International Society for the Sociology of Religion
Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions
31th ISSR Conference
Aix-en-Provence ( France ) June 30 - July 3, 2011
CONFERENCE THEME
RELIGION AND ECONOMY IN A GLOBAL WORLD
Deadlines
June 15th 2010: Proposals for Thematic Sessions and Working Groups to be
sent to the General Secretary
Session titles and the conveners' names will be published in the next
Network and posted on our web site www.sisr.org by July 2010
October 31st 2010: Abstracts of proposed papers for sessions to be sent
to the convener of the Session, abstracts of miscellaneous papers to be
sent to the General Secretary
January 15th 2011: Programme of the Conference on our Web Site
www.sisr.org and in the first issue of Network of 2011
Description:
The recent financial crisis has opened up new prospects on experimental
financial alternatives, and critical discourse on liberal capitalism,
sometimes underpinned by more or less religious modes of justification.
Besides, this does not only concern the renewal of Islamic finance.
Numerous Buddhist, Christian, and Jewish movements also fit into the
frame of new alternative economic perspectives. Beyond this current
opportunity, which is spotlighting the relationship between the economy
and religion, it is undeniable that beliefs and religious affiliations
may enable us to better understand economic behavior patterns (those of
producer, investor and consumer) in our global world. Besides, the
economic variable is not only relevant downstream (in correlation with
economic choices and behaviors), but also upstream: it is indeed hard to
contest the fact that the standard of living may be a determining factor
in choosing a specific religious affiliation.
Plenary 1 - Religious Life and Economic Life
How religious choices may be determined by standards of living, and how
economic behavior patterns may in turn be determined by religious
affiliations...
The first plenary session will be more empirical, devoted to studies
underpinned by fieldwork in sociology of religion linked with the
economy. The addresses will be devoted to the role of religious
variables in economic behavior patterns (here a few striking figures
connected with economic flows, consumption, investments, etc., powered
by religious dynamics will be shown) and to the more general influence
of standards of living on confessional and spiritual choices. Both
addresses will be general, subject to debate, proposing hypotheses and
orientations for research from empirical reports.
Plenary 2 - Religions in Global Capitalism
The place and function of religions in the current capitalist system;
the legitimization and criticism of the current capitalist system by
religions...
The more theoretical second plenary session will be devoted to
analytical path-finding, to possible proposals of descriptive models in
the process of elaboration, of the relations between the economy and
religion within a globalized humanity. The speakers will expose various
explanatory hypotheses on the contemporary situation of relations
between these two dimensions. They will also describe, analyze and
interpret contemporary (generally but not always critical) religious and
quasi-religious discourses on the global capitalist system, especially
concerning the financial dimension (Islamic, Buddhist, catholic,
protestant criticisms, etc.)
Possible topics for thematic sessions and papers
The Local Committee has suggested the following topics for the Thematic
Sessions, with reference to the general conference theme, `Religions and
Economy in a Global World':
* The economic paradigm of the religious market: a contested paradigm
* Religious values and economic behaviour patterns
* New religious discourses and imaginaries connected with the economy
* Marketing of religious products and globalization
* The economy of religious mobility
* Religious affiliations, standards of living and socio-economic
trajectories
* Religion and economic development
* Religion and alternative finance
* Religions in the firm and religions of the firm
* The new economy of religious donation
Please note: although thematic sessions which relate to the general
conference theme are welcome, thematic sessions are not tied to the
general conference theme.
EACH CONVENER MAY ONLY ORGANIZE ONE THEMATIC SESSION OR ONE WORKING GROUP
Conveners should send to the General Secretary (generalsecretary.
issr@unipd. it) BEFORE the 15th of JUNE 2010 the title of the proposed
session, in English and French and the rationale of the Session (100
words in each of the two languages of the ISSR) mentioning also their
institutional affiliation and their email address
WEBSITE: www.sisr.org
martedì 27 aprile 2010
Seminario: Religious and political identities within civic engagement in Italy
Within the framework of the Religion and Politics Working Group (RPWG):
Religious and political identities within civic engagement in Italy
Presentation by Alberta Giorgi (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
Thursday, 29th April
17.00 - 18.00
Sala del Capitolo (Badia)
Religious and political identities within civic engagement in Italy
Presentation by Alberta Giorgi (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
Thursday, 29th April
17.00 - 18.00
Sala del Capitolo (Badia)
CFP: Social media and the Sacred
Social Media and the Sacred
Special Guest Speaker: Heidi Campbell
‘When Religion Meets New Media (2010)’
The Open University Centre, Camden Town, London 28-29 June 2010
How do religious and spiritually-oriented groups use social media? What impact does this use have on their relationship with the sacred? And how are religious and other discourses of the sacred positioned and mobilised in social media such as discussion forums, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and virtual worlds?
These are the main questions that we are seeking to address in the re-launch and expansion of this network which brings together key scholars in the field. Papers and presentations in relation to any religious or spiritual tradition and from any disciplinary/analytic orientation (e.g. sociology, anthropology, politics, religious studies, media studies) are welcome.
This year the conference is held in collaboration with the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society project on ‘Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred’ (based at the University of Leeds), and there will be an opportunity to hear about its findings.
Travel, accommodation and subsistence bursaries are available for a limited number of contributors.
Abstracts (up to 300 words) for papers to be presented as 20 minute presentations send to Anita Greenhill A.Greenhill@manchester.ac.uk by 30 April 2010.
This conference is organised by the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (www.cresc.ac.uk) at The Open University and University of Manchester in collaboration with the AHRC/ESRC project ‘Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred’ at the University of Leeds, Birkbeck College, Amsterdam University, Groningen University, University of Colorado
Special Guest Speaker: Heidi Campbell
‘When Religion Meets New Media (2010)’
The Open University Centre, Camden Town, London 28-29 June 2010
How do religious and spiritually-oriented groups use social media? What impact does this use have on their relationship with the sacred? And how are religious and other discourses of the sacred positioned and mobilised in social media such as discussion forums, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and virtual worlds?
These are the main questions that we are seeking to address in the re-launch and expansion of this network which brings together key scholars in the field. Papers and presentations in relation to any religious or spiritual tradition and from any disciplinary/analytic orientation (e.g. sociology, anthropology, politics, religious studies, media studies) are welcome.
This year the conference is held in collaboration with the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society project on ‘Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred’ (based at the University of Leeds), and there will be an opportunity to hear about its findings.
Travel, accommodation and subsistence bursaries are available for a limited number of contributors.
Abstracts (up to 300 words) for papers to be presented as 20 minute presentations send to Anita Greenhill A.Greenhill@manchester.ac.uk by 30 April 2010.
This conference is organised by the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (www.cresc.ac.uk) at The Open University and University of Manchester in collaboration with the AHRC/ESRC project ‘Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred’ at the University of Leeds, Birkbeck College, Amsterdam University, Groningen University, University of Colorado
Seminari: prof. Ignacy Sachs
Le jeudi 3 juin 2010, de 9 h00 à 17 h 30 l'UMR CNRS PACTE Territoires organise,
Une journée d'étude avec Ignacy SACHSavec le groupe de recherche BABEL
à l'Institut de Géographie Alpine -IGA-, 14 bis, rue Marie Reynoard, 38100 Grenoble
Deux conférences sont prévues :
"Les enjeux du Sommet de la terre de 2012"
et
"La crise comme opportunité".
Résumé :
Le mot "crise" dérive du Grec krisis, qui signifie ’’décision’’. A l'autre bout du monde, en Chine, il est composé de deux idéogrammes signifiant simultanément "danger" et "opportunité de changement". Une crise est donc le moment précis où un certain état des choses bascule en révélant ses failles, mais aussi celui où un nouvel état des choses émerge. C'est le moment de la décision, des bifurcations radicales. Que dire alors lorsque plusieurs éléments convergent et finissent par se superposer. Tel est le cas aujourd'hui dans le monde : la crise financière a engendré une crise socio-économique majeure liée au modèle asymétrique de la mondialisation, une crise environnementale s'est amplifiée sous la menace immédiate du changement climatique. En ce sens, le Sommet de la Terre de 2012, qui sera de retour à Rio vingt ans après celui qui intronisa le développement durable sur la scène mondiale, sera-t-il celui des décisions ? Saura-t-il se saisir des opportunités qu'ouvrent ces crises multiples ? S'il n'est pas possible de répondre par avance à cette question, on peut toutefois en identifier les grands enjeux. Articuler la réduction de l'empreinte écologique et l'amélioration de la biocapacité à l'amélioration du bien-être des populations est un de ceux-là. Le principe de responsabilité partagée et différenciée en est un autre, ce qui pourrait conduire à la création d'un fond, financé par les taxes-carbone des pays riches complété par le transfert de 0,5 % de leur PNB, au service des investissements nécessaires à la transition des pays pauvres vers une économie post-carbone.
Tels sont les thèmes que le professeur Ignacy Sachs abordera durant ces conférences.
Une journée d'étude avec Ignacy SACHSavec le groupe de recherche BABEL
à l'Institut de Géographie Alpine -IGA-, 14 bis, rue Marie Reynoard, 38100 Grenoble
Deux conférences sont prévues :
"Les enjeux du Sommet de la terre de 2012"
et
"La crise comme opportunité".
Résumé :
Le mot "crise" dérive du Grec krisis, qui signifie ’’décision’’. A l'autre bout du monde, en Chine, il est composé de deux idéogrammes signifiant simultanément "danger" et "opportunité de changement". Une crise est donc le moment précis où un certain état des choses bascule en révélant ses failles, mais aussi celui où un nouvel état des choses émerge. C'est le moment de la décision, des bifurcations radicales. Que dire alors lorsque plusieurs éléments convergent et finissent par se superposer. Tel est le cas aujourd'hui dans le monde : la crise financière a engendré une crise socio-économique majeure liée au modèle asymétrique de la mondialisation, une crise environnementale s'est amplifiée sous la menace immédiate du changement climatique. En ce sens, le Sommet de la Terre de 2012, qui sera de retour à Rio vingt ans après celui qui intronisa le développement durable sur la scène mondiale, sera-t-il celui des décisions ? Saura-t-il se saisir des opportunités qu'ouvrent ces crises multiples ? S'il n'est pas possible de répondre par avance à cette question, on peut toutefois en identifier les grands enjeux. Articuler la réduction de l'empreinte écologique et l'amélioration de la biocapacité à l'amélioration du bien-être des populations est un de ceux-là. Le principe de responsabilité partagée et différenciée en est un autre, ce qui pourrait conduire à la création d'un fond, financé par les taxes-carbone des pays riches complété par le transfert de 0,5 % de leur PNB, au service des investissements nécessaires à la transition des pays pauvres vers une économie post-carbone.
Tels sont les thèmes que le professeur Ignacy Sachs abordera durant ces conférences.
CFP: A century from Durkheim
A Century from Durkheim: Perspectives from the Pacific
NZASR Conference 2010
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/religion/events/conferences/index.html
The Religious Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to host the NZASR Conference, 2010.
When: 30 June - 2 July
Where: Victoria University of Wellington (Kelburn Campus)
Call for papers:
We welcome submission of abstracts (of no more than 70 words) by 15 May 2010. All talks to be 20 minutes. Note: talks/papers need not explicitly address Durkheim. We seek scholarly talks/papers in the field of religion, especially those that relate religion to society, ritual, identity, cooperation, mind and other Durkheimian themes.
