerung und politischen Entscheidens beleuchten,
(d) die Wirkung bestehender Kirche-Staat-Beziehungen auf einzelne Policy-Bereiche identifizieren,
(e) den Folgen des Bedeutungswandels von Religion und Kirchen (Säkularisierung) für deren Einflussgrad auf einzelne Policy-Felder sowie im Gefüge politischer Willens- und Entscheidungsfindung nachgehen,
(f) die Akzeptanz der Position und des Einflusses von Kirchen und Religion in und auf Governance in den Bevölkerungen vergleichend analysieren sowie
(g) das Verhältnis von Religion und Kirchen in Systemen mit Mehrebenenentscheidungen theoretisch einzuordnen und im Rahmen der empirischen politischen Theorie zu konzeptionalisieren suchen.
Die Beiträge können also sowohl Fallstudien zur Prüfung bestehender Theorien als auch komparative Analysen für Europa oder im weiteren internationalen Vergleich als auch neue theoretische Konzepte vorstellen. Vorschläge sind erwünscht bis 30.Juni 2010 an eine der beiden folgenden Adressen.
Prof. Dr. Gert Pickel
Universität Leipzig
Professur für Kirchen- und Religionssoziologie
Otto-Schill-Str. 2
04155 Leipzig
Email: pickel@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Prof. Dr. Antonius Liedhegener
Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik (ZRWP)
Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universität Luzern
Postfach 7455
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Email: antonius.liedhegener@unilu.ch
In modernen politischen Mehrebenensystemen kommt beim Regieren dem Ausgleich zwischen verschiedenen Institutionen, Organisationen und Interessenverbänden eine wesentliche Bedeutung zu. Ein „good governance“ kann nur unter Einbezug auch anderer gesellschaftlicher Akteure erfolgreich umgesetzt und in der Gesellschaft implementiert werden. In modernen Demokratien finden in dieser Hinsicht vielfältige Aushandlungsprozesse statt. Dies gilt in einem ganz besonderen Ausmaß für die Beziehungen zwischen dem Staat und den Kirchen. So stehen Kirchen in den meisten europäischen Gesellschaften – aber auch über Europa hinaus – in vielfältigen Beziehungen zu den Entscheidungsträgern in politischen Systemen (z.B. durch die Umsetzung des Substitiaritätsprinzips in wohlfahrtstaatlichen Strukturen). Sind auf der einen Seite bestimmte Aushandlungsprozesse zwischen beiden Institutionen bereits lange eingeübt und zum Teil rechtlich fixiert und institutionalisiert, entzünden sich auf der anderen Seite in öffentlichen Debatten nicht selten neue Konfliktherde oder neuer Abstimmungsbedarf, der erhebliche Rückwirkungen auf das Regierungshandeln besitzen kann.
Gleichzeitig erfordert die in den letzten Jahrzehnten erfolgte Verlagerung von Entscheidungsstrukturen vor allem in das europäische Mehrebenensystem, seitens der Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften eine neue Form von Organisation, die über bloße nationale Regelungen und Vereinbarungen hinausgeht. Auseinandersetzungen etwas um die Verankerung eines Gottesbezugs im Entwurf der Europäischen Verfassung, die Einführung eines eigenen staatlich unterstützten Religionsunterrichtes der islamischen Glaubenstradition oder Debatten um den Einfluss religiöser Argumente in „säkularen Diskussionen“ (J. Habermas) belegen die intensiven Bemühungen der Kirchen um die Erhaltung des Einflusses auf regionale, nationale und europäische Entscheidungen. Und verstehen sich nicht gerade die christlichen Kirchen als Bewahrer wichtiger europäischer Werte? Gerade dieser Einfluss scheint aber in den zunehmend säkularen europäischen Gesellschaften immer stärker in Frage und zur Disposition gestellt. Allerdings kann von diesen Prozessen der „Säkularisierung“ nicht ohne weiteres auf eine Säkularität im Sinne eines nicht mehr bestehenden Einflusses der Kirchen auf politische Entscheidungen geschlossen werden. Das zeigt die von J. Casanova angestoßene Debatte um den Ort von Religion in Zivilgesellschaft und Politik. So werden Verlautbarungen wie jüngst von der EKD-Ratspräsidentin zum Afghanistan-Einsatz der Bundeswehr sehr wohl breit diskutiert und alle Fragen im Bereich der Regelung des privaten Zusammenlebens (Heirat, Partnerschaft, Familie) sind ohne Auseinandersetzung mit kirchlichen Positionen nicht denkbar. Die Art und Weise, wie Staat und Parteien, Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften im politischen Prozess miteinander umgehen, ist dabei auch ein Gradmesser der Demokratiefähigkeit der beteiligten Akteure und damit der jeweiligen Gesellschaft.
Da sowohl die Durchsetzung der Säkularisierungsprozesse als auch die Verhältnisse zwischen Kirche und Staat über Europa deutlich variieren, sind nicht unwesentliche Differenzen in den Einflussgraden von Religion auf das Regierungshandeln zu vermuten. Entsprechend erscheint
es angebracht diese vielfältigen – und im Fluss befindlichen – Beziehungen näher in Augenschein zu nehmen. Vor diesem Hintergrund möchte sich das Panel sowohl mit theoretischen als auch mit empirischen Studien zum Wirkungsverhältnis von Religion und Kirche auf die politischen Entscheidungsprozesse in Mehrebenensystemen des politischen Regierens in vergleichender Perspektive auseinandersetzen.
Erwünscht sind Vortragsvorschläge, die
(a) empirische Studien zur Bedeutung von Religion und Kirche für politische Entscheidungen. Dies umfasst sowohl politikwissenschaftlich-qualitative als auch -quantitative Studien, die idealerweise einen komparativen Zugang zur Thematik wählen,
(b) vergleichende Perspektiven der Institutionalisierung des Einflusses von Kirchen auf politisches Entscheidungshandeln und den Wandel institutioneller Arrangements untersuchen,
(c) die Relevanz religiöser Akteure und Argumente in den relevanten Diskursen gesellschaftlicher Steuerung und politischen Entscheidens beleuchten,
(d) die Wirkung bestehender Kirche-Staat-Beziehungen auf einzelne Policy-Bereiche identifizieren,
(e) den Folgen des Bedeutungswandels von Religion und Kirchen (Säkularisierung) für deren Einflussgrad auf einzelne Policy-Felder sowie im Gefüge politischer Willens- und Entscheidungsfindung nachgehen,
(f) die Akzeptanz der Position und des Einflusses von Kirchen und Religion in und auf Governance in den Bevölkerungen vergleichend analysieren sowie
(g) das Verhältnis von Religion und Kirchen in Systemen mit Mehrebenenentscheidungen theoretisch einzuordnen und im Rahmen der empirischen politischen Theorie zu konzeptionalisieren suchen.
Die Beiträge können also sowohl Fallstudien zur Prüfung bestehender Theorien als auch komparative Analysen für Europa oder im weiteren internationalen Vergleich als auch neue theoretische Konzepte vorstellen. Vorschläge sind erwünscht bis 30.Juni 2010 an eine der beiden folgenden Adressen.
Prof. Dr. Gert Pickel
Universität Leipzig
Professur für Kirchen- und Religionssoziologie
Otto-Schill-Str. 2
04155 Leipzig
Email: pickel@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Prof. Dr. Antonius Liedhegener
Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik (ZRWP)
Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universität Luzern
Postfach 7455
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Email: antonius.liedhegener@unilu.ch
Le group de recherche Migrations et rélationes intérnationales a le plaisir de vous inviter:
24 février 2010
de 10 à 12 h
séminaire de recherche:
«Juges, droit familial et islam au Canada».
D. Helly, Université de Montréal
Discutante: Catherine de Wenden, Sciences Po-CERI/CNRS
Adresse: 56 rue Jacob - 75006 Paris, salle de conseil
Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles.
Responsable scientifique :dewenden@ceri-sciences-po.org
Contact :michel@ceri-sciences-po.org
E-mail : info@ceri-sciences-po.org - Web : www.ceri-sciences-po.org
24 février 2010
de 10 à 12 h
séminaire de recherche:
«Juges, droit familial et islam au Canada».
D. Helly, Université de Montréal
Discutante: Catherine de Wenden, Sciences Po-CERI/CNRS
Adresse: 56 rue Jacob - 75006 Paris, salle de conseil
Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles.
Responsable scientifique :dewenden@ceri-sciences-po.org
Contact :michel@ceri-sciences-po.org
E-mail : info@ceri-sciences-po.org - Web : www.ceri-sciences-po.org
martedì 16 febbraio 2010
CFP, The Fully-Veiled Woman in France: Commissions, Secularism, and the Limits of the Law
Panel title: The Fully-Veiled Woman in France: Commissions, Secularism, and the Limits of the Law
Session Abstract:
Following a six-month investigation by a 32-membered mission, the “Rapport on the Practice of Full-Face Veiling in the National Territory” was presented to the National Assembly in France on Tuesday, January 26th 2010. Led by André Gerin, the 644-page rapport follows several others since 2003, including the Stasi Commission which led to the 2004 ban on conspicuous religious signs in public schools. The rapport considers several factors including the Qur’anic legitimacy of full-face coverings, women’s rights, and secularism in France.