NZASR Conference 2010
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/religion/events/conferences/index.html
The Religious Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to host the NZASR Conference, 2010.
When: 30 June - 2 July
Where: Victoria University of Wellington (Kelburn Campus)
Call for papers:
We welcome submission of abstracts (of no more than 70 words) by 15 May 2010. All talks to be 20 minutes. Note: talks/papers need not explicitly address Durkheim. We seek scholarly talks/papers in the field of religion, especially those that relate religion to society, ritual, identity, cooperation, mind and other Durkheimian themes.
Book: Blasphemy, insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society
A new publication by Council of Europe
Blasphemy, insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society
(Science and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Author: Venice Commission
h//book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36〈=EN&produit_aliasid=2474
Synopsis
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of
modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting with
people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic of
responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world.
This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant questions
arising from these issues, such as whether it is still possible to
criticise ideas when this may be considered hurtful to certain religious
feelings; whether society is hostage to the excessive sensitivity of
certain individuals; or what legal responses there may be to these
phenomena, and whether criminal law is the only answer.
Contents
Foreword
I. Report by the Venice Commission
The relationship between freedom of expression and freedom of religion:
the issue of regulation and prosecution of blasphemy, religious insult
and incitement to religious hatred
1. Introduction
2. Applicable international standards
3. National legislation on blasphemy, religious insults and inciting
religious hatred
4. General remarks
5. Conclusions
II. Council of Europe texts on respect for others' culture and beliefs
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance: General Policy
Recommendation No. 7 on National legislation to combat racism and racial
discrimination (adopted on 13 December 2002)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Resolution 1510 (2006)
Freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Recommendation 1 805
(2007) Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on
grounds of their religion
III. Excerpts from reports presented at the international round-table
conference on Art and Sacred Beliefs: from Collision to Co-existence
1. Art and Sacred Beliefs: from Collision to Co-existence
2. Art and religious beliefs: the limits of liberalism
3. An ethics of responsibility for artists
4. Art can legitimately offend
5. Whose responsibility? The case of Iran
6. The intersection between freedom of expression and freedom of belief:
the position of the United Nations
7. Blasphemy in the Greek Orthodox legal tradition
8. Blasphemy and justice in a Greek Orthodox context
9. Conflicts between fundamental rights: contrasting views on Articles 9
and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
10. Reshaping religion and religious criticism in ultramodernity
11. Conclusions
IV. Appendices to the Report by the Venice Commission
Appendix I: Collection of European national laws on blasphemy, religious
insult and incitement to religious hatred
Summary table
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Appendix II: Analysis of domestic laws on blasphemy, religious insult
and inciting religious hatred, on the basis of replies to a
questionnaire
Questionnaire
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Greece
Ireland
The Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Turkey
United Kingdom
________________
Blasphemy, insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society
(Science and Technique of democracy No.47) (2010)
Author: Venice Commission
h//book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36〈=EN&produit_aliasid=2474
Synopsis
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of
modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting with
people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic of
responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world.
This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant questions
arising from these issues, such as whether it is still possible to
criticise ideas when this may be considered hurtful to certain religious
feelings; whether society is hostage to the excessive sensitivity of
certain individuals; or what legal responses there may be to these
phenomena, and whether criminal law is the only answer.
Contents
Foreword
I. Report by the Venice Commission
The relationship between freedom of expression and freedom of religion:
the issue of regulation and prosecution of blasphemy, religious insult
and incitement to religious hatred
1. Introduction
2. Applicable international standards
3. National legislation on blasphemy, religious insults and inciting
religious hatred
4. General remarks
5. Conclusions
II. Council of Europe texts on respect for others' culture and beliefs
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance: General Policy
Recommendation No. 7 on National legislation to combat racism and racial
discrimination (adopted on 13 December 2002)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Resolution 1510 (2006)
Freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Recommendation 1 805
(2007) Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on
grounds of their religion
III. Excerpts from reports presented at the international round-table
conference on Art and Sacred Beliefs: from Collision to Co-existence
1. Art and Sacred Beliefs: from Collision to Co-existence
2. Art and religious beliefs: the limits of liberalism
3. An ethics of responsibility for artists
4. Art can legitimately offend
5. Whose responsibility? The case of Iran
6. The intersection between freedom of expression and freedom of belief:
the position of the United Nations
7. Blasphemy in the Greek Orthodox legal tradition
8. Blasphemy and justice in a Greek Orthodox context
9. Conflicts between fundamental rights: contrasting views on Articles 9
and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
10. Reshaping religion and religious criticism in ultramodernity
11. Conclusions
IV. Appendices to the Report by the Venice Commission
Appendix I: Collection of European national laws on blasphemy, religious
insult and incitement to religious hatred
Summary table
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Appendix II: Analysis of domestic laws on blasphemy, religious insult
and inciting religious hatred, on the basis of replies to a
questionnaire
Questionnaire
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Greece
Ireland
The Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Turkey
United Kingdom
________________
Islamic Studies Network
The Islamic Studies Network brings together those working in Islamic Studies to network, discuss and share experiences to benefit students and develop good practices across the higher education sector. The network will be hosting its inaugural event in Birmingham on 25-26 May 2010. Please visit our website to register for the event and find out more about our work: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies. To join the network mailing list, please email - islamicstudies@heacademy.ac.uk
or visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ISNETWORK.
www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies
islamicstudies@heacademy.ac.uk
or visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ISNETWORK.
www.heacademy.ac.uk/islamicstudies
islamicstudies@heacademy.ac.uk
Book: Vers la pensée unique. La montée de l'intolérance dans l'Antiquité tardive
l'IESR souhaite vous informer de la présentation de l'ouvrage "Vers la pensée unique. La montée de l'intolérance dans l'Antiquité tardive" (Les Belles Lettres, 2010) par son auteur Polymnia ATHANASSIADI (Université d'Athènes) dans le cadre du projet du LEM
(Laboratoire d'études sur les monothéismes) «Revisiter les monothéismes».
Les discutants seront Pierre Chuvin (Paris 10) et Jacob Schmutz (Paris 4).
Cette présentation aura lieu le mardi 11 mai 2010 à 17h30 à l'Institut européen en sciences des religions (IESR-EPHE)
14 rue Ernest Cresson (porte cochère gauche) Paris 14e
Mo Denfert-Rochereau.
Entrée libre (un stand des éditions « Les Belles Lettres » sera présent).
(Laboratoire d'études sur les monothéismes) «Revisiter les monothéismes».
Les discutants seront Pierre Chuvin (Paris 10) et Jacob Schmutz (Paris 4).
Cette présentation aura lieu le mardi 11 mai 2010 à 17h30 à l'Institut européen en sciences des religions (IESR-EPHE)
14 rue Ernest Cresson (porte cochère gauche) Paris 14e
Mo Denfert-Rochereau.
Entrée libre (un stand des éditions « Les Belles Lettres » sera présent).
CFA: Global prayers - redemption and liberation in the city
Call for applications
7 research fellowships for doctoral and postdoctoral scholars for the project Global Prayers: Redemption and Liberation in the City (1. 6.—31. 12. 2010)
Closing date: 7th of May 2010
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, and the Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, invite scholars to apply for seven doctoral or postdoctoral fellowships for “Global Prayers: Redemption and Liberation in the City”, a project at the Berlin-based ‘Forum Transregionale Studien’.
Aims
The research and cultural project Global Prayers aims to investigate the renaissance of religious movements and communities in the world's metropolises as it manifests itself in Pentecostal Churches, Islamization or Hindu Nationalism. We think of places where these movements are eminent and important as for example Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Mumbai, Lagos, London, Miami, Beirut or Berlin.
Global Prayers is both interdisciplinary and trans-regionally comparative. It aims to employ interlinked case studies and scientific workshops and symposia as well as cultural productions with the goal of examining the return of the religious in the metropolises of the world. The project intends to make use of a combination of different scientific and cultural methods of investigation, analysis, production and presentation.
Its aim is to generate, on the basis of these methods, new knowledge about a key social phenomenon with huge implications for the future that has so far received insufficient attention in both the sciences and the arts: the global boom of new urban religious communities that have emerged across different religions and denominations and different state and city types and have become a central feature of urban societies (see extended project description).
The research questions focus on:
— The relationship between the political and the religious within urban religious communities and their relationship to state structures (on different scales, as urban neighborhoods and the city at large)
— The relationship of religious organizations to their social base, their modes of government (government of the self and government of others)
— The relevance to and impact of the aesthetics of religious practices and rituals of the religious communities on the respective cities
— The relationship between the transnational and local dimensions of urban religious communities
— The ways in which urban space is produced and transformed by the activities of religious communities, with the term ‘urban space’ here including both an everyday (material, social, political) and a symbolic and imaginary dimension.
Project steps
The project will start in May 2010 and is expected to last until end of 2013. To begin with, the confirmation of the grant will be assured for seven months until end of 2010. Until then each grant holder is expected to conduct a preliminary study in and on one of the respective cities of research. According to the results of a first evaluation (end of 2010) each grant might be extended until the end of 2012 and after a second evaluation, for a further year.
The grant holders are expected to elaborate different regional, theoretical and methodological perspectives, to cooperate with artists involved in the project and to offer a substantial contribution to the larger theme of the project. Fellows will be expected to devote particular attention to the question of transnational linkages, as well as to the relationship between the concrete localizations and the transnational currents of urban religious communities. The main goal is to map specific routes and intersections on the basis of the knowledge acquired in the first phase of research.
Disciplines involved
— Social and Cultural Anthropology
— Religious Studies
— Cultural Geography
— Political Sciences
— Sociology
— Cultural Studies
— Urban Studies
Applications from these disciplines are welcome.
Language: English is the working language of the project.
Requirements
— Applicants should already have worked on respective topics, city or transnational routes on which their research will be conducted.
— Applicants must be prepared to do local fieldwork, travel to workshops and come to Berlin for about one month each year, to take part in a structured workshop program.
— Applicants with experience in transdiciplinary research with cultural producers or artists are welcome.
— We especially encourage international applications.
Applications must include following documents:
— A Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications
— A work sample (recent article/preliminary works/publication with relevance for the research topic)
— A research proposal in relation to the research questions of Global Prayers (two to three pages)
— The name of one referee (no letter of recommendation)
If applicants may have a research idea (in compliance with the overall research questions of Global Prayers) involving cities other than those mentioned in the project description, a comparative research idea of two or more cities, or a research idea about a transnational route, it is possible to send in an alternative application.
Funding and institutional framework
The Forum Transregionale Studien is a new research platform of the Land of Berlin designed to promote research that connects systematic and region-specific questions in a perspective that addresses entanglements and interactions beyond national, cultural or regional frames. The Forum works subsidiarily to already existing institutions and networks engaged in transregional studies and is supported by an association of the directors of research institutes and networks mainly based in Berlin.
Global Prayers is an interdisciplinary project of the Europa-Universität Viadrina and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt at the Forum Transregionale Studien; it cooperates closely with metroZones — Center for Urban Affairs e.V., Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and other research institutions in and outside of Germany.
Successful applicants will be fellows at the Forum Transregionale Studien. Stipends consist of a basic stipend (between 1200 € and 2000 € per month) and supplements (family allowance, insurance, travel and mobility) following local regulations of the DAAD.
Closing date
Applications are to be sent in digital form (PDF) until 7th of May 2010 to wisogeo@euv-frankfurt-o.de
For further information on the project Global Prayers, the Forum
Transregionale Studien, and the other cooperating institutions please visit:
— www.forum-transregionale-studien.de
— www.hkw.de
— www.metrozones.info
Contact
Global Prayers
c/o Lehrstuhl für Vergleichende Kulturanthropologie
Europa-Universität Viadrina
Große Scharrnstraße 59
15230 Frankfurt/Oder
wisogeo@euv-frankfurt-o.de
7 research fellowships for doctoral and postdoctoral scholars for the project Global Prayers: Redemption and Liberation in the City (1. 6.—31. 12. 2010)
Closing date: 7th of May 2010
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, and the Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, invite scholars to apply for seven doctoral or postdoctoral fellowships for “Global Prayers: Redemption and Liberation in the City”, a project at the Berlin-based ‘Forum Transregionale Studien’.
Aims
The research and cultural project Global Prayers aims to investigate the renaissance of religious movements and communities in the world's metropolises as it manifests itself in Pentecostal Churches, Islamization or Hindu Nationalism. We think of places where these movements are eminent and important as for example Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Mumbai, Lagos, London, Miami, Beirut or Berlin.
Global Prayers is both interdisciplinary and trans-regionally comparative. It aims to employ interlinked case studies and scientific workshops and symposia as well as cultural productions with the goal of examining the return of the religious in the metropolises of the world. The project intends to make use of a combination of different scientific and cultural methods of investigation, analysis, production and presentation.
Its aim is to generate, on the basis of these methods, new knowledge about a key social phenomenon with huge implications for the future that has so far received insufficient attention in both the sciences and the arts: the global boom of new urban religious communities that have emerged across different religions and denominations and different state and city types and have become a central feature of urban societies (see extended project description).
The research questions focus on:
— The relationship between the political and the religious within urban religious communities and their relationship to state structures (on different scales, as urban neighborhoods and the city at large)
— The relationship of religious organizations to their social base, their modes of government (government of the self and government of others)
— The relevance to and impact of the aesthetics of religious practices and rituals of the religious communities on the respective cities
— The relationship between the transnational and local dimensions of urban religious communities
— The ways in which urban space is produced and transformed by the activities of religious communities, with the term ‘urban space’ here including both an everyday (material, social, political) and a symbolic and imaginary dimension.
Project steps
The project will start in May 2010 and is expected to last until end of 2013. To begin with, the confirmation of the grant will be assured for seven months until end of 2010. Until then each grant holder is expected to conduct a preliminary study in and on one of the respective cities of research. According to the results of a first evaluation (end of 2010) each grant might be extended until the end of 2012 and after a second evaluation, for a further year.
The grant holders are expected to elaborate different regional, theoretical and methodological perspectives, to cooperate with artists involved in the project and to offer a substantial contribution to the larger theme of the project. Fellows will be expected to devote particular attention to the question of transnational linkages, as well as to the relationship between the concrete localizations and the transnational currents of urban religious communities. The main goal is to map specific routes and intersections on the basis of the knowledge acquired in the first phase of research.
Disciplines involved
— Social and Cultural Anthropology
— Religious Studies
— Cultural Geography
— Political Sciences
— Sociology
— Cultural Studies
— Urban Studies
Applications from these disciplines are welcome.
Language: English is the working language of the project.
Requirements
— Applicants should already have worked on respective topics, city or transnational routes on which their research will be conducted.
— Applicants must be prepared to do local fieldwork, travel to workshops and come to Berlin for about one month each year, to take part in a structured workshop program.
— Applicants with experience in transdiciplinary research with cultural producers or artists are welcome.
— We especially encourage international applications.
Applications must include following documents:
— A Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications
— A work sample (recent article/preliminary works/publication with relevance for the research topic)
— A research proposal in relation to the research questions of Global Prayers (two to three pages)
— The name of one referee (no letter of recommendation)
If applicants may have a research idea (in compliance with the overall research questions of Global Prayers) involving cities other than those mentioned in the project description, a comparative research idea of two or more cities, or a research idea about a transnational route, it is possible to send in an alternative application.
Funding and institutional framework
The Forum Transregionale Studien is a new research platform of the Land of Berlin designed to promote research that connects systematic and region-specific questions in a perspective that addresses entanglements and interactions beyond national, cultural or regional frames. The Forum works subsidiarily to already existing institutions and networks engaged in transregional studies and is supported by an association of the directors of research institutes and networks mainly based in Berlin.
Global Prayers is an interdisciplinary project of the Europa-Universität Viadrina and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt at the Forum Transregionale Studien; it cooperates closely with metroZones — Center for Urban Affairs e.V., Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and other research institutions in and outside of Germany.
Successful applicants will be fellows at the Forum Transregionale Studien. Stipends consist of a basic stipend (between 1200 € and 2000 € per month) and supplements (family allowance, insurance, travel and mobility) following local regulations of the DAAD.
Closing date
Applications are to be sent in digital form (PDF) until 7th of May 2010 to wisogeo@euv-frankfurt-o.de
For further information on the project Global Prayers, the Forum
Transregionale Studien, and the other cooperating institutions please visit:
— www.forum-transregionale-studien.de
— www.hkw.de
— www.metrozones.info
Contact
Global Prayers
c/o Lehrstuhl für Vergleichende Kulturanthropologie
Europa-Universität Viadrina
Große Scharrnstraße 59
15230 Frankfurt/Oder
wisogeo@euv-frankfurt-o.de
CFP: ISA 2011
The Call for Papers for the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) to be held in Montreal from March 16 to 19 next year is now out.
http://www.isanet.org/montreal2011/call-for-papers.html
As working group on RELIGION, SECURITY AND IR, we encourage members of the group to organise panels and present papers. In addition, it might be useful to know that the Global Development Section (GDS) if ISA also welcomes any panel or paper proposals on the following or related themes:
1. Religion(s) and Development
2. Religion(s), Conflict and Security
3. Religion(s) and Global Governance
4. Religion(s) and International Political Theory
5. Secularism in International Relations
In order to ensure a greater chance of acceptance, it is recommended that you join GDS first. Please see http://www.isanet.org/gds/ which is coordinated by Dr G.Shani
http://www.isanet.org/montreal2011/call-for-papers.html
As working group on RELIGION, SECURITY AND IR, we encourage members of the group to organise panels and present papers. In addition, it might be useful to know that the Global Development Section (GDS) if ISA also welcomes any panel or paper proposals on the following or related themes:
1. Religion(s) and Development
2. Religion(s), Conflict and Security
3. Religion(s) and Global Governance
4. Religion(s) and International Political Theory
5. Secularism in International Relations
In order to ensure a greater chance of acceptance, it is recommended that you join GDS first. Please see http://www.isanet.org/gds/ which is coordinated by Dr G.Shani
EUREL newsletter
Nous vous signalons la parution du onzième numéro de la newsletter du site Eurel sur l´actualité de la sociologie et du droit des religions en Europe. Cette newsletter est accessible en ligne à l´adresse suivante: http://www.eurel.info/FR/index.php?choix=formulaire_lettre_information
We are happy to inform you that the eleventh newsletter of the Eurel website, which provides news on sociology and law of religions in Europe, has now been issued. The newsletter is available online: http://www.eurel.info/EN/index.php?choix=formulaire_lettre_information
We are happy to inform you that the eleventh newsletter of the Eurel website, which provides news on sociology and law of religions in Europe, has now been issued. The newsletter is available online: http://www.eurel.info/EN/index.php?choix=formulaire_lettre_information
Female Islamic Leadership research network
Female Islamic Leadership Research Network.
The network aims to connect the growing number of academics interested in female religious authority and leadership in Islamic communities worldwide. This research network is an outgrowth of a conference on contemporary female Islamic authority held at St Antony's College, University of Oxford in October 2009, but its scope is wider than that of the conference and includes all aspects of female Islamic leadership, historical and contemporary.
If this description fits you, please join us!
The virtual backbone of the network is a JISC mailing list and a 'Mailing List' group on Academia.edu. More information and detailed joining instructions are at:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sant1959/Mailing%20List.html
The network aims to connect the growing number of academics interested in female religious authority and leadership in Islamic communities worldwide. This research network is an outgrowth of a conference on contemporary female Islamic authority held at St Antony's College, University of Oxford in October 2009, but its scope is wider than that of the conference and includes all aspects of female Islamic leadership, historical and contemporary.
If this description fits you, please join us!
The virtual backbone of the network is a JISC mailing list and a 'Mailing List' group on Academia.edu. More information and detailed joining instructions are at:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sant1959/Mailing%20List.html
CFP: south asian migration and diaspora + religion and conflict in south asia
Nordic Summer University - Summer Session 24-31 July, 2010
Study Circle 3
South Asia in the 21st Century: Explorations in Multidisciplinary Methodology
Call for Papers!!
This workshop will have two separate themes:
1. South Asian Migration and Diaspora (coordinators Peter B. Andersen and Igor Kotin)
2. Religion and Conflict in South Asia (coordinators Stig Toft Madsen and David Hansen (to be confirmed)
The first theme is a continuation of the workshop in the summer of 2009.
The second theme is the theme originally slated for the summer of 2010.
The two themes will be scheduled separately, but the intention is to let the themes enrich each other in the final discussions.
Theme 1. South Asian Migration and Diaspora
Various patterns of migration have created different South Asian diaspora communities in the Africa, the Caribbean, North America and Europe. In Europe, the research environment has mainly focused on the economic integration of migrant groups into the host community's labour market. The aim of this workshop is to investigate how culture, and the
organisation of culture, constructs various aspects of migration,
integration and diaspora formation.
Under the overall theme "South Asia in the 21st Century: Explorations in
Multidisciplinary Methodology", the workshop invites papers covering:
* The Historical Depth and Geographical Dissemination of South Asian
Migration
* South Asian Diasporas in the Nordic Countries: Identity, Community
Organization and Culture
* The Reflections of Migration in Art, Literature and Music
* Cultural Interaction between Diasporas, Home Communities and Host
Communities
* Migration of Religions, Religions of Migrants: Hinduism, Sikhism,
Jainism and South Asian Islam Overseas
Overseas migration from India is an old phenomenon, but during the last
fifty years it has become a global phenomena of great importance. With
approximately 1.6 billon inhabitants, the migratory potential of South
Asia is huge. Many pull and push factors influence migration, but
opportunities for employment, higher income, education, professional
careers, security and equality are important pull factors.
South Asian migration has changed significantly through history. The
Indian diaspora in the Age of Merchants (11th-18th century) followed the
movement of traders and merchants, religious and other specialists,
seafarers and slaves. Migration in the Age of Colonial Capital
(19th-early 20th century) involved the forced movement of people and the
movement of indentured labourers from India to many parts of the British
Empire, particularly those with plantation economies. It also saw the
beginning of free migration and the continuation of merchant activity in
both traditional areas and in territories newly opened by the expansion
of the empire. The mid-20th century post-colonial movement of people
from South Asia to Western countries and the related re-migration
involved business people and professionals to new and, in some cases,
formerly prohibited areas such as Australia. Now the diversity of the
South Asian diasporas is great: 'twice migrants' from East Africa,
refugees from the civil war in Sri Lanka, IT workers from Tamil Nadu,
nurses from Kerala, descendants of plantation workers from Bangladesh,
Bihar and Bengal, business people from Pakistan and so on.