This panel seeks to broadly contextualize the 2010 Gerin rapport. We are looking for papers which compare this report alongside others released in France and Europe, which map the legalities of a possible ban on full-face coverings, which take up secularism vis-à-vis this development, which consider the implications for women’s rights within a feminist discourse, or which consider religion and Islam in France more generally and its depiction of fully-faced covered women.
This panel is being organized by Dr. Melanie Adrian (adrian@fas.harvard.edu) and Dr. Jennifer Selby (jselby@mun.ca). Please contact Dr. Adrian with a proposed title and 250-word abstract by Friday, February 26th, 2010. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified via email by March 1, 2010.
Session Abstract:
Following a six-month investigation by a 32-membered mission, the “Rapport on the Practice of Full-Face Veiling in the National Territory” was presented to the National Assembly in France on Tuesday, January 26th 2010. Led by André Gerin, the 644-page rapport follows several others since 2003, including the Stasi Commission which led to the 2004 ban on conspicuous religious signs in public schools. The rapport considers several factors including the Qur’anic legitimacy of full-face coverings, women’s rights, and secularism in France.
This panel seeks to broadly contextualize the 2010 Gerin rapport. We are looking for papers which compare this report alongside others released in France and Europe, which map the legalities of a possible ban on full-face coverings, which take up secularism vis-à-vis this development, which consider the implications for women’s rights within a feminist discourse, or which consider religion and Islam in France more generally and its depiction of fully-faced covered women.
This panel is being organized by Dr. Melanie Adrian (adrian@fas.harvard.edu) and Dr. Jennifer Selby (jselby@mun.ca). Please contact Dr. Adrian with a proposed title and 250-word abstract by Friday, February 26th, 2010. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified via email by March 1, 2010.
Le mouvement Vert en Iran : une Republique contre une autre ?
Le mouvement Vert en Iran : une Republique contre une autre ?
Conference de :
- Fariba ADELKHAH, Sc.Politique, CERI.
- Bernard HOURCADE, CNRS, Laboratoire "Monde iranien" (Ivry)
Le jeudi 18 fevrier 2010 de 10h à 13h, salle 221 dans le cadre du programme GSRL Islam, politiques et sociétés du site Pouchet
Adresse du GSRL (Laboratoire CNRS-EPHE)
59, rue Pouchet - 75017 Paris -
Métro : Brochant ou Guy Môcquet. Bus : 66 station "La Joncquière"
Venez nombreux !
Conference de :
- Fariba ADELKHAH, Sc.Politique, CERI.
- Bernard HOURCADE, CNRS, Laboratoire "Monde iranien" (Ivry)
Le jeudi 18 fevrier 2010 de 10h à 13h, salle 221 dans le cadre du programme GSRL Islam, politiques et sociétés du site Pouchet
Adresse du GSRL (Laboratoire CNRS-EPHE)
59, rue Pouchet - 75017 Paris -
Métro : Brochant ou Guy Môcquet. Bus : 66 station "La Joncquière"
Venez nombreux !
Call for application: Post-doc, Paris
Appel à candidature pour un post-doctorat Équipe Anthropologie de l’Écriture (IIAC EHESS-CNRS)
Projet « Paris 2030 » soutenu par la Mairie de Paris
Le post-doctorat durera entre 12 et 18 mois. La répartition du temps de travail est à négocier (mi-temps ou trois quart de temps). La base de rémunération est celle d’un salaire mensuel brut de 2342,59 euros à plein temps. Nous souhaiterions un démarrage en mars 2010.
Laboratoire d’accueil : Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Anthropologie du Contemporain (IIAC UMR 8177), équipe « Anthropologie de l’écriture », EHESS-Paris, 7 rue Huysmans, 75006 Paris.
Le ou la post-docteur(e) sera accueilli(e) dans une équipe de recherche pluridisciplinaire (composée de linguistes, sociologues, historiens, anthropologues). Il / elle disposera d’un poste de travail.
Contexte du post-doctorat
Le post-doctorat est demandé dans le cadre du programme de recherche «Paris 2030» soutenu par la Mairie de Paris (2009-2011), réalisé en partenariat avec l’Ecole Estienne Paris (design typographique), 18 Bvd Auguste-Blanqui, 75013 Paris. Le projet est placé sous la responsabilité scientifique de Béatrice Fraenkel (EHESS) et coordonné par Laurence Bedoin pour l’Ecole Estienne.
Il s’agit d’un projet prospectif portant sur les écritures urbaines de Paris 2030. Il articule réflexions théoriques et projets graphiques et typographiques. L’objectif n’est pas d’édicter une charte et des standards destinés à la « gestion typographique » du futur Grand Paris, mais de soulever des questions qu’à un moment ou l’autre les pouvoirs publics et le public citoyen devront aborder. En découleront des propositions basées sur des recherches emblématiques, et peut-être fondamentales pour le devenir de l’écrit dans l’espace public.
Objet de la demande du post-doctorat
Le travail attendu comportera trois aspects : une enquête ethnographique auprès d’experts de l’écriture urbaine (observations et entretiens), une documentation concernant le domaine de recherche et la coordination et le suivi des équipes partenaires du projet.
Profil du candidat
Le ou la candidat(e) sera par exemple titulaire d’un doctorat d’anthropologie, de sociologie urbaine, d’urbanisme, d’histoire de l’art
ou de géographie. Il ou elle manifeste un intérêt pour le graphisme, la typographie, le design contemporain. La connaissance du monde associatif, artistique, militant serait fortement appréciée. Il ou elle parlera et écrira au moins le français et l’anglais.
Contact
Les candidats intéressés sont invités à envoyer un CV, un résumé de leur thèse, une lettre de motivation et d’éventuelles publications à Béatrice Fraenkel par email de préférence à ecriture@ehess.fr, ou à l’EHESS au 105 Boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris.
Projet « Paris 2030 » soutenu par la Mairie de Paris
Le post-doctorat durera entre 12 et 18 mois. La répartition du temps de travail est à négocier (mi-temps ou trois quart de temps). La base de rémunération est celle d’un salaire mensuel brut de 2342,59 euros à plein temps. Nous souhaiterions un démarrage en mars 2010.
Laboratoire d’accueil : Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Anthropologie du Contemporain (IIAC UMR 8177), équipe « Anthropologie de l’écriture », EHESS-Paris, 7 rue Huysmans, 75006 Paris.
Le ou la post-docteur(e) sera accueilli(e) dans une équipe de recherche pluridisciplinaire (composée de linguistes, sociologues, historiens, anthropologues). Il / elle disposera d’un poste de travail.
Contexte du post-doctorat
Le post-doctorat est demandé dans le cadre du programme de recherche «Paris 2030» soutenu par la Mairie de Paris (2009-2011), réalisé en partenariat avec l’Ecole Estienne Paris (design typographique), 18 Bvd Auguste-Blanqui, 75013 Paris. Le projet est placé sous la responsabilité scientifique de Béatrice Fraenkel (EHESS) et coordonné par Laurence Bedoin pour l’Ecole Estienne.
Il s’agit d’un projet prospectif portant sur les écritures urbaines de Paris 2030. Il articule réflexions théoriques et projets graphiques et typographiques. L’objectif n’est pas d’édicter une charte et des standards destinés à la « gestion typographique » du futur Grand Paris, mais de soulever des questions qu’à un moment ou l’autre les pouvoirs publics et le public citoyen devront aborder. En découleront des propositions basées sur des recherches emblématiques, et peut-être fondamentales pour le devenir de l’écrit dans l’espace public.
Objet de la demande du post-doctorat
Le travail attendu comportera trois aspects : une enquête ethnographique auprès d’experts de l’écriture urbaine (observations et entretiens), une documentation concernant le domaine de recherche et la coordination et le suivi des équipes partenaires du projet.
Profil du candidat
Le ou la candidat(e) sera par exemple titulaire d’un doctorat d’anthropologie, de sociologie urbaine, d’urbanisme, d’histoire de l’art
ou de géographie. Il ou elle manifeste un intérêt pour le graphisme, la typographie, le design contemporain. La connaissance du monde associatif, artistique, militant serait fortement appréciée. Il ou elle parlera et écrira au moins le français et l’anglais.
Contact
Les candidats intéressés sont invités à envoyer un CV, un résumé de leur thèse, une lettre de motivation et d’éventuelles publications à Béatrice Fraenkel par email de préférence à ecriture@ehess.fr, ou à l’EHESS au 105 Boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris.
Call for application: Survey research consultant (full time position, University of Notre Dame)
Deadline: Not specified
University of Notre Dame, Survey Research Consultant Center for Social Research
The University of Notre Dame (http://www.nd.edu) invites applications for the full-time position of Survey Research Consultant
with its new Center for Social Research (http://csr.nd.edu). The Center for Social Research (CSR) is a university-wide academic support unit aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of social research by assisting faculty, students, and staff in the design, implementation, and analysis of their research projects.
As the primary point of contact for inquiries related to survey research, the Survey Research Consultant will be involved in all phases of research: assisting faculty and students in the development of survey research design by applying appropriate sampling techniques, including sampling, oversampling, stratification, and weighting; managing relationships with outside vendors, such as those providing computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) services; programming web survey software and deploying web surveys; comprehensive fielding of survey instruments, including monitoring response rates and implementing strategies to convert non-respondents into respondents; and performing initial analyses of data collected.
Minimum qualifications include: an advanced graduate degree, a Ph.D. in one of the social science disciplines preferred; superior organizational and problem-solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to communicate with faculty members and students; a strong commitment to providing superior customer service; expert capacity in at least one of the following statistical software packages: Stata, SPSS, and SAS; and an ability to prioritize multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail.
Application Process
Please apply online at http://ND.jobs to Job #09274. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame
and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd.
University of Notre Dame, Survey Research Consultant Center for Social Research
The University of Notre Dame (http://www.nd.edu) invites applications for the full-time position of Survey Research Consultant
with its new Center for Social Research (http://csr.nd.edu). The Center for Social Research (CSR) is a university-wide academic support unit aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of social research by assisting faculty, students, and staff in the design, implementation, and analysis of their research projects.
As the primary point of contact for inquiries related to survey research, the Survey Research Consultant will be involved in all phases of research: assisting faculty and students in the development of survey research design by applying appropriate sampling techniques, including sampling, oversampling, stratification, and weighting; managing relationships with outside vendors, such as those providing computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) services; programming web survey software and deploying web surveys; comprehensive fielding of survey instruments, including monitoring response rates and implementing strategies to convert non-respondents into respondents; and performing initial analyses of data collected.
Minimum qualifications include: an advanced graduate degree, a Ph.D. in one of the social science disciplines preferred; superior organizational and problem-solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to communicate with faculty members and students; a strong commitment to providing superior customer service; expert capacity in at least one of the following statistical software packages: Stata, SPSS, and SAS; and an ability to prioritize multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail.
Application Process
Please apply online at http://ND.jobs to Job #09274. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame
and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd.
Call for articles: Transnational Islam
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE OF EJEPS, ON TRANSNATIONAL ISLAM*
European Journal of Economic and Political Studies (EJEPS) is a refereed academic journal, publishing research articles in the field of economics, business administration, international relations, political science, public administration and related fields. The aim of *EJEPS* is to provide an intellectual platform for social-scientific studies, a platform in which research in alternative paradigms for economic and social inquiry could be presented and debated. The journal seeks to promote interdisciplinary
studies over the issues of theoretical, practical, and historical importance in dealing with the rich array of problems in economic, political and social processes.
The 3(1) issue of EJEPS will be devoted to transnational Islam. This special issue that will be guest edited by Ihsan Yilmaz is open to contributions from all areas of social sciences and humanities. Papers in major fields such as anthropology, theology, sociology, political science, international relations, law and interdisciplinary studies are most welcome.
The topics suitable for the issue include but not limited to:
· How transnationalism impinges on debates about Muslims in Europe
· Transnational Islam, globalization, regional security, international migration
· Transnationalism vis-a-vis Muslim identity issues
· Transnational Islamic movements and politics, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Muslim Brotherhood, Tablighi Jamaat etc
· Intersecting transnationalism
· Skilful transnational navigators
· Transnational Islam & Jihadism
· Muslim scholars, fiqh and transnational Islam
· Pluri-national agendas
· Muslims in the west and western foreign policies
· Imagined unity of ummah: Predicaments and prospects
· Competing transnational Islams
· Hybridization of Islams
The deadline for submission of completed papers is *15 March 2010*.
The maximum length of the article, including footnotes and endnotes, is *9000* words.
You can submit your electronic manuscripts, for this issue only, to:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ihsan Yilmaz: iyilmaz@fatih.edu.tr
Or
editors@ejeps.com
**
*GUIDE FOR AUTHORS:*
Any paper submitted to the European Journal of Economic and Political Studies (EJEPS) should* NOT *be under consideration for publication at another journal.
*1.* Papers must be in English.
*2.* Submit manuscripts electronically to *editors@ejeps.com*
*3.* Papers that are submitted to the EJEPS for publication should not be under review at other journals.
*4.* The first page of the manuscript should contain:
(i) the title
(ii) the name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s)
(iii) the address, telephone and fax numbers (as well as the e-mail address) of the corresponding author.
(iv) an abstract of 50-200 words.
(v) JEL categories
*5.* Manuscripts should be 1.5 spaced, Please use Times New Roman font in 12 pt. type and maintain a 1-inch (2.5-cm) side, top, and bottom margin. Equations and symbols should be typed as well.
*6.* Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively.
*7.* References should be listed at the end of the main text in alphabetical order. They should be cross-referenced in the text by using the author's name and publication date in the style of Sen (1970).
*8.* The maximum lenthg of the manuscript, including footnotes and endnotes, is 9000 words
*References should be typed in the following style:*
*Books:*
Sen, A. (1970) Collective Choice and Social Welfare. San Francisco: Holden-Day.
*Articles:*
Ng, Y.K. (1971) "The Possibility of a Paretian Liberal: Impossibility Theorems and Cardinal Utility." Journal of Political Economy 79: 1397-1402.
*Chapters in Books:*
Watkins, J.W.N. (1968) "Methodological Individualism and Social Tendencies," In M. Brodbeck (Ed.), Readings in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences pp. 269-280 London: Macmillan.
*Web sites: *
Biography Center. http://www.gayegroup.com/BiographyRC/. (accessed October 25, 2007).
*Working Papers *
Isabel, M. (2004) "An Efficient Descending-Bid Simultaneous Auctions for Multiple Objects." NBER Working Paper 97-06
*Conference Papers *
Bacık, G. (2006) "The Evolution of Political Stabilization of Middle East ." Fatih University International Relations Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
European Journal of Economic and Political Studies (EJEPS) is a refereed academic journal, publishing research articles in the field of economics, business administration, international relations, political science, public administration and related fields. The aim of *EJEPS* is to provide an intellectual platform for social-scientific studies, a platform in which research in alternative paradigms for economic and social inquiry could be presented and debated. The journal seeks to promote interdisciplinary
studies over the issues of theoretical, practical, and historical importance in dealing with the rich array of problems in economic, political and social processes.
The 3(1) issue of EJEPS will be devoted to transnational Islam. This special issue that will be guest edited by Ihsan Yilmaz is open to contributions from all areas of social sciences and humanities. Papers in major fields such as anthropology, theology, sociology, political science, international relations, law and interdisciplinary studies are most welcome.
The topics suitable for the issue include but not limited to:
· How transnationalism impinges on debates about Muslims in Europe
· Transnational Islam, globalization, regional security, international migration
· Transnationalism vis-a-vis Muslim identity issues
· Transnational Islamic movements and politics, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Muslim Brotherhood, Tablighi Jamaat etc
· Intersecting transnationalism
· Skilful transnational navigators
· Transnational Islam & Jihadism
· Muslim scholars, fiqh and transnational Islam
· Pluri-national agendas
· Muslims in the west and western foreign policies
· Imagined unity of ummah: Predicaments and prospects
· Competing transnational Islams
· Hybridization of Islams
The deadline for submission of completed papers is *15 March 2010*.
The maximum length of the article, including footnotes and endnotes, is *9000* words.
You can submit your electronic manuscripts, for this issue only, to:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ihsan Yilmaz: iyilmaz@fatih.edu.tr
Or
editors@ejeps.com
**
*GUIDE FOR AUTHORS:*
Any paper submitted to the European Journal of Economic and Political Studies (EJEPS) should* NOT *be under consideration for publication at another journal.
*1.* Papers must be in English.
*2.* Submit manuscripts electronically to *editors@ejeps.com*
*3.* Papers that are submitted to the EJEPS for publication should not be under review at other journals.
*4.* The first page of the manuscript should contain:
(i) the title
(ii) the name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s)
(iii) the address, telephone and fax numbers (as well as the e-mail address) of the corresponding author.
(iv) an abstract of 50-200 words.
(v) JEL
*5.* Manuscripts should be 1.5 spaced, Please use Times New Roman font in 12 pt. type and maintain a 1-inch (2.5-cm) side, top, and bottom margin. Equations and symbols should be typed as well.
*6.* Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively.
*7.* References should be listed at the end of the main text in alphabetical order. They should be cross-referenced in the text by using the author's name and publication date in the style of Sen (1970).