Contributions may focus on the cultural and social life of the diaspora,
the ways in which language and religious values and practices have been
adopted and transformed, how some languages became languages of
communication and the sacred languages of religion, how popular culture,
theatre, cinema, music, dance, fashion and cuisine have evolved, and the
important role of sports, including cricket.
Within each country with a substantial South Asian population, there are
a number of local and national organizations that centre around
religious affiliation, cultural background, regional languages, regional
origin in the subcontinent, or particular cultural spheres, including
music, art, dance or sport. The transnational connections, communication
technologies, and increased purchasing power have made it easier for
them to establish contacts with communities elsewhere. The South Asian
diasporas are now a complex confluence of many discrete life worlds,
languages and histories. South Asian writers such as V.S. Naipaul,
Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Rohinton Mistry, Amitav Ghosh, Jumpa
Lahiri, and Vikram Seth, as well as Bollywood and Tamil movies have made
diaspora life known to a general Western audience and generated global
interest in the South Asian diasporas.
Theme 2. Religion and Conflict in South Asia
Religious violence continues to be coupled to political conflicts in
South Asia. Such violence challenges not only the writ of government and
the capacity of the security sector, but also the values and daily life
of people in general. This applies most obviously to Pakistan and
Afghanistan, where Islamist religious violence is currently at a peak,
but it also applies to India, which is largely at the receiving end of
Islamism. In Bangladesh, the current government has taken unprecedented
steps to limit the scope for religion in politics. In Sri Lanka, a
long-running civil war has been brought to a violent end exposing
unexpected intra-religious elite conflicts. In Nepal, religion (read:
Hinduism) has lost much of it political clout, while Maoism has gained
currency. Here, left extremism seems to have crowded out religious
fundamentalism. The rise of Maoism is also felt in India, but here
Hindutva revivalism retains a central political position. Thus, in each
of the South Asian countries, religious arguments and religiously
inspired violence have at times structured political debates and
conflicts - while in other instances political conflicts do not wear the
cloak of religious.
Granted the frequency, scale and impact of religiously inspired violence
in South Asia, the region invites renewed examination of political
violence in a global perspective. On that basis, the workshop will ask:
What are the lessons that students of religious and nonreligious
conflict may derive from South Asia? Do political conflicts in South
Asia follow religious fault lines? To what extend does
Islamic extremism define regional political relations? How do religious
and nonreligious civil conflicts influence relations between the South
Asian region, the Middle East, and the West?
The session will also take stock of the capacity of religious movements
to moderate virulent expressions of faith. Within Islam, Sufism has
often been seen as a moderating factor with its rich blend of Hindu,
Buddhist and Zoroastrian culture. In Pakistan and India, religious
leaders have issued fatwas condemning the theories of jihad promoted by
Salafis, Talibanis and others. The question is how such
counter-movements fare in today's South Asia.
Finally, the workshop invites contributions on the role of the media in
reporting religious and nonreligious conflicts in South Asia. Where
doses conflict journalism stand today?
General information:
Language: The presentation at the NSU summer session may be in the
Nordic languages or in English. This workshop will be conducted in
English to encourage non-Nordic participation.
Fee: The fee covers boarding and lodging. Travel costs to the conference
site will be supported for participants from the Nordic countries as
announced on the NSU homepage; see http://www.nsuweb.net/wb/. NSU will
not subsidize the travel costs of non-Nordic participants, but the
coordinators of this workshop will try to subsidize a few non-Nordic
participants. More information about this later.
Registration:
The registration procedure will be announced by NSU around Easter, but
please contact us as soon as possible and send us a preliminary title
and abstract (200-250 characters) of your paper by April 30, 2010.
Please include your name, title, affiliation, phone number, email
address, and postal address.
For theme 1 please email title and abstract, etc. to Peter B. Andersen,
Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, peterba@hum.ku.dk ,
+45-35 32 91 90/+45-35 42 81 53 with a copy to Katrine Herold, Project
Coordinator, NIAS-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33,
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Katrine.Herold@nias.ku.dk, +45-35 32 95 04.
For theme 2 please mail title and abstract, etc. to Stig Toft Madsen,
Fil. Dr., stm@ruc.dk with a copy to Katrine Herold, Project
Coordinator, NIAS-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33,
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Katrine.Herold@nias.ku.dk, +45-35 32 95 04.
Looking forward to see you in Finland!
Peter Birkelund Andersen and Stig Toft Madsen
April 19, 2010
Study Circle 3
South Asia in the 21st Century: Explorations in Multidisciplinary Methodology
Call for Papers!!
This workshop will have two separate themes:
1. South Asian Migration and Diaspora (coordinators Peter B. Andersen and Igor Kotin)
2. Religion and Conflict in South Asia (coordinators Stig Toft Madsen and David Hansen (to be confirmed)
The first theme is a continuation of the workshop in the summer of 2009.
The second theme is the theme originally slated for the summer of 2010.
The two themes will be scheduled separately, but the intention is to let the themes enrich each other in the final discussions.
Theme 1. South Asian Migration and Diaspora
Various patterns of migration have created different South Asian diaspora communities in the Africa, the Caribbean, North America and Europe. In Europe, the research environment has mainly focused on the economic integration of migrant groups into the host community's labour market. The aim of this workshop is to investigate how culture, and the
organisation of culture, constructs various aspects of migration,
integration and diaspora formation.
Under the overall theme "South Asia in the 21st Century: Explorations in
Multidisciplinary Methodology", the workshop invites papers covering:
* The Historical Depth and Geographical Dissemination of South Asian
Migration
* South Asian Diasporas in the Nordic Countries: Identity, Community
Organization and Culture
* The Reflections of Migration in Art, Literature and Music
* Cultural Interaction between Diasporas, Home Communities and Host
Communities
* Migration of Religions, Religions of Migrants: Hinduism, Sikhism,
Jainism and South Asian Islam Overseas
Overseas migration from India is an old phenomenon, but during the last
fifty years it has become a global phenomena of great importance. With
approximately 1.6 billon inhabitants, the migratory potential of South
Asia is huge. Many pull and push factors influence migration, but
opportunities for employment, higher income, education, professional
careers, security and equality are important pull factors.
South Asian migration has changed significantly through history. The
Indian diaspora in the Age of Merchants (11th-18th century) followed the
movement of traders and merchants, religious and other specialists,
seafarers and slaves. Migration in the Age of Colonial Capital
(19th-early 20th century) involved the forced movement of people and the
movement of indentured labourers from India to many parts of the British
Empire, particularly those with plantation economies. It also saw the
beginning of free migration and the continuation of merchant activity in
both traditional areas and in territories newly opened by the expansion
of the empire. The mid-20th century post-colonial movement of people
from South Asia to Western countries and the related re-migration
involved business people and professionals to new and, in some cases,
formerly prohibited areas such as Australia. Now the diversity of the
South Asian diasporas is great: 'twice migrants' from East Africa,
refugees from the civil war in Sri Lanka, IT workers from Tamil Nadu,
nurses from Kerala, descendants of plantation workers from Bangladesh,
Bihar and Bengal, business people from Pakistan and so on.
Contributions may focus on the cultural and social life of the diaspora,
the ways in which language and religious values and practices have been
adopted and transformed, how some languages became languages of
communication and the sacred languages of religion, how popular culture,
theatre, cinema, music, dance, fashion and cuisine have evolved, and the
important role of sports, including cricket.
Within each country with a substantial South Asian population, there are
a number of local and national organizations that centre around
religious affiliation, cultural background, regional languages, regional
origin in the subcontinent, or particular cultural spheres, including
music, art, dance or sport. The transnational connections, communication
technologies, and increased purchasing power have made it easier for
them to establish contacts with communities elsewhere. The South Asian
diasporas are now a complex confluence of many discrete life worlds,
languages and histories. South Asian writers such as V.S. Naipaul,
Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Rohinton Mistry, Amitav Ghosh, Jumpa
Lahiri, and Vikram Seth, as well as Bollywood and Tamil movies have made
diaspora life known to a general Western audience and generated global
interest in the South Asian diasporas.
Theme 2. Religion and Conflict in South Asia
Religious violence continues to be coupled to political conflicts in
South Asia. Such violence challenges not only the writ of government and
the capacity of the security sector, but also the values and daily life
of people in general. This applies most obviously to Pakistan and
Afghanistan, where Islamist religious violence is currently at a peak,
but it also applies to India, which is largely at the receiving end of
Islamism. In Bangladesh, the current government has taken unprecedented
steps to limit the scope for religion in politics. In Sri Lanka, a
long-running civil war has been brought to a violent end exposing
unexpected intra-religious elite conflicts. In Nepal, religion (read:
Hinduism) has lost much of it political clout, while Maoism has gained
currency. Here, left extremism seems to have crowded out religious
fundamentalism. The rise of Maoism is also felt in India, but here
Hindutva revivalism retains a central political position. Thus, in each
of the South Asian countries, religious arguments and religiously
inspired violence have at times structured political debates and
conflicts - while in other instances political conflicts do not wear the
cloak of religious.
Granted the frequency, scale and impact of religiously inspired violence
in South Asia, the region invites renewed examination of political
violence in a global perspective. On that basis, the workshop will ask:
What are the lessons that students of religious and nonreligious
conflict may derive from South Asia? Do political conflicts in South
Asia follow religious fault lines? To what extend does
Islamic extremism define regional political relations? How do religious
and nonreligious civil conflicts influence relations between the South
Asian region, the Middle East, and the West?
The session will also take stock of the capacity of religious movements
to moderate virulent expressions of faith. Within Islam, Sufism has
often been seen as a moderating factor with its rich blend of Hindu,
Buddhist and Zoroastrian culture. In Pakistan and India, religious
leaders have issued fatwas condemning the theories of jihad promoted by
Salafis, Talibanis and others. The question is how such
counter-movements fare in today's South Asia.
Finally, the workshop invites contributions on the role of the media in
reporting religious and nonreligious conflicts in South Asia. Where
doses conflict journalism stand today?
General information:
Language: The presentation at the NSU summer session may be in the
Nordic languages or in English. This workshop will be conducted in
English to encourage non-Nordic participation.
Fee: The fee covers boarding and lodging. Travel costs to the conference
site will be supported for participants from the Nordic countries as
announced on the NSU homepage; see http://www.nsuweb.net/wb/. NSU will
not subsidize the travel costs of non-Nordic participants, but the
coordinators of this workshop will try to subsidize a few non-Nordic
participants. More information about this later.
Registration:
The registration procedure will be announced by NSU around Easter, but
please contact us as soon as possible and send us a preliminary title
and abstract (200-250 characters) of your paper by April 30, 2010.
Please include your name, title, affiliation, phone number, email
address, and postal address.
For theme 1 please email title and abstract, etc. to Peter B. Andersen,
Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, peterba@hum.ku.dk ,
+45-35 32 91 90/+45-35 42 81 53 with a copy to Katrine Herold, Project
Coordinator, NIAS-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33,
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Katrine.Herold@nias.ku.dk, +45-35 32 95 04.
For theme 2 please mail title and abstract, etc. to Stig Toft Madsen,
Fil. Dr., stm@ruc.dk with a copy to Katrine Herold, Project
Coordinator, NIAS-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33,
DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Katrine.Herold@nias.ku.dk, +45-35 32 95 04.
Looking forward to see you in Finland!
Peter Birkelund Andersen and Stig Toft Madsen
April 19, 2010
Book: From indifference to dialogue?