*8.* The maximum lenthg of the manuscript, including footnotes and endnotes, is 9000 words
*References should be typed in the following style:*
*Books:*
Sen, A. (1970) Collective Choice and Social Welfare. San Francisco: Holden-Day.
*Articles:*
Ng, Y.K. (1971) "The Possibility of a Paretian Liberal: Impossibility Theorems and Cardinal Utility." Journal of Political Economy 79: 1397-1402.
*Chapters in Books:*
Watkins, J.W.N. (1968) "Methodological Individualism and Social Tendencies," In M. Brodbeck (Ed.), Readings in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences pp. 269-280 London: Macmillan.
*Web sites: *
Biography Center. http://www.gayegroup.com/BiographyRC/. (accessed October 25, 2007).
*Working Papers *
Isabel, M. (2004) "An Efficient Descending-Bid Simultaneous Auctions for Multiple Objects." NBER Working Paper 97-06
*Conference Papers *
Bacık, G. (2006) "The Evolution of Political Stabilization of Middle East ." Fatih University International Relations Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
lunedì 15 febbraio 2010
Seminario: L'immigration et l'identité française
Séminaire Débat
L’immigration et l’identité française
avec Catherine de Wenden, Directeur de recherche, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Sciences Po
Jeudi, 18 Février 2010 19h00-20h30
Lieu: Plateforme de Paris 22, Rue de Turin (75008 Paris, code: 2530)
L’immigration et l’identité française
avec Catherine de Wenden, Directeur de recherche, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Sciences Po
Jeudi, 18 Février 2010 19h00-20h30
Lieu: Plateforme de Paris 22, Rue de Turin (75008 Paris, code: 2530)
Muslim life in Germany - country report available
"Muslim Life in Germany" - English version
We are pleased to inform you that the English version of Research Report 6 “Muslim Life in Germany“ is now available. The study was conducted by the Research Group of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on behalf of the German Conference on Islam (DIK).
The study provides the first nationwide representative database on Muslims in Germany. Based on a survey comprising about 6,000 people from 49 predominantly Muslim countries of origin it offers an unprecedented insight into the diversity of Muslim life troughout Germany. People from different contexts of origin were questioned about religion in everyday life and about aspects of structural and social integration. The study covers also information with regard to the total number of Muslims living in Germany and their denominational as well as ethnic structure.
You can download the report as a PDF-file or order a printed version on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees:
http://www.bamf.de/nn_434132/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Migration/Publikationen/Forschung/Forschungsberichte/fb6-muslimisches-leben.html
We are pleased to inform you that the English version of Research Report 6 “Muslim Life in Germany“ is now available. The study was conducted by the Research Group of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on behalf of the German Conference on Islam (DIK).
The study provides the first nationwide representative database on Muslims in Germany. Based on a survey comprising about 6,000 people from 49 predominantly Muslim countries of origin it offers an unprecedented insight into the diversity of Muslim life troughout Germany. People from different contexts of origin were questioned about religion in everyday life and about aspects of structural and social integration. The study covers also information with regard to the total number of Muslims living in Germany and their denominational as well as ethnic structure.
You can download the report as a PDF-file or order a printed version on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees:
http://www.bamf.de/nn_434132/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Migration/Publikationen/Forschung/Forschungsberichte/fb6-muslimisches-leben.html
Seminars: Islam and religious freedom
Witherspoon Institute
ISLAM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SEMINAR
July 25 – 30, 2010 in Princeton, NJ
Seminar Overview
What is religious freedom?
Is religious freedom essential for or inimical to Islam?
What are the implications of religious freedom for individual fidelity and for faith communities?
What do the Quran, Hadith, and Muslim scholars – past and present— say about religious freedom?
The Islam and Religious Freedom Seminar is a week-long program for graduate students and professionals in Islam-related fields of study and work. In a small seminar setting, led by scholars, religious leaders, and experienced policy makers, participants will explore the intersection of Islam and religious freedom. This will include Muslim perspectives on faith and religious freedom, U.S. government policies on religious freedom abroad, modern social science research about the relationship of religious freedom to societal and individual well being, and perspectives on religious freedom in philosophy and among other faiths. The seminar will address religious freedom issues facing Muslim minorities, Muslim dissenters in Muslim-majority areas, and non-Muslims living in Muslim-majority areas. Also we will consider proselytization, conversion, apostasy, and blasphemy. Participation in the seminar will include completing preparatory reading, attending lectures, and participation in discussions.
Seminar Director: Jennifer Bryson, Director, Islam and Civil Society Project, The Witherspoon Institute
Seminar Leaders:
· Thomas Farr, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
· Abdullah Saeed, University of Melbourne
· Asma Uddin, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Guest Speakers:
· Abdullah bin Hamid Ali, Zaytuna Institute
· Robert George, Princeton University
· Paul Marshall, Hudson Institute
Location and Accommodations
The seminar will take place July 25-30, 2010 on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. Participants will reside and eat on campus; halal meals will be available.
Application
The seminar is open to graduate students or professionals in Islam-related fields. If accepted, a seminar registration fee -- $100 for students, $300 for non-students -- will be required. The seminar will provide room, board, and seminar materials. Travel expenses are not included. A limited number of travel scholarships will be available. To apply, please send the following by April 1, 2010 via e-mail to islamproject@winst.org. Applicants can expect to be notified of admission decisions no later than April 15, 2010.
1. A 500-word letter explaining your interests and experience related to the seminar topic.
2. Resume, including full name, dates of graduation, postal address, e-mail, and phone number.
3. A recommendation from a professor or supervisor.
Seminar website:
http://www.winst.org/ethics_and_university/seminars/islam/index.php
ISLAM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SEMINAR
July 25 – 30, 2010 in Princeton, NJ
Seminar Overview
What is religious freedom?
Is religious freedom essential for or inimical to Islam?
What are the implications of religious freedom for individual fidelity and for faith communities?
What do the Quran, Hadith, and Muslim scholars – past and present— say about religious freedom?
The Islam and Religious Freedom Seminar is a week-long program for graduate students and professionals in Islam-related fields of study and work. In a small seminar setting, led by scholars, religious leaders, and experienced policy makers, participants will explore the intersection of Islam and religious freedom. This will include Muslim perspectives on faith and religious freedom, U.S. government policies on religious freedom abroad, modern social science research about the relationship of religious freedom to societal and individual well being, and perspectives on religious freedom in philosophy and among other faiths. The seminar will address religious freedom issues facing Muslim minorities, Muslim dissenters in Muslim-majority areas, and non-Muslims living in Muslim-majority areas. Also we will consider proselytization, conversion, apostasy, and blasphemy. Participation in the seminar will include completing preparatory reading, attending lectures, and participation in discussions.
Seminar Director: Jennifer Bryson, Director, Islam and Civil Society Project, The Witherspoon Institute
Seminar Leaders:
· Thomas Farr, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
· Abdullah Saeed, University of Melbourne
· Asma Uddin, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Guest Speakers:
· Abdullah bin Hamid Ali, Zaytuna Institute
· Robert George, Princeton University
· Paul Marshall, Hudson Institute
Location and Accommodations
The seminar will take place July 25-30, 2010 on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. Participants will reside and eat on campus; halal meals will be available.
Application
The seminar is open to graduate students or professionals in Islam-related fields. If accepted, a seminar registration fee -- $100 for students, $300 for non-students -- will be required. The seminar will provide room, board, and seminar materials. Travel expenses are not included. A limited number of travel scholarships will be available. To apply, please send the following by April 1, 2010 via e-mail to islamproject@winst.org. Applicants can expect to be notified of admission decisions no later than April 15, 2010.
1. A 500-word letter explaining your interests and experience related to the seminar topic.
2. Resume, including full name, dates of graduation, postal address, e-mail, and phone number.
3. A recommendation from a professor or supervisor.
Seminar website:
http://www.winst.org/ethics_and_university/seminars/islam/index.php
3 Studentship in Social Policy at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at The University of Kent
ESRC +3 Studentship in Social Policy at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at The University of Kent
Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3 year ESRC studentship in the subject area of social policy, to start by 1st September, 2010. The award covers tuition fees, maintenance (currently £13,290 a year), a training support grant as well as funds to conduct UK-based and overseas fieldwork. This award is only open to UK national and EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for three years prior to starting. As this is a +3 award, it is expected that the successful candidate will already have ESRC accredited research training, though in some cases, extra training may be provided if needed. Please make sure you see the section below (Application Criteria) for further information about +3 studentship requirements.
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic candidate to engage in an innovative area of social policy research on the role of religion in social welfare, preferably within a comparative perspective. The studentship is linked to a larger ESRC project, run by Dr. Rana Jawad called Social Policy and Religion in the Middle East: Beyond the Rentier Sate, Toward a New Ethic Welfare. The studentship should explore an aspect of the contemporary relationship between religion and social policy, though the successful candidate will be able to negotiate the specific parameters of their research. The PhD is also expected to be a comparative study looking at the UK and one other country in the Middle East (ideally Egypt) therefore, candidates with knowledge of the Middle East and the Arabic language are particularly welcome. However, applications not focused on the Middle East will also be considered and assessed on the basis of their overall academic quality.