The book series Religious Diversity and Education in Europe, published
by Waxmann, started in 2006 and is now a major source of European
research findings on religious education, with no less than 19 volumes
available.
Titles can be viewed and ordered at:
http://www.waxmann.com/?id=21&cHash=1&reihe=1862-9547
The latest volume, by Dr Olga Schihalejev, is out today. Entitled From
Indifference to Dialogue? Estonian Young People, the School and
Religious Diversity, the book is dedicated to the memory of Pille Valk.
Olga’s book contributes to discussions about religious education and its
relation to young people’s concerns and to social cohesion in Estonia.
However, it also makes an important contribution to the international
debate about religions and education. It brings together empirical
studies conducted in Estonia in the framework of a major European
project, REDCo (Religion in Education: A contribution to Dialogue or a
factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries?)
setting the research in the context of wider international debates.
The mixed methods research investigates the attitudes of 14-16 years old
Estonians towards religion and religious diversity, exploring their
views on the role of the school in promoting dialogue and tolerance
among representatives of different worldviews, and establishing the ways
in which their experience of religious education affects their views on
these issues. Grounded in the findings of three empirical studies, Olga
explores dialogical pedagogies for non-confessional approaches to
religious education and discusses policies for strengthening active
tolerance in the school context.
Would any journal editors/review editors requiring a review copy contact
Beate Plugge plugge@waxmann.com at Waxmann?
by Waxmann, started in 2006 and is now a major source of European
research findings on religious education, with no less than 19 volumes
available.
Titles can be viewed and ordered at:
http://www.waxmann.com/?id=21&cHash=1&reihe=1862-9547
The latest volume, by Dr Olga Schihalejev, is out today. Entitled From
Indifference to Dialogue? Estonian Young People, the School and
Religious Diversity, the book is dedicated to the memory of Pille Valk.
Olga’s book contributes to discussions about religious education and its
relation to young people’s concerns and to social cohesion in Estonia.
However, it also makes an important contribution to the international
debate about religions and education. It brings together empirical
studies conducted in Estonia in the framework of a major European
project, REDCo (Religion in Education: A contribution to Dialogue or a
factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries?)
setting the research in the context of wider international debates.
The mixed methods research investigates the attitudes of 14-16 years old
Estonians towards religion and religious diversity, exploring their
views on the role of the school in promoting dialogue and tolerance
among representatives of different worldviews, and establishing the ways
in which their experience of religious education affects their views on
these issues. Grounded in the findings of three empirical studies, Olga
explores dialogical pedagogies for non-confessional approaches to
religious education and discusses policies for strengthening active
tolerance in the school context.
Would any journal editors/review editors requiring a review copy contact
Beate Plugge plugge@waxmann.com at Waxmann?
BISA Working group
This is a message from the BISA working group on Religion, Security and IR. Summary of seminars, calls for papers, and jobs in this message:
1. PANEL discussion on Middle East and launch of new book by group member Dr R.Hollis, 21 April, City University London
2. SEMINAR on religion and public sphere by Prof. A. Salvatore, 4 May, Cambridge
3. ISA CONFERENCE 2011, call for papers now papers on religion encouraged.
4. CONFERENCE, Responsibility to Rebuild workshop in June 2010, call for papers by 30 April 2010
5. SEMINAR on Christianity and American Foreign Policy by Jim Wallis, 30 June, King's College London
6. CONFERENCE, Terrorism and new media, September 2010, Dublin.
7. CONFERENCE, Catholicism and Fascism, Sept 2010
8. TEMPORARY JOB IN FLORIDA
9. TENURE TRACK POSITION in Islamic Studies, Univ. North Carolina Chapel Hill
Sara Silvestri and Rosemary Durward
co-convenor, BISA Working Group on religion, security and IR, http://relwar.wordpress.com/bisa-working-group/
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1)
A new initiative at City University, the Olive Tree Middle East Forum will commence with a panel discussion on:
Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 Era
An important area for discussion in the run-up to the British elections
Wednesday 21 April from 5-7pm College Building, 280 St John Street, London EC1V 0HB
On the panel: 3 scholars who bring practitioner experience to their policy analysis and research: " Dr Rosemary Hollis (City University) who has just published a book on 'Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 Era' see http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405102985.html " Dr Maha Azzam (Chatham House) whose specialization is Political Islam " Dr Shane Brighton (University of Sussex) where he teaches on 'The Politics of Fear' and 'New Security Challenges'
To register contact: olivetree@city.ac.uk
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2)
Seminar organised by BISA working group on Religion Security and IR in collaboration with VHI and CIS, Cambridge.
Prof. Armando Salvatore (Univ. of Naples)
Title: "Ways of the Secular: from Sovereignty to Connectedness"
4 June, 12.30pm, Cambridge
Venue: Centre of International Studies, (room tbc)
First floor, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge
For further details contact: ss384@cam.ac.uk
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3)
The Call for Papers for the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) to be held in Montreal from March 16 to 19 next year is now out. Please see the link: http://www.isanet.org/montreal2011/call-for-papers.html
As working group on RELIGION, SECURITY AND IR, we encourage members of the group to organise panels and present papers. In addition, it might be useful to know that the Global Development Section (GDS) if ISA also welcomes any panel or paper proposals on the following or related themes:
1. Religion(s) and Development
2. Religion(s), Conflict and Security
3. Religion(s) and Global Governance
4. Religion(s) and International Political Theory
5. Secularism in International Relations
In order to ensure a greater chance of acceptance, it is recommended that you join GDS first. Please see http://www.isanet.org/gds/ which is coordinated by Dr G.Shani
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4)
Workshop organised by the UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES "Responsibility 2 Rebuild: Linking infrastructure, Governance & Democratisation", 18-19 June 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS The "stabilisation" agenda is now a major priority for the UK government and the wider international community. Whether in a situation of conflict such as Afghanistan, or following a major natural disaster such as in Haiti, securing a stable environment for the process of international development is crucial to recovery. In responding to the challenges posed by complex political emergencies and modernisation projects, intervening governments have committed to the "Responsibility to Rebuild", one of the three key elements of the "Responsibility to Protect", adopted by the United Nations in 2005. Civil engineering projects play a key role in achieving the wider objectives of stabilisation, democratisation and state-building. The field of international intervention in situations of underdevelopment, insecurity, and state failure is particularly suited to multi-disciplinary research. The aspiration of the workshop is to establish links between academics; policymakers from different branches of government; the military and civilian practitioners from the armed services, the UN, and international NGOs; and representatives from the private sector. The aim will be to map out, through presentation and debate, an interdisciplinary research agenda bringing together social sciences, law, and natural sciences/engineering.
The workshop seeks to address three questions: 1) How can the "Responsibility to Rebuild" be delivered in practice? 2) What should international intervention post conflict or natural disaster look like? 3) How can the different strands of physical infrastructure, governance, and civil society participation be woven together? The organisers invite contributions that explore different dimension of:
*R2P
*Humanitarianism
*Infrastructure-stabilisation nexus
*Policy approaches (IGOs, Government agencies, etc) *Democratisation
*Conflict Management *Industry's involvement in stabilisation projects
*Post-conflict recovery/reconstruction *State building
We are particularly interested in papers and panels that draw links between these areas and introduce a new research agenda using both mainstream and critical approaches. In particular, answers will be sought to the following questions: what is the role of engineering and physical infrastructure projects in the delivery of both development and security; how do these projects interact with the wider socio-political and human rights agenda; how can they best be linked to ensure successful achievement of policy aims?
Confirmed speakers: Prof Paul Rogers, University of Bradford Prof Jennifer Welsh, University of Oxford Prof Paul Williams, George Washington University Ms Elizabeth Mullings-Smith, Former Associate Director, Sustainability and Environment Management, Halcrow Group
Guidelines for the submission of proposals: -Papers: 200 words abstract and contact information (including institutional affiliation) -Panels: 200 words abstract of rationale for panel; 150 words abstract for each paper; Contact information of chair and panellists. Send proposals to: Dr. Monika Barthwal-Datta (M.Barthwal-Datta@Surrey.ac.uk) April 30th 2010 More details: http://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/workshops/rebuild/index.php
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5)
Seminar organised by the FAITH AND PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
Wed 30 June 2010
Jim Wallis
Title: Christianity & American Politics After Obama
Time: 17.30-19.00
Location: The Chapel, Strand Campus, King's College London
Jim Wallis is a bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, and international commentator on ethics and public life. He serves on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. His latest book is Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street `A Moral Compass for the New Economy'. His two previous books, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America and God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It were both New York Times bestsellers. He is President and CEO of Sojourners; where he is editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine. His columns appear in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Boston Globe. He frequently appears on radio and television in the US.
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6)
Conference: TERRORISM & NEW MEDIA
Dublin City University, Ireland
8 - 9 September 2010
WEBSITE: http://www.dcu.ie/~cis/TNM/index.html
ORGANISERS
Conference Chair: Dr. Maura Conway
Co-Organiser: Lisa McInerney
All queries and conference-related correspondence should be directed to: terrorisminternetconf@dcu.ie
PLENARY SPEAKERS
- Dr. Jarret Brachman, North Dakota State University
- Dr. John Horgan, International Center for the Study of Terrorism,
Pennsylvania State University
- Prof. Philip Seib, Annenberg School, University of Southern California
RATIONALE
The purpose of this conference is to bring together academics from a broad range of disciplines with policy-makers and security practitioners that have knowledge and/or expertise that can facilitate advances in the study of Terrorism and New Media, particularly the Internet, in novel ways.
PROGRAMME
This is the first academic conference to subject the relationship between terrorism and new media, particularly the Internet, to truly multi-disciplinary scrutiny. The one-day conference (Wednesday, 8 September) will feature a series of panels and a number of plenary addresses. The conference will be followed on Thursday, 9 September by a workshop devoted to the robust debate and analysis of currently "hot" topics in the realm of terrorism and the Internet, particularly the question of the role of the Internet in processes of radicalisation.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome papers or panels reporting on innovative research into any aspect of terrorism and new media. We particularly welcome papers or panels that report novel results or describe and employ innovative methodological approaches. Papers or panels on the following topics will be of particular interest:
" Online radicalisation " The Internet and recruitment " Old terrorism and new media " Methodologies for terrorism-related Internet research " Terrorism informatics " Network analysis and online terrorist activity " New Internet tools/platforms and radicalisation/terrorism (for " example, online gaming, video-sharing, photo-sharing, social networking, " micro-blogging, online payment mechanisms, etc.) " Cyberterrorism " Violent Islamism and the Internet " The content and functioning of jihadi Internet forums " Jihadi video producers and content " Children/youth, terrorism, and new media " Women/gender, terrorism, and new media " Case studies of particular groups? use of new media (e.g. al-Qaeda, " FARC, Hamas, Hizbollah, dissident Irish Republicans, etc.) " Policy/legislative responses to terrorists? online presence " Critical responses to research on, reporting of, and governmental responses to the conjunction of terrorism and the Internet Ethical issues surrounding online terrorism-related research
Perspectives from any academic discipline are welcomed, particularly: communications, computer science, cultural studies, information science, international relations, internet studies, law, media studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Authors of individual papers should submit a 300-word abstract via the conference website (http://www.dcu.ie/~cis/TNM/index.html) on or before 17 May 2010. A selection of accepted papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal Media, War & Conflict.