Application Criteria and Procedures
Applicants MUST have at least a merit at Masters level or academic equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
Applications should be sent by post or email (details below) and should consist of:
- A covering letter, which explains why you are applying and how you meet the application criteria
- A 3-page research proposal [inclusive of bibliographic references], which should be double-spaced and written in Times script size 12
- An up-to-date CV
- A transcript of your previous degree
- Two academic references
The deadline for applications is Monday 22nd March 2010 at 16:00.
Interviews are likely to be held towards the end of April, 2010.
Please post or email the above documentation, marked clearly with “ ESRC Studentship - Rana Jawad - 25782” to: Marilyn Morley, SSPSSR – Medway, University of Kent, Gillingham Building, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4AG,
Email: M.Morley@kent.ac.uk
For further information on the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, please visit http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/
Informal enquiries about the subject matter of the studentship can be made to Rana Jawad, Email: R.Jawad@kent.ac.uk, Tel: 01634 888998
Administrative enquiries should be made to Mr. Jeremy Bede-Cox, School Administration and Business Manager, SSPSSR, University of Kent, Kent : J.F.Bede-Cox@kent.ac.uk
Important note regarding ESRC +3 Studentships
Please check the following ESRC webpage to find out if your Masters qualification is accredited by the ESRC for a +3 studentship. Please note that there are various guidelines for degrees obtained before and after 2007. If you are unsure whether or not your Masters course is recognised by the ESRC, please contact both Rana Jawad and Jeremy Bede-Cox by email for advice. It is possible to apply for this studentship if you have a relevant Masters qualification but still have gaps in your research skills as you can pursue further research training once at Kent University.
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/eligibleoutlets/index.aspx
http://www.diaspora.fi/
Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3 year ESRC studentship in the subject area of social policy, to start by 1st September, 2010. The award covers tuition fees, maintenance (currently £13,290 a year), a training support grant as well as funds to conduct UK-based and overseas fieldwork. This award is only open to UK national and EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for three years prior to starting. As this is a +3 award, it is expected that the successful candidate will already have ESRC accredited research training, though in some cases, extra training may be provided if needed. Please make sure you see the section below (Application Criteria) for further information about +3 studentship requirements.
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic candidate to engage in an innovative area of social policy research on the role of religion in social welfare, preferably within a comparative perspective. The studentship is linked to a larger ESRC project, run by Dr. Rana Jawad called Social Policy and Religion in the Middle East: Beyond the Rentier Sate, Toward a New Ethic Welfare. The studentship should explore an aspect of the contemporary relationship between religion and social policy, though the successful candidate will be able to negotiate the specific parameters of their research. The PhD is also expected to be a comparative study looking at the UK and one other country in the Middle East (ideally Egypt) therefore, candidates with knowledge of the Middle East and the Arabic language are particularly welcome. However, applications not focused on the Middle East will also be considered and assessed on the basis of their overall academic quality.
Application Criteria and Procedures
Applicants MUST have at least a merit at Masters level or academic equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
Applications should be sent by post or email (details below) and should consist of:
- A covering letter, which explains why you are applying and how you meet the application criteria
- A 3-page research proposal [inclusive of bibliographic references], which should be double-spaced and written in Times script size 12
- An up-to-date CV
- A transcript of your previous degree
- Two academic references
The deadline for applications is Monday 22nd March 2010 at 16:00.
Interviews are likely to be held towards the end of April, 2010.
Please post or email the above documentation, marked clearly with “ ESRC Studentship - Rana Jawad - 25782” to: Marilyn Morley, SSPSSR – Medway, University of Kent, Gillingham Building, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4AG,
Email: M.Morley@kent.ac.uk
For further information on the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, please visit http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/
Informal enquiries about the subject matter of the studentship can be made to Rana Jawad, Email: R.Jawad@kent.ac.uk, Tel: 01634 888998
Administrative enquiries should be made to Mr. Jeremy Bede-Cox, School Administration and Business Manager, SSPSSR, University of Kent, Kent : J.F.Bede-Cox@kent.ac.uk
Important note regarding ESRC +3 Studentships
Please check the following ESRC webpage to find out if your Masters qualification is accredited by the ESRC for a +3 studentship. Please note that there are various guidelines for degrees obtained before and after 2007. If you are unsure whether or not your Masters course is recognised by the ESRC, please contact both Rana Jawad and Jeremy Bede-Cox by email for advice. It is possible to apply for this studentship if you have a relevant Masters qualification but still have gaps in your research skills as you can pursue further research training once at Kent University.
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/eligibleoutlets/index.aspx
http://www.diaspora.fi/
giovedì 4 febbraio 2010
Seminario: The future of religion: six sociological narratives
Conférence-débat
Jim Spickard, Professeur de sociologie, Université de Redlands
“The Future of religion : six sociological narratives”
« L’avenir de la religion : six récits sociologiques »
Mercredi 10 février (19h-21h) à l'Institut européen en sciences des religions (IESR-EPHE)
14 rue Ernest Cresson (porte cochère gauche), Paris 14e (Entrée libre)
Les théories actuelles en sociologie des religions, depuis les années 1960 jusqu’à aujourd’hui, ont donné lieu à un certain nombre de pronostics sur l’avenir de la religion dans les sociétés contemporaines qui varient fortement en fonction du
modèle interprétatif auxquelles ces théories ont recours. En reprenant les principales tendances, Jim Spickard, Professeur de sociologie à l’Université de Redlands (Californie), a conçu six scénarios relatifs à l’évolution du religieux qu’il qualifie de « récits » ou d’» histoires » plutôt que de « théories » ou de « paradigmes » ; il entend ainsi redonner tout son poids au rôle de l’imagination dans la production des modèles sociologiques.
Ces six grands récits sont les suivants : la sécularisation, la montée du fondamentalisme, le changement des formes d’organisation du religieux, la prégnance d’un individualisme religieux, la compétition entre des marchés religieux, et enfin, récit le plus récent, la religion dans le contexte de la mondialisation.
Le professeur Jim Spickard sʹexprimera en anglais (mais on pourra lui poser des questions en français
Jim Spickard, Professeur de sociologie, Université de Redlands
“The Future of religion : six sociological narratives”
« L’avenir de la religion : six récits sociologiques »
Mercredi 10 février (19h-21h) à l'Institut européen en sciences des religions (IESR-EPHE)
14 rue Ernest Cresson (porte cochère gauche), Paris 14e (Entrée libre)
Les théories actuelles en sociologie des religions, depuis les années 1960 jusqu’à aujourd’hui, ont donné lieu à un certain nombre de pronostics sur l’avenir de la religion dans les sociétés contemporaines qui varient fortement en fonction du
modèle interprétatif auxquelles ces théories ont recours. En reprenant les principales tendances, Jim Spickard, Professeur de sociologie à l’Université de Redlands (Californie), a conçu six scénarios relatifs à l’évolution du religieux qu’il qualifie de « récits » ou d’» histoires » plutôt que de « théories » ou de « paradigmes » ; il entend ainsi redonner tout son poids au rôle de l’imagination dans la production des modèles sociologiques.
Ces six grands récits sont les suivants : la sécularisation, la montée du fondamentalisme, le changement des formes d’organisation du religieux, la prégnance d’un individualisme religieux, la compétition entre des marchés religieux, et enfin, récit le plus récent, la religion dans le contexte de la mondialisation.
Le professeur Jim Spickard sʹexprimera en anglais (mais on pourra lui poser des questions en français
Seminario: The Construction of 'Suspect' Communities in Britain 1974-2007
SEMINAR: 5 March 2010
The Construction of 'Suspect' Communities in Britain 1974-2007:
comparing the impact on Irish and Muslim communities
FIRST RESEARCH FINDINGS
This seminar will report on the first comparative research project examining the impact of counter-terrorism on Irish communities and Muslim communities in Britain. This ESRC-funded collaborative research involves academics based at London Metropolitan University and City University, London, with a long track-record of researching immigration, social cohesion, Islam, and the media.
The study investigated transformations over time in the perception, construction and representation of religio-ethnic groupings as 'suspect' in relation to terror threats in Britain from 1970s to the present day.
The project examined the similarities and differences in the impact of these representations of 'suspectness' and of counter-terrorism measures on Irish communities and Muslim communities. The research methods included analysis of the national and diaspora press, of legislation and parliamentary debates, and speeches and statements of British politicians and the police. The experiences and interpretations of members and representatives of Irish communities and Muslim communities in Birmingham and London were also collected using key informant interviews and discussion groups.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME:
10.30 Arrival, registration, tea and coffee
11.00 Welcome and introduction
11.15 Overview of the Project & First Findings
Prof. Mary Hickman (project director, ISET)
Chair: tbc.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 'Suspect' Communities and the British Press
Dr Lyn Thomas and Dr Henri Nickels (ISET)
Chair: tbc.
14.40 Comfort Break
14.50 Security and Counter-terrorism: Policies and Policy Actors
Dr Sara Silvestri (City University, London)
Chair: tbc
16.00 Close
To be held at the Institute for the Study of European Transformations,
London Metropolitan University
NOTE: Registration is free but places are limited and allocated on a first come basis
To register please email: suspectcommunities@londonmet.ac.uk
For further details about the research and the seminar please follow link below:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/iset/projects/esrc-suspect-communities.cfm
ESRC RES-062-23-1066
The Construction of 'Suspect' Communities in Britain 1974-2007:
comparing the impact on Irish and Muslim communities
FIRST RESEARCH FINDINGS
This seminar will report on the first comparative research project examining the impact of counter-terrorism on Irish communities and Muslim communities in Britain. This ESRC-funded collaborative research involves academics based at London Metropolitan University and City University, London, with a long track-record of researching immigration, social cohesion, Islam, and the media.
The study investigated transformations over time in the perception, construction and representation of religio-ethnic groupings as 'suspect' in relation to terror threats in Britain from 1970s to the present day.
The project examined the similarities and differences in the impact of these representations of 'suspectness' and of counter-terrorism measures on Irish communities and Muslim communities. The research methods included analysis of the national and diaspora press, of legislation and parliamentary debates, and speeches and statements of British politicians and the police. The experiences and interpretations of members and representatives of Irish communities and Muslim communities in Birmingham and London were also collected using key informant interviews and discussion groups.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME:
10.30 Arrival, registration, tea and coffee
11.00 Welcome and introduction
11.15 Overview of the Project & First Findings
Prof. Mary Hickman (project director, ISET)
Chair: tbc.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 'Suspect' Communities and the British Press
Dr Lyn Thomas and Dr Henri Nickels (ISET)
Chair: tbc.
14.40 Comfort Break
14.50 Security and Counter-terrorism: Policies and Policy Actors
Dr Sara Silvestri (City University, London)
Chair: tbc
16.00 Close
To be held at the Institute for the Study of European Transformations,
London Metropolitan University
NOTE: Registration is free but places are limited and allocated on a first come basis
To register please email: suspectcommunities@londonmet.ac.uk
For further details about the research and the seminar please follow link below:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/iset/projects/esrc-suspect-communities.cfm
ESRC RES-062-23-1066
IIncontri presso Institute for religion, culture and public life
SPRING 2010 EVENTS
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Islamic Finance Symposium
Thursday, February 11, 5:30-9pm
Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard Hall
3009 Broadway
A symposium with opening remarks by Jeffery Sachs, Director of Earth Institute, and Deborah Spar, President of Barnard College. Panelists include consultant Amir A. Rahman, lawyer Umar Mughal, and Harvard's Chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser.
Co-sponsored by Muslim Student Association and Barnard Office of Career Development.
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Local Conflicts as a Global Challenge
Tuesday, February 16, 6:30-8pm
International Affairs Building, Room 1501
420 West 118th Street
A conversation with GEORGE RUPP, president of the International Rescue Committee and former president of Columbia University as well as author of Globlization Challenged: Conviction, Conflict, Community (2006). Moderated by Mark C. Taylor, Chair of the Department of Religion.
Co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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Deciphering Denial: State, Modernity, and the 1915 Armenian Ethnic Cleansing
Tuesday, February 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with FATMA GOCEK, Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at University of Michigan and author of Social Constructions of Nationalism in the Middle East (2002) and Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire: Ottoman Westernization and Social Change (1996).
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
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Who Belongs? Religion, National Identity and Immigrant Integration in Denmark and Sweden
Wednesday, February 24, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Emily Bech, current PhD in Political Science, Columbia University. Moderated by Jack Snyder, The Robert and Ren�e Belfer Professor of International Relationsm, and Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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A Man Escaped: Religion on Film
Wednesday, February 24, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of A Man Escaped (1956) and discussion with Joshua Dubler, Society of Fellows.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
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Prayer as Politics: American Muslim Women, Religious Leadership, and Media Representations
Tuesday, March 9, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with JULIANE HAMMER, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at George Mason University and author of Palestinians Born in Exile: Diaspora and the Search for a Homeland (2005).
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
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Islamist Politics and Religious Education in Contemporary Turkey
Wednesday, March 10, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 210B
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Iren Ozgur, 2009 PhD in Political Science at Oxford University. Moderated by Karen Barkey, Professor of Sociology.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Islam in Indonesia: Changing relations between the state and organized religion
Tuesday, March 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with MICHAEL BUEHLER, Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Southeast Asian Studies 2008-10 at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Moderated by Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
Religions of Doubt: Critique of Religion and Modernity in the Frankfurt School and in Iran - Adorno, Benjamin, Shariati and al-e Ahmad
Wednesday, March 24, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Ajay Chaudhary, current PhD in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Moderated by Sudipta Kaviraj, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
The Green Pastures: Religion on Film
Wednesday, March 24, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of The Green Pastures (1936) and discussion with Josef Sorett, Professor of Religion.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
__________________________
Parliaments of Caliphs: Reconstructing Islamic Law in Alama Iqbal’s League of Muslim Nations
Wednesday, March 31, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Haroon Moghul, current PhD in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Moderated by Sudipta Kaviraj, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures and Bachir Souleymane Diagne, Professor of French and Romance Philology
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey
Thursday, April 1, 6-8 pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with AHMET KURU, Assistant Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University and author of Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
The Challenges of Integration: Muslim Immigrants and Their Children in the United States and France
Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
1501 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
A conference on the challenges faced by Muslim immigrants and their children in the process of integration in France and the United States.
Organized by Ousmane Kane (SIPA, Columbia) and Khadija Mohsen Finan (Science Po, Paris) with Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Malika Zeghal, Rosemary Hicks, Mohamed Nimeir, Solenne Jouaneau, Ahmet Kuru, Louise Cainkar, Valerie Amiraux, Simona Tersigni, Ousmane Kane, Aminah Mohammed Arif, Hisham Aidi, Robert Lieberman, Mucahit Bilici, Mahamet Timera and Samim Akgonul.
Co-sponsored with Columbia University Seminar for the Study of Contemporary Africa; School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA); Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, & Religion (CDTR); Department of Religion at Barnard College; Institute for Religion, Culture, & Public Life (IRCPL); Middle East Institute; Institute of African Studies; Maison Fran�aise; The European Institute; Department of French & Romance Philology; Migration Working Group.
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Divining the Message, Mediating the Divine
Thursday-Saturday, April 1-3, 9am-5pm
Buell Hall, Columbia University
515 West 116th Street
A graduate conference on how new media technologies have transformed the way people imagine and communicate with the divine.
Keynote speakers include BERNARD STIEGLER, Director of the Department of Cultural Development at Centre Georges-Pompidou, MARK C. TAYLOR, Chair of Religion at Columbia University, BRIAN LARKIN, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and SAMUEL WEBER, Professor of German at Northwestern University.
Co-sponsored with Religion Graduate Students Association at Columbia University.
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Nicholas D. Kristof: Covering Conflict
Monday, April 12, 6:30-8pm
Lecture Hall, Journalism Building, 3rd Floor
2950 Broadway
A conversation and book signing with NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and columnist for The New York Times. He is co-author of the recent bestseller Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2009), copies of which will be on sale.
Co-sponsored with Columbia Journalism School and the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
My Father, My Lord
Wednesday, April 21, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of My Father, My Lord (2007) and a discussion with Ur Cohen, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
__________________________
Out of (Civilian) Control: The Pakistan Military and Politics in South Asian Perspective
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Aqil Shah, current PhD in Political Science at Columbia University and Harvard Society of Fellows 2010-2012. Moderated by Jack Snyder, The Robert andRen�e Belfer Professor of International Relations, and Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics in West Africa: Senegal and Nigeria
Thursday, April 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with OUSMANE KANE, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
Jews, Native Americans and the Western World Order
Sunday, April 25, 8am-5pm
Location TBD
A symposium on Jews and Native Americans, two peoples made into Others by Christian Euro-America in fascinatingly similar yet different ways: as remnants of primitivity, as tribal peoples, as enduring threats and unassimilable enemies, and as romanticized traditionals possessing the solution to the ills of modernity.
Organized by Jonathan Schorsch (Columbia) with Jonathan Boyarin (North Carolina), Chris Bracken (Alberta), Sarah Philips Casteel (Carleton), Christian Cwik (Cologne), Gelya Frank (Southern California), Jennifer Glaser (Cincinnati), James Hatley (Salisbury), Nimachia Hernandez (Harvard Divinity), Stephen Katz (Indiana), David Koffman (NYU), Jack Kugelmass (Florida-Gainesville), Rebecca Margolis (Ottawa), Alan Mintz (JTS), Akim Reinhardt (Towson), Michael Rom (Toronto), Rachel Rubinstein (Hampshire), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (Naropa Institute), Sara Sutler-Cohen (Bellevue Community), Octaviana Trujillo (Northern Arizona) and Gerald Vizenor (New Mexico).