TRAVEL FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, University of Southern California (USC) will provide US$700 in sponsorship for a graduate student to attend at *and blog* from the conference for the Center. Graduate students wishing to apply for this funding should indicate same when submitting their abstract.
The conference organisers are also in a position to provide a number of travel grants for graduate students. Support may be requested for transportation and accommodation. Students should provide a breakdown of the estimated cost of travel and accommodation upon submitting an application. Graduate students wishing to apply for funding can do so when submitting an abstract. Award decisions will be made by 14 June 2010.
REGISTRATION
The conference will open for registration from 1 June 2010. Registration Fees are as follows:
Standard: EUR130 (Late reg., post 8 July: EUR195)
Graduate Student: EUR65 (Late reg., post 8 July: EUR110)
Conference fee includes teas/coffees, lunch, welcome reception on the evening of Tuesday September 7 and the conference dinner on the evening of Wednesday September 8.
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7)
International Conference, Rome, Academia Belgica, September 15-17, 2010:
Catholicism and Fascism(s) in Europe 1918-1945: Beyond a Manichean Approach
Conference outline
The general theme of the proposed conference is the ideologisation of the relationship between Catholicism and fascism in Europe (1918-1945). The historiography in this particular field of research has often been characterised by rather outspoken and sometimes conflicting ideological currents. In extreme cases, some historians fully deny any possible convergence between catholic religion and fascist ideology, where others sustain that catholics unconditionally supported fascism. The conference intends to make a meaningful contribution to this fundamental methodological and theoretical debate, through the presentation of original research presented by a group of international scholars, each of whom will focus on a European country or region where in the interwar years a fascist movement or regime flourished, and where there was a significant catholic presence in society.
Participants will explore a wide range of relevant contexts and methodologies. More in particular, the following investigative pathways will guide a series of thematic panels:
1) the heuristic notion of fascism as a 'political religion'
2) the concept of catholic 'politicisation of religion'
3) the phenomenon of 'clerical fascism' and its manifestations
4) value and usefulness of a comparative approach
5) the various forms of reception of German, Italian and Spanish fascism by catholics in foreign contexts
6) the prospect of research based on recently discovered and/or released archival materials (cf. the Vatican interwar archives)
7) importance of the role of catholic and fascist intellectuals: towards a historiography of fascist and catholic culture?
8) the relationship between catholic and fascist 'modernism'
The conference intends to serve a double purpose: on the one hand participants will present research on the general theme of the relationship Catholicism-fascism in Europe (fundamental contribution concerning content); on the other hand the discussion will be moved to a theoretical level (fundamental methodological contribution). In addition, the aim to cover as large as possible a number of countries and regions will make for a highly complete and complex understanding of the general theme. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more refined and nuanced understanding of not only the notions 'catholic Church' and 'catholics', but also of the highly enigmatic phenomenon of 'fascism'. Much in the same way as traditional religion, as a form of 'political religion', the latter denomination could indeed cover very heterogeneous constituents. The final aim is to contribute to the development of an interpretive 'cluster' model that ideally incorporates a series of investigative matrixes, thus acting as a catalyst to future research.
Procedure
Abstracts of paper proposals will be accepted until May 10, 2010. Abstracts of 300-500 words are to be sent, as an e-mail attachment, to Jan Nelis at jan.nelis@ugent.be and/or jan_nelis@hotmail.com, with a 'cc' to nelisjanunighent@gmail.com (Word-, rtf- or pdf-format).
They should be accompanied by a title of the contribution as well as a CV which mentions the participant's most relevant publications and his/her institutional affiliation. Accepted languages will be English, French and Italian. Abstracts should clearly indicate the originality of the projected paper presentation, and situate it in the general theme of the colloquium. Proposals concerning Poland, Slovenia and Austria are particularly encouraged.
Abstracts will be evaluated in function of their relevance to the general conference theme and panel structure, as well as of the available places. Notification of acceptance or refusal will be given by June 1, 2010.
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8)
The University of North Florida has a visiting position open for 2010-2011. The specialization is open, but the candidate would likely teach two sections of Comparative Religions each semester and two upper level courses. One upper level course in the Fall is already scheduled as "Saints and Sinners," a course on religious autobiography that could be taught from within any area of specialization. The remaining upper level courses could be developed in different ways, in accordance with the candidate's expertise.
Please circulate this notice to those you think may be interested. For further information, contact Julie Ingersoll, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Religious Studies Program Coordinator at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL: jingerso@unf.edu
======================
9)
Tenure Track Position in Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill
for Fall 2010
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies, starting July 1, 2010.
Preference will be given to candidates who already have a PhD in hand. Area of specialization is open, and could include (but not be limited to) the study of the Qur'an, Islamic law, Islam in America, gender debates in Islam, and other topics. Research interests should include the study of Islamic spirituality and/or Sufism. We seek to complement existing regional strengths in South Asia and Iran.
Candidates should have knowledge of the relevant language(s) and demonstrate strong research potential. Teaching duties will include introductory and upper-level undergraduate courses on Islamic studies as well as graduate-level seminars. The successful candidate will also be expected to work with doctoral students, and to collaborate with faculty in the Department of Religion at nearby Duke University. Both teaching and research need to be connected to the problems and issues of religious studies broadly conceived and to the graduate concentration in Islamic studies.
*Review of applications will begin April 15, 2010.* Submit an online application including the following materials: a letter of application, a cv, and a writing sample. Submit these materials online at. In addition, arrange to have four original, signed letters of recommendation sent by mail to: Chair of Islamic Studies Search Committee, Department of Religious Studies, CB #3225, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3225 (http://religion.unc.edu >).
1. PANEL discussion on Middle East and launch of new book by group member Dr R.Hollis, 21 April, City University London
2. SEMINAR on religion and public sphere by Prof. A. Salvatore, 4 May, Cambridge
3. ISA CONFERENCE 2011, call for papers now papers on religion encouraged.
4. CONFERENCE, Responsibility to Rebuild workshop in June 2010, call for papers by 30 April 2010
5. SEMINAR on Christianity and American Foreign Policy by Jim Wallis, 30 June, King's College London
6. CONFERENCE, Terrorism and new media, September 2010, Dublin.
7. CONFERENCE, Catholicism and Fascism, Sept 2010
8. TEMPORARY JOB IN FLORIDA
9. TENURE TRACK POSITION in Islamic Studies, Univ. North Carolina Chapel Hill
Sara Silvestri and Rosemary Durward
co-convenor, BISA Working Group on religion, security and IR, http://relwar.wordpress.com/bisa-working-group/
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1)
A new initiative at City University, the Olive Tree Middle East Forum will commence with a panel discussion on:
Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 Era
An important area for discussion in the run-up to the British elections
Wednesday 21 April from 5-7pm College Building, 280 St John Street, London EC1V 0HB
On the panel: 3 scholars who bring practitioner experience to their policy analysis and research: " Dr Rosemary Hollis (City University) who has just published a book on 'Britain and the Middle East in the 9/11 Era' see http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405102985.html " Dr Maha Azzam (Chatham House) whose specialization is Political Islam " Dr Shane Brighton (University of Sussex) where he teaches on 'The Politics of Fear' and 'New Security Challenges'
To register contact: olivetree@city.ac.uk
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2)
Seminar organised by BISA working group on Religion Security and IR in collaboration with VHI and CIS, Cambridge.
Prof. Armando Salvatore (Univ. of Naples)
Title: "Ways of the Secular: from Sovereignty to Connectedness"
4 June, 12.30pm, Cambridge
Venue: Centre of International Studies, (room tbc)
First floor, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge
For further details contact: ss384@cam.ac.uk
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3)
The Call for Papers for the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) to be held in Montreal from March 16 to 19 next year is now out. Please see the link: http://www.isanet.org/montreal2011/call-for-papers.html
As working group on RELIGION, SECURITY AND IR, we encourage members of the group to organise panels and present papers. In addition, it might be useful to know that the Global Development Section (GDS) if ISA also welcomes any panel or paper proposals on the following or related themes:
1. Religion(s) and Development
2. Religion(s), Conflict and Security
3. Religion(s) and Global Governance
4. Religion(s) and International Political Theory
5. Secularism in International Relations
In order to ensure a greater chance of acceptance, it is recommended that you join GDS first. Please see http://www.isanet.org/gds/ which is coordinated by Dr G.Shani
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4)
Workshop organised by the UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES "Responsibility 2 Rebuild: Linking infrastructure, Governance & Democratisation", 18-19 June 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS The "stabilisation" agenda is now a major priority for the UK government and the wider international community. Whether in a situation of conflict such as Afghanistan, or following a major natural disaster such as in Haiti, securing a stable environment for the process of international development is crucial to recovery. In responding to the challenges posed by complex political emergencies and modernisation projects, intervening governments have committed to the "Responsibility to Rebuild", one of the three key elements of the "Responsibility to Protect", adopted by the United Nations in 2005. Civil engineering projects play a key role in achieving the wider objectives of stabilisation, democratisation and state-building. The field of international intervention in situations of underdevelopment, insecurity, and state failure is particularly suited to multi-disciplinary research. The aspiration of the workshop is to establish links between academics; policymakers from different branches of government; the military and civilian practitioners from the armed services, the UN, and international NGOs; and representatives from the private sector. The aim will be to map out, through presentation and debate, an interdisciplinary research agenda bringing together social sciences, law, and natural sciences/engineering.
The workshop seeks to address three questions: 1) How can the "Responsibility to Rebuild" be delivered in practice? 2) What should international intervention post conflict or natural disaster look like? 3) How can the different strands of physical infrastructure, governance, and civil society participation be woven together? The organisers invite contributions that explore different dimension of:
*R2P
*Humanitarianism
*Infrastructure-stabilisation nexus
*Policy approaches (IGOs, Government agencies, etc) *Democratisation
*Conflict Management *Industry's involvement in stabilisation projects
*Post-conflict recovery/reconstruction *State building
We are particularly interested in papers and panels that draw links between these areas and introduce a new research agenda using both mainstream and critical approaches. In particular, answers will be sought to the following questions: what is the role of engineering and physical infrastructure projects in the delivery of both development and security; how do these projects interact with the wider socio-political and human rights agenda; how can they best be linked to ensure successful achievement of policy aims?
Confirmed speakers: Prof Paul Rogers, University of Bradford Prof Jennifer Welsh, University of Oxford Prof Paul Williams, George Washington University Ms Elizabeth Mullings-Smith, Former Associate Director, Sustainability and Environment Management, Halcrow Group
Guidelines for the submission of proposals: -Papers: 200 words abstract and contact information (including institutional affiliation) -Panels: 200 words abstract of rationale for panel; 150 words abstract for each paper; Contact information of chair and panellists. Send proposals to: Dr. Monika Barthwal-Datta (M.Barthwal-Datta@Surrey.ac.uk) April 30th 2010 More details: http://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/workshops/rebuild/index.php
====================
5)
Seminar organised by the FAITH AND PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
Wed 30 June 2010
Jim Wallis
Title: Christianity & American Politics After Obama
Time: 17.30-19.00
Location: The Chapel, Strand Campus, King's College London
Jim Wallis is a bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, and international commentator on ethics and public life. He serves on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. His latest book is Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street `A Moral Compass for the New Economy'. His two previous books, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America and God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It were both New York Times bestsellers. He is President and CEO of Sojourners; where he is editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine. His columns appear in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Boston Globe. He frequently appears on radio and television in the US.
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6)
Conference: TERRORISM & NEW MEDIA
Dublin City University, Ireland
8 - 9 September 2010
WEBSITE: http://www.dcu.ie/~cis/TNM/index.html
ORGANISERS
Conference Chair: Dr. Maura Conway
Co-Organiser: Lisa McInerney
All queries and conference-related correspondence should be directed to: terrorisminternetconf@dcu.ie
PLENARY SPEAKERS
- Dr. Jarret Brachman, North Dakota State University
- Dr. John Horgan, International Center for the Study of Terrorism,
Pennsylvania State University
- Prof. Philip Seib, Annenberg School, University of Southern California
RATIONALE
The purpose of this conference is to bring together academics from a broad range of disciplines with policy-makers and security practitioners that have knowledge and/or expertise that can facilitate advances in the study of Terrorism and New Media, particularly the Internet, in novel ways.
PROGRAMME
This is the first academic conference to subject the relationship between terrorism and new media, particularly the Internet, to truly multi-disciplinary scrutiny. The one-day conference (Wednesday, 8 September) will feature a series of panels and a number of plenary addresses. The conference will be followed on Thursday, 9 September by a workshop devoted to the robust debate and analysis of currently "hot" topics in the realm of terrorism and the Internet, particularly the question of the role of the Internet in processes of radicalisation.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome papers or panels reporting on innovative research into any aspect of terrorism and new media. We particularly welcome papers or panels that report novel results or describe and employ innovative methodological approaches. Papers or panels on the following topics will be of particular interest:
" Online radicalisation " The Internet and recruitment " Old terrorism and new media " Methodologies for terrorism-related Internet research " Terrorism informatics " Network analysis and online terrorist activity " New Internet tools/platforms and radicalisation/terrorism (for " example, online gaming, video-sharing, photo-sharing, social networking, " micro-blogging, online payment mechanisms, etc.) " Cyberterrorism " Violent Islamism and the Internet " The content and functioning of jihadi Internet forums " Jihadi video producers and content " Children/youth, terrorism, and new media " Women/gender, terrorism, and new media " Case studies of particular groups? use of new media (e.g. al-Qaeda, " FARC, Hamas, Hizbollah, dissident Irish Republicans, etc.) " Policy/legislative responses to terrorists? online presence " Critical responses to research on, reporting of, and governmental responses to the conjunction of terrorism and the Internet Ethical issues surrounding online terrorism-related research
Perspectives from any academic discipline are welcomed, particularly: communications, computer science, cultural studies, information science, international relations, internet studies, law, media studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Authors of individual papers should submit a 300-word abstract via the conference website (http://www.dcu.ie/~cis/TNM/index.html) on or before 17 May 2010. A selection of accepted papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal Media, War & Conflict.
TRAVEL FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, University of Southern California (USC) will provide US$700 in sponsorship for a graduate student to attend at *and blog* from the conference for the Center. Graduate students wishing to apply for this funding should indicate same when submitting their abstract.
The conference organisers are also in a position to provide a number of travel grants for graduate students. Support may be requested for transportation and accommodation. Students should provide a breakdown of the estimated cost of travel and accommodation upon submitting an application. Graduate students wishing to apply for funding can do so when submitting an abstract. Award decisions will be made by 14 June 2010.
REGISTRATION
The conference will open for registration from 1 June 2010. Registration Fees are as follows:
Standard: EUR130 (Late reg., post 8 July: EUR195)
Graduate Student: EUR65 (Late reg., post 8 July: EUR110)
Conference fee includes teas/coffees, lunch, welcome reception on the evening of Tuesday September 7 and the conference dinner on the evening of Wednesday September 8.
================
7)
International Conference, Rome, Academia Belgica, September 15-17, 2010:
Catholicism and Fascism(s) in Europe 1918-1945: Beyond a Manichean Approach
Conference outline
The general theme of the proposed conference is the ideologisation of the relationship between Catholicism and fascism in Europe (1918-1945). The historiography in this particular field of research has often been characterised by rather outspoken and sometimes conflicting ideological currents. In extreme cases, some historians fully deny any possible convergence between catholic religion and fascist ideology, where others sustain that catholics unconditionally supported fascism. The conference intends to make a meaningful contribution to this fundamental methodological and theoretical debate, through the presentation of original research presented by a group of international scholars, each of whom will focus on a European country or region where in the interwar years a fascist movement or regime flourished, and where there was a significant catholic presence in society.
Participants will explore a wide range of relevant contexts and methodologies. More in particular, the following investigative pathways will guide a series of thematic panels:
1) the heuristic notion of fascism as a 'political religion'
2) the concept of catholic 'politicisation of religion'
3) the phenomenon of 'clerical fascism' and its manifestations
4) value and usefulness of a comparative approach
5) the various forms of reception of German, Italian and Spanish fascism by catholics in foreign contexts
6) the prospect of research based on recently discovered and/or released archival materials (cf. the Vatican interwar archives)
7) importance of the role of catholic and fascist intellectuals: towards a historiography of fascist and catholic culture?
8) the relationship between catholic and fascist 'modernism'
The conference intends to serve a double purpose: on the one hand participants will present research on the general theme of the relationship Catholicism-fascism in Europe (fundamental contribution concerning content); on the other hand the discussion will be moved to a theoretical level (fundamental methodological contribution). In addition, the aim to cover as large as possible a number of countries and regions will make for a highly complete and complex understanding of the general theme. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more refined and nuanced understanding of not only the notions 'catholic Church' and 'catholics', but also of the highly enigmatic phenomenon of 'fascism'. Much in the same way as traditional religion, as a form of 'political religion', the latter denomination could indeed cover very heterogeneous constituents. The final aim is to contribute to the development of an interpretive 'cluster' model that ideally incorporates a series of investigative matrixes, thus acting as a catalyst to future research.
Procedure
Abstracts of paper proposals will be accepted until May 10, 2010. Abstracts of 300-500 words are to be sent, as an e-mail attachment, to Jan Nelis at jan.nelis@ugent.be and/or jan_nelis@hotmail.com, with a 'cc' to nelisjanunighent@gmail.com (Word-, rtf- or pdf-format).
They should be accompanied by a title of the contribution as well as a CV which mentions the participant's most relevant publications and his/her institutional affiliation. Accepted languages will be English, French and Italian. Abstracts should clearly indicate the originality of the projected paper presentation, and situate it in the general theme of the colloquium. Proposals concerning Poland, Slovenia and Austria are particularly encouraged.
Abstracts will be evaluated in function of their relevance to the general conference theme and panel structure, as well as of the available places. Notification of acceptance or refusal will be given by June 1, 2010.
====================
8)
The University of North Florida has a visiting position open for 2010-2011. The specialization is open, but the candidate would likely teach two sections of Comparative Religions each semester and two upper level courses. One upper level course in the Fall is already scheduled as "Saints and Sinners," a course on religious autobiography that could be taught from within any area of specialization. The remaining upper level courses could be developed in different ways, in accordance with the candidate's expertise.
Please circulate this notice to those you think may be interested. For further information, contact Julie Ingersoll, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Religious Studies Program Coordinator at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL: jingerso@unf.edu
======================
9)
Tenure Track Position in Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill
for Fall 2010
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies, starting July 1, 2010.
Preference will be given to candidates who already have a PhD in hand. Area of specialization is open, and could include (but not be limited to) the study of the Qur'an, Islamic law, Islam in America, gender debates in Islam, and other topics. Research interests should include the study of Islamic spirituality and/or Sufism. We seek to complement existing regional strengths in South Asia and Iran.
Candidates should have knowledge of the relevant language(s) and demonstrate strong research potential. Teaching duties will include introductory and upper-level undergraduate courses on Islamic studies as well as graduate-level seminars. The successful candidate will also be expected to work with doctoral students, and to collaborate with faculty in the Department of Religion at nearby Duke University. Both teaching and research need to be connected to the problems and issues of religious studies broadly conceived and to the graduate concentration in Islamic studies.
*Review of applications will begin April 15, 2010.* Submit an online application including the following materials: a letter of application, a cv, and a writing sample. Submit these materials online at
Seminari:laboratoire d’Ethique Médicale de l’Université Paris Descartes et la S.F.F.E.M.
Le Laboratoire d’Ethique Médicale de l’Université Paris Descartes et la S.F.F.E.M. vous invitent à leurs prochaines conférences organisées dans le cadre de la mission relative aux patients, aux familles et au public.
La conférence du 05 Mai 2010, animée par Jean LEONETTI, sera consacrée aux lois de bioéthique appliquées en clinique humaine.
A la conférence du 20 Mai 2010, le Médiateur de la République Jean-Paul DELEVOYE répondra aux questions que se posent les patients, les médecins et les administrateurs hospitaliers, sur le thème Les difficultés du vivre ensemble dans les institutions hospitalières.
Ces deux conférences auront lieu à la Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, située au 15, Rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris (Métro Odéon) Amphithéâtre PORTIER
Nous vous remercions de confirmer votre présence par mail à l’adresse suivante :
christian.herve@parisdescartes.fr
La conférence du 05 Mai 2010, animée par Jean LEONETTI, sera consacrée aux lois de bioéthique appliquées en clinique humaine.
A la conférence du 20 Mai 2010, le Médiateur de la République Jean-Paul DELEVOYE répondra aux questions que se posent les patients, les médecins et les administrateurs hospitaliers, sur le thème Les difficultés du vivre ensemble dans les institutions hospitalières.
Ces deux conférences auront lieu à la Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, située au 15, Rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris (Métro Odéon) Amphithéâtre PORTIER
Nous vous remercions de confirmer votre présence par mail à l’adresse suivante :
christian.herve@parisdescartes.fr
CFP: RELIGION AND POWER IN AND OUT OF AFRICA: DEVOTIONS AND MIGRATIONS
7º Iberian Congress of African Studies Lisbon, September 9-11, 2010
Centro de Estudos Africanos, ISCTE
RELIGION AND POWER IN AND OUT OF AFRICA: DEVOTIONS AND MIGRATIONS
Clara Saraiva clarasaraiva@fcsh.unl.pt Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa-CRIA e Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa
Ramon Sarró ramon.sarro@ics.ul.pt Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Ruy Blanes ruy.blanes@gmail.com Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Following the new routes of African migration, African religiosity has spread throughout Europe in the last decades. Recent scholarship has shown how Pentecostal, Neopentecostal and Evangelical churches have crossed the Atlantic and impacted in local scenes, with important implications at both civic and political levels. But other continents have also, throughout history, established complex and transatlantic dialogues with African religious matrixes, thus producing “Afro-” religious experiences. Umbanda and Candomblé in Brazil, Santería in Cuba, Vodou in Haiti, etc.). Therefore the dialogue and between “new” and “old” routes continues to raise important questions regarding mobility, universalism, territory and belonging, as well as regarding Africa’s “place in the world” in what concerns religion.
In this panel we invite scholars to present and discuss contexts of African transnational and/or diasporic religious practices and developments, through the scope of globalization, mobility and multi-sited ethnography. We accept both ethnography-based and theoretical proposals.
Papers must be submitted via: http://cea.iscte.pt/ciea7/index.html
Papers can be submitted in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French.
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2010.
7º Congresso Ibérico de Estudos Africanos
Lisboa, 9-11 Setembro, 2010
Centro de Estudos Africanos, ISCTE
O PODER RELIGIOSO DE ÁFRICA: DEVOÇÕES E EMIGRAÇÕES AFRICANAS
Clara Saraiva clarasaraiva@fcsh.unl.pt Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa-CRIA e Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa
Ramon Sarró ramon.sarro@ics.ul.pt Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Ruy Blanes ruy.blanes@gmail.com Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
As religiões africanas, acompanhado os movimentos dos emigrantes africanos, têm-se espalhado pela Europa; igrejas evangélicas, pentecostais e neo-pentecostais atravessaram o Atlântico e adquiriram um espaço relevante. Mas também noutros continentes as religiões de origem africana engendraram complexos diálogos intercontinentais e transatlânticos—como o caso das religiões de origem africana desenvolvidas nas Américas (Umbanda e Candomblé no Brasil, Santeria Cubana, Vodu do Haiti, etc.). Estas relações africanas têm muitas vezes também importantes implicações ao nível civil e político.
Neste painel procuraremos desenvolver e analisar o fenômeno da expansão das religiões formadas ou desenvolvidas em várias zonas de África, e o modo como elas seguem a diáspora africana, relacionando essa expansão com a análise do transnacionalismo religioso e questões de etnografia multi-situada. Aceitaremos comunicações que expandam em torno destas temáticas e que apresentem quer estudos de caso com base etnográfica quer comunicações dirigidas para uma reflexão teórica sobre os fenômenos de imigração e religião que tomem como ponto de partida o cenário africano.
Submissão de propostas através de: http://cea.iscte.pt/ciea7/index.html
As propostas podem ser submetidas em português, inglês, espanhol ou francês.
Prazo para submissão: 30 de Abril de 2010.
Centro de Estudos Africanos, ISCTE
RELIGION AND POWER IN AND OUT OF AFRICA: DEVOTIONS AND MIGRATIONS
Clara Saraiva clarasaraiva@fcsh.unl.pt Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa-CRIA e Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa
Ramon Sarró ramon.sarro@ics.ul.pt Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Ruy Blanes ruy.blanes@gmail.com Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Following the new routes of African migration, African religiosity has spread throughout Europe in the last decades. Recent scholarship has shown how Pentecostal, Neopentecostal and Evangelical churches have crossed the Atlantic and impacted in local scenes, with important implications at both civic and political levels. But other continents have also, throughout history, established complex and transatlantic dialogues with African religious matrixes, thus producing “Afro-” religious experiences. Umbanda and Candomblé in Brazil, Santería in Cuba, Vodou in Haiti, etc.). Therefore the dialogue and between “new” and “old” routes continues to raise important questions regarding mobility, universalism, territory and belonging, as well as regarding Africa’s “place in the world” in what concerns religion.
In this panel we invite scholars to present and discuss contexts of African transnational and/or diasporic religious practices and developments, through the scope of globalization, mobility and multi-sited ethnography. We accept both ethnography-based and theoretical proposals.
Papers must be submitted via: http://cea.iscte.pt/ciea7/index.html
Papers can be submitted in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French.
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2010.
7º Congresso Ibérico de Estudos Africanos
Lisboa, 9-11 Setembro, 2010
Centro de Estudos Africanos, ISCTE
O PODER RELIGIOSO DE ÁFRICA: DEVOÇÕES E EMIGRAÇÕES AFRICANAS
Clara Saraiva clarasaraiva@fcsh.unl.pt Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa-CRIA e Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa
Ramon Sarró ramon.sarro@ics.ul.pt Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
Ruy Blanes ruy.blanes@gmail.com Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-UL), Lisboa
As religiões africanas, acompanhado os movimentos dos emigrantes africanos, têm-se espalhado pela Europa; igrejas evangélicas, pentecostais e neo-pentecostais atravessaram o Atlântico e adquiriram um espaço relevante. Mas também noutros continentes as religiões de origem africana engendraram complexos diálogos intercontinentais e transatlânticos—como o caso das religiões de origem africana desenvolvidas nas Américas (Umbanda e Candomblé no Brasil, Santeria Cubana, Vodu do Haiti, etc.). Estas relações africanas têm muitas vezes também importantes implicações ao nível civil e político.
Neste painel procuraremos desenvolver e analisar o fenômeno da expansão das religiões formadas ou desenvolvidas em várias zonas de África, e o modo como elas seguem a diáspora africana, relacionando essa expansão com a análise do transnacionalismo religioso e questões de etnografia multi-situada. Aceitaremos comunicações que expandam em torno destas temáticas e que apresentem quer estudos de caso com base etnográfica quer comunicações dirigidas para uma reflexão teórica sobre os fenômenos de imigração e religião que tomem como ponto de partida o cenário africano.
Submissão de propostas através de: http://cea.iscte.pt/ciea7/index.html
As propostas podem ser submetidas em português, inglês, espanhol ou francês.
Prazo para submissão: 30 de Abril de 2010.
CFP: Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe
Conference "Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe",
December 16-19, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic
The International Study of Religion in Central and Eastern Europe Association (ISORECEA), the Czech Association for the Study of Religions (CASR), the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Brno and the Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno are pleased to announced the conference "Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe", which will be held on December 16th – 19th, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic.
Suggested topics may relate: The contemporary religious situation in Central and Eastern Europe and how it may be seen from the point of view of major theoretical approaches; Religiosity (and non-religiosity) from a comparative perspective; Religiosity versus spirituality. Individualization and privatization of religion in Central and Eastern Europe; Religion in the public sphere; Religion and regulation: Has religion become more private or more regulated? Religions and multiculturalism: Principles of coexistence of religions in one particular political and/or legal area; The academic study of religions in Central and Eastern European countries and its place in European research; Contacts between religions: Encounters, communication and mission; Reconsidering identities: Religious, ethnic, and political. Language: English. Fee: 40,- € to 160,- €.
Deadline: June 30th, 2010. More details are available at: http://www.phil.muni.cz/relig/isorecea2010/call-for-papers.php. Contact: Dr David Vaclavik, email: vaclav@phil.muni.cz.
December 16-19, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic
The International Study of Religion in Central and Eastern Europe Association (ISORECEA), the Czech Association for the Study of Religions (CASR), the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Brno and the Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno are pleased to announced the conference "Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe", which will be held on December 16th – 19th, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic.
Suggested topics may relate: The contemporary religious situation in Central and Eastern Europe and how it may be seen from the point of view of major theoretical approaches; Religiosity (and non-religiosity) from a comparative perspective; Religiosity versus spirituality. Individualization and privatization of religion in Central and Eastern Europe; Religion in the public sphere; Religion and regulation: Has religion become more private or more regulated? Religions and multiculturalism: Principles of coexistence of religions in one particular political and/or legal area; The academic study of religions in Central and Eastern European countries and its place in European research; Contacts between religions: Encounters, communication and mission; Reconsidering identities: Religious, ethnic, and political. Language: English. Fee: 40,- € to 160,- €.
Deadline: June 30th, 2010. More details are available at: http://www.phil.muni.cz/relig/isorecea2010/call-for-papers.php. Contact: Dr David Vaclavik, email: vaclav@phil.muni.cz.
venerdì 16 aprile 2010
Book: LES KIMBANGUISTES EN FRANCE
Le livre de Aurélien MOKOKO GAMPIOT vient de paraître: LES KIMBANGUISTES EN FRANCE, Expression messianique d’une Église afro chrétienne en contexte migratoire
Libro: La coresponsabilité dans l'Église, utopie ou réalisme ?
Livre d' Olivier BOBINEAU paraîtra le 23 avril 2010: La coresponsabilité dans l'Église, utopie ou réalisme ?
Catholicism and Fascism(s) in Europe 1918-1945: Beyond a Manichean Approach
International Conference, Rome, Academia Belgica, September 15-17, 2010:
Catholicism and Fascism(s) in Europe 1918-1945: Beyond a Manichean Approach
Conference outline
The general theme of the proposed conference is the ideologisation of the relationship between Catholicism and fascism in Europe (1918-1945). The historiography in this particular field of research has often been characterised by rather outspoken and sometimes conflicting ideological currents. In extreme cases, some historians fully deny any possible convergence between catholic religion and fascist ideology, where others sustain that catholics unconditionally supported fascism. The conference intends to make a meaningful contribution to this fundamental methodological and theoretical debate, through the presentation of original research presented by a group of international scholars, each of whom will focus on a European country or region where in the interwar years a fascist movement or regime flourished, and where there was a significant catholic presence in society.
Participants will explore a wide range of relevant contexts and methodologies. More in particular, the following investigative pathways will guide a series of thematic panels:
1) the heuristic notion of fascism as a ‘political religion’
2) the concept of catholic ‘politicisation of religion’
3) the phenomenon of ‘clerical fascism’ and its manifestations
4) value and usefulness of a comparative approach
5) the various forms of reception of German, Italian and Spanish fascism by catholics in foreign contexts
6) the prospect of research based on recently discovered and/or released archival materials (cf. the Vatican interwar archives)
7) importance of the role of catholic and fascist intellectuals: towards a historiography of fascist and catholic culture?
8) the relationship between catholic and fascist ‘modernism’
The conference intends to serve a double purpose: on the one hand participants will present research on the general theme of the relationship Catholicism-fascism in Europe (fundamental contribution concerning content); on the other hand the discussion will be moved to a theoretical level (fundamental methodological contribution). In addition, the aim to cover as large as possible a number of countries and regions will make for a highly complete and complex understanding of the general theme. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more refined and nuanced understanding of not only the notions ‘catholic Church’ and ‘catholics’, but also of the highly enigmatic phenomenon of ‘fascism’. Much in the same way as traditional religion, as a form of ‘political religion’, the latter denomination could indeed cover very heterogeneous constituents. The final aim is to contribute to the development of an interpretive ‘cluster’ model that ideally incorporates a series of investigative matrixes, thus acting as a catalyst to future research.
Procedure
Abstracts of paper proposals will be accepted until May 10, 2010. Abstracts of 300-500 words are to be sent, as an e-mail attachment, to Jan Nelis at jan.nelis@ugent.be and/or jan_nelis@hotmail.com, with a ‘cc’ to nelisjanunighent@gmail.com (Word-, rtf- or pdf-format).
They should be accompanied by a title of the contribution as well as a CV which mentions the participant’s most relevant publications and his/her institutional affiliation. Accepted languages will be English, French and Italian. Abstracts should clearly indicate the originality of the projected paper presentation, and situate it in the general theme of the colloquium. Proposals concerning Poland, Slovenia and Austria are particularly encouraged.
Abstracts will be evaluated in function of their relevance to the general conference theme and panel structure, as well as of the available places. Notification of acceptance or refusal will be given by June 1, 2010.
Catholicism and Fascism(s) in Europe 1918-1945: Beyond a Manichean Approach
Conference outline
The general theme of the proposed conference is the ideologisation of the relationship between Catholicism and fascism in Europe (1918-1945). The historiography in this particular field of research has often been characterised by rather outspoken and sometimes conflicting ideological currents. In extreme cases, some historians fully deny any possible convergence between catholic religion and fascist ideology, where others sustain that catholics unconditionally supported fascism. The conference intends to make a meaningful contribution to this fundamental methodological and theoretical debate, through the presentation of original research presented by a group of international scholars, each of whom will focus on a European country or region where in the interwar years a fascist movement or regime flourished, and where there was a significant catholic presence in society.
Participants will explore a wide range of relevant contexts and methodologies. More