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.
__________________________
No Longer Pakistani, Not Yet Indian: Migration and the Meaning of Citizenship
Monday, April 26, 4-5:30pm
Knox Hall, Room 208
606 West 122nd Street
A lecture by NIRAJA GOPAL JAYAL, Visiting Professor at Princeton University and Professor at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is author of Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism and Development in Contemporary India (1999) and director of the Ford Foundation project Dialogue on Democracy and Pluralism in South Asia.
The Annual Mary Keating Das Lecture co-sponsored with the South Asia Institute and Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
A discussion with Yogendra Yadav
Wednesday, April 28, 4-5:30pm
Knox Hall, Room 509
606 West 122nd Street
A talk by YOGENDRA YADAV, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) and Co-Director of Lokniti, a research programme on comparative democracy. His research interests include modern Indian political thought and Indian socialism.
Co-sponsored with the South Asia Institute and Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Resolving Interpretive Differences in Islamic Lawmaking: Debates Between the Ulama and Modernist Muslims in Pakistan
Wednesday, May 5, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Tabinda Khan, current PhD Political Science at Columbia University. Moderator to be announced.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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Islamic Finance Symposium
Thursday, February 11, 5:30-9pm
Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard Hall
3009 Broadway
A symposium with opening remarks by Jeffery Sachs, Director of Earth Institute, and Deborah Spar, President of Barnard College. Panelists include consultant Amir A. Rahman, lawyer Umar Mughal, and Harvard's Chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser.
Co-sponsored by Muslim Student Association and Barnard Office of Career Development.
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Local Conflicts as a Global Challenge
Tuesday, February 16, 6:30-8pm
International Affairs Building, Room 1501
420 West 118th Street
A conversation with GEORGE RUPP, president of the International Rescue Committee and former president of Columbia University as well as author of Globlization Challenged: Conviction, Conflict, Community (2006). Moderated by Mark C. Taylor, Chair of the Department of Religion.
Co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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Deciphering Denial: State, Modernity, and the 1915 Armenian Ethnic Cleansing
Tuesday, February 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with FATMA GOCEK, Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at University of Michigan and author of Social Constructions of Nationalism in the Middle East (2002) and Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire: Ottoman Westernization and Social Change (1996).
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
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Who Belongs? Religion, National Identity and Immigrant Integration in Denmark and Sweden
Wednesday, February 24, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Emily Bech, current PhD in Political Science, Columbia University. Moderated by Jack Snyder, The Robert and Ren�e Belfer Professor of International Relationsm, and Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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A Man Escaped: Religion on Film
Wednesday, February 24, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of A Man Escaped (1956) and discussion with Joshua Dubler, Society of Fellows.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
__________________________
Prayer as Politics: American Muslim Women, Religious Leadership, and Media Representations
Tuesday, March 9, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with JULIANE HAMMER, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at George Mason University and author of Palestinians Born in Exile: Diaspora and the Search for a Homeland (2005).
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
Islamist Politics and Religious Education in Contemporary Turkey
Wednesday, March 10, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 210B
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Iren Ozgur, 2009 PhD in Political Science at Oxford University. Moderated by Karen Barkey, Professor of Sociology.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Islam in Indonesia: Changing relations between the state and organized religion
Tuesday, March 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with MICHAEL BUEHLER, Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Southeast Asian Studies 2008-10 at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Moderated by Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
Religions of Doubt: Critique of Religion and Modernity in the Frankfurt School and in Iran - Adorno, Benjamin, Shariati and al-e Ahmad
Wednesday, March 24, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Ajay Chaudhary, current PhD in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Moderated by Sudipta Kaviraj, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
The Green Pastures: Religion on Film
Wednesday, March 24, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of The Green Pastures (1936) and discussion with Josef Sorett, Professor of Religion.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
__________________________
Parliaments of Caliphs: Reconstructing Islamic Law in Alama Iqbal’s League of Muslim Nations
Wednesday, March 31, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Haroon Moghul, current PhD in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Moderated by Sudipta Kaviraj, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures and Bachir Souleymane Diagne, Professor of French and Romance Philology
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey
Thursday, April 1, 6-8 pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with AHMET KURU, Assistant Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University and author of Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
The Challenges of Integration: Muslim Immigrants and Their Children in the United States and France
Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
1501 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
A conference on the challenges faced by Muslim immigrants and their children in the process of integration in France and the United States.
Organized by Ousmane Kane (SIPA, Columbia) and Khadija Mohsen Finan (Science Po, Paris) with Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Malika Zeghal, Rosemary Hicks, Mohamed Nimeir, Solenne Jouaneau, Ahmet Kuru, Louise Cainkar, Valerie Amiraux, Simona Tersigni, Ousmane Kane, Aminah Mohammed Arif, Hisham Aidi, Robert Lieberman, Mucahit Bilici, Mahamet Timera and Samim Akgonul.
Co-sponsored with Columbia University Seminar for the Study of Contemporary Africa; School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA); Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, & Religion (CDTR); Department of Religion at Barnard College; Institute for Religion, Culture, & Public Life (IRCPL); Middle East Institute; Institute of African Studies; Maison Fran�aise; The European Institute; Department of French & Romance Philology; Migration Working Group.
__________________________
Divining the Message, Mediating the Divine
Thursday-Saturday, April 1-3, 9am-5pm
Buell Hall, Columbia University
515 West 116th Street
A graduate conference on how new media technologies have transformed the way people imagine and communicate with the divine.
Keynote speakers include BERNARD STIEGLER, Director of the Department of Cultural Development at Centre Georges-Pompidou, MARK C. TAYLOR, Chair of Religion at Columbia University, BRIAN LARKIN, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and SAMUEL WEBER, Professor of German at Northwestern University.
Co-sponsored with Religion Graduate Students Association at Columbia University.
__________________________
Nicholas D. Kristof: Covering Conflict
Monday, April 12, 6:30-8pm
Lecture Hall, Journalism Building, 3rd Floor
2950 Broadway
A conversation and book signing with NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and columnist for The New York Times. He is co-author of the recent bestseller Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2009), copies of which will be on sale.
Co-sponsored with Columbia Journalism School and the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
My Father, My Lord
Wednesday, April 21, 8pm
323 Milbank Hall
Broadway and W. 120th Street
A screening of My Father, My Lord (2007) and a discussion with Ur Cohen, Professor of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
A film series co-sponsored with the Religion Departments of Columbia University and Barnard College.
__________________________
Out of (Civilian) Control: The Pakistan Military and Politics in South Asian Perspective
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Aqil Shah, current PhD in Political Science at Columbia University and Harvard Society of Fellows 2010-2012. Moderated by Jack Snyder, The Robert andRen�e Belfer Professor of International Relations, and Alfred Stepan, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics in West Africa: Senegal and Nigeria
Thursday, April 23, 4-6pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with OUSMANE KANE, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP).
__________________________
Jews, Native Americans and the Western World Order
Sunday, April 25, 8am-5pm
Location TBD
A symposium on Jews and Native Americans, two peoples made into Others by Christian Euro-America in fascinatingly similar yet different ways: as remnants of primitivity, as tribal peoples, as enduring threats and unassimilable enemies, and as romanticized traditionals possessing the solution to the ills of modernity.
Organized by Jonathan Schorsch (Columbia) with Jonathan Boyarin (North Carolina), Chris Bracken (Alberta), Sarah Philips Casteel (Carleton), Christian Cwik (Cologne), Gelya Frank (Southern California), Jennifer Glaser (Cincinnati), James Hatley (Salisbury), Nimachia Hernandez (Harvard Divinity), Stephen Katz (Indiana), David Koffman (NYU), Jack Kugelmass (Florida-Gainesville), Rebecca Margolis (Ottawa), Alan Mintz (JTS), Akim Reinhardt (Towson), Michael Rom (Toronto), Rachel Rubinstein (Hampshire), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (Naropa Institute), Sara Sutler-Cohen (Bellevue Community), Octaviana Trujillo (Northern Arizona) and Gerald Vizenor (New Mexico).
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.
__________________________
No Longer Pakistani, Not Yet Indian: Migration and the Meaning of Citizenship
Monday, April 26, 4-5:30pm
Knox Hall, Room 208
606 West 122nd Street
A lecture by NIRAJA GOPAL JAYAL, Visiting Professor at Princeton University and Professor at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is author of Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism and Development in Contemporary India (1999) and director of the Ford Foundation project Dialogue on Democracy and Pluralism in South Asia.
The Annual Mary Keating Das Lecture co-sponsored with the South Asia Institute and Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
A discussion with Yogendra Yadav
Wednesday, April 28, 4-5:30pm
Knox Hall, Room 509
606 West 122nd Street
A talk by YOGENDRA YADAV, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) and Co-Director of Lokniti, a research programme on comparative democracy. His research interests include modern Indian political thought and Indian socialism.
Co-sponsored with the South Asia Institute and Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
__________________________
Resolving Interpretive Differences in Islamic Lawmaking: Debates Between the Ulama and Modernist Muslims in Pakistan
Wednesday, May 5, 12-2pm
International Affairs Building, Room 801
420 West 118th Street
A discussion with Tabinda Khan, current PhD Political Science at Columbia University. Moderator to be announced.
PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR).
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CFP: Religion and media
Moscow Society for the Study of Religions (www.mro.su) Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University
VIII MSSR CONFERENCE "RELIGION & MEDIA"
MAY 12-15, 2010
"Whether we like or not, then, as teachers working in publicly funded institutions, we are public intellectuals already."
Russell T. McCutcheon
"Religious life, knowledge about religion, the one or the other, our own or the others, takes place and is produced and acquired in and by the media."
Tim Jensen
Keynote address by
Prof. KAREL DOBBELAERE
(Catholic University Louvain, Belgium)
Nowadays at the beginning of the XXI century we keep observing an explosion of new media that caused profound changes in human categories of communication, on the one hand. And on the other hand, the role of religion has been increasing on a global scale.
The 8th Annual MSSR Conference on "Religion & Media" solicits research papers on the multiple problems raised by an interdisciplinary approach to these multifaceted phenomena. The conference brings together scholars of religion, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and all interested in academic Study of Religions as well as specialists
from the Media for joint discussion.
The Moscow Society for the Study of Religions (MSSR) takes a broad view of the conceptual, analytical, and empirical problems involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. We especially encourage submissions that highlight different approaches to the historical and systematic background for the study of religion and media, ranging from the religious prohibitions of images to its modern interpretations.
Also we seek papers covering a broad range of difficulties dealing with role or 'status' of scholar as 'specialist' and the Study of Religions as science in the Media and in modern and post-modern societies.
Suggested panels of the conference:
1. Definitions of Religion in the Media
2. Communicative functions of Religion
3. Religious mass-media & professional mass-media on Religion
4. Religion in the Popular Culture (movies, music, literature, etc.)
5. Popular Culture in Religion (e.g. TV shows of priests and preachers)
6. Religion as Mass Culture (Fan-Clubs, The Health Wealth Cult, etc.)
7. Religion and Social Networks (LiveJournal, Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, etc.)
8. Role of the Media in creation and transformation of religious identity
9. Religion and Gender in the Media
10. Online religions & Religions online
11. Role of the Media in generation of religious traditions (e.g. cargo cults, etc.)
12. The Media & Religious Education
13. Ways of using the Media in the Study of Religions (web-sites, online-conferences, etc.)
If topic of your paper does not fit to any of the panels above, it might be submitted as a "single paper". Such papers will be collected into special panels.
Each participant could make a panel proposal. In this case he/she should submit title and abstract of the panel (up to 100 words) as well as paper proposals to this panel from no less than three participants (including himself).
Languages of the Conference: Russian and English
REGISTRATION FORM should be submitted to the MSSR Conference Officer,
Anna B. Yudkina [conf2010.mro@gmail.com] by February 28, 2010.
KEY DATES
Panel Proposal till February 28, 2010
Paper Registration & Abstract
Notification of Paper Acceptance March 14, 2010
Conference (Moscow, Russia) May 12-15, 2010
Publication of proceedings Fall 2010
VIII MSSR CONFERENCE "RELIGION & MEDIA"
MAY 12-15, 2010
"Whether we like or not, then, as teachers working in publicly funded institutions, we are public intellectuals already."
Russell T. McCutcheon
"Religious life, knowledge about religion, the one or the other, our own or the others, takes place and is produced and acquired in and by the media."
Tim Jensen
Keynote address by
Prof. KAREL DOBBELAERE
(Catholic University Louvain, Belgium)
Nowadays at the beginning of the XXI century we keep observing an explosion of new media that caused profound changes in human categories of communication, on the one hand. And on the other hand, the role of religion has been increasing on a global scale.
The 8th Annual MSSR Conference on "Religion & Media" solicits research papers on the multiple problems raised by an interdisciplinary approach to these multifaceted phenomena. The conference brings together scholars of religion, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and all interested in academic Study of Religions as well as specialists
from the Media for joint discussion.
The Moscow Society for the Study of Religions (MSSR) takes a broad view of the conceptual, analytical, and empirical problems involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. We especially encourage submissions that highlight different approaches to the historical and systematic background for the study of religion and media, ranging from the religious prohibitions of images to its modern interpretations.
Also we seek papers covering a broad range of difficulties dealing with role or 'status' of scholar as 'specialist' and the Study of Religions as science in the Media and in modern and post-modern societies.
Suggested panels of the conference:
1. Definitions of Religion in the Media
2. Communicative functions of Religion
3. Religious mass-media & professional mass-media on Religion
4. Religion in the Popular Culture (movies, music, literature, etc.)
5. Popular Culture in Religion (e.g. TV shows of priests and preachers)
6. Religion as Mass Culture (Fan-Clubs, The Health Wealth Cult, etc.)
7. Religion and Social Networks (LiveJournal, Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, etc.)
8. Role of the Media in creation and transformation of religious identity
9. Religion and Gender in the Media
10. Online religions & Religions online
11. Role of the Media in generation of religious traditions (e.g. cargo cults, etc.)
12. The Media & Religious Education
13. Ways of using the Media in the Study of Religions (web-sites, online-conferences, etc.)
If topic of your paper does not fit to any of the panels above, it might be submitted as a "single paper". Such papers will be collected into special panels.
Each participant could make a panel proposal. In this case he/she should submit title and abstract of the panel (up to 100 words) as well as paper proposals to this panel from no less than three participants (including himself).
Languages of the Conference: Russian and English
REGISTRATION FORM should be submitted to the MSSR Conference Officer,
Anna B. Yudkina [conf2010.mro@gmail.com] by February 28, 2010.
KEY DATES
Panel Proposal till February 28, 2010
Paper Registration & Abstract
Notification of Paper Acceptance March 14, 2010
Conference (Moscow, Russia) May 12-15, 2010
Publication of proceedings Fall 2010
mercoledì 3 febbraio 2010
Seminario: Le adolescenti della migrazione e la società Italiana
I seminari di ABCD - Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio dei Problemi di Genere
“Le adolescenti della migrazione e la società Italiana”
Martedì 16 febbraio 2010
Ore 15:00
Aula Pagani – edificio U7— 3° piano
Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale
Partecipano:
Isabella Bossi Fedrigotti—Scrittrice, giornalista Corriere della Sera
Graziella Favaro—Centro COME
Carmen Leccardi—Direttrice scientifica del Centro ABCD
Susanna Mantovani—Prorettore, Università Milano Bicocca
Mara Tognetti—Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale
Per Informazioni : Doriana Galli (doriana.galli@unimib.it) Tel. 02 6448/ 7576-7520
ABCD - Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio dei Problemi di Genere
Edificio U7 2 piano stanza 2008 C—centrointerdip.abcd@unimib.it Apertura ufficio : lunedi e giovedì ore 13.00-17.00
“Le adolescenti della migrazione e la società Italiana”
Martedì 16 febbraio 2010
Ore 15:00
Aula Pagani – edificio U7— 3° piano
Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale
Partecipano:
Isabella Bossi Fedrigotti—Scrittrice, giornalista Corriere della Sera
Graziella Favaro—Centro COME
Carmen Leccardi—Direttrice scientifica del Centro ABCD
Susanna Mantovani—Prorettore, Università Milano Bicocca
Mara Tognetti—Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale
Per Informazioni : Doriana Galli (doriana.galli@unimib.it) Tel. 02 6448/ 7576-7520
ABCD - Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio dei Problemi di Genere
Edificio U7 2 piano stanza 2008 C—centrointerdip.abcd@unimib.it Apertura ufficio : lunedi e giovedì ore 13.00-17.00
martedì 2 febbraio 2010
Islam, politica e società
Dans le cadre du programme GSRL "Islam, politiques et sociétés", nous organisons une conférence sur le site Pouchet le jeudi 18 février 2010 de 10h à 13h, salle 221.
Cette conférence portera sur : "Le mouvement Vert en Iran : une République contre une autre ?".
Les intervenants seront :
Fariba ADELKHAH, Sc.Politique, CERI. et Bernard HOURCADE, CNRS, Laboratoire "Monde iranien" (Ivry)
Cette conférence portera sur : "Le mouvement Vert en Iran : une République contre une autre ?".
Les intervenants seront :
Fariba ADELKHAH, Sc.Politique, CERI. et Bernard HOURCADE, CNRS, Laboratoire "Monde iranien" (Ivry)
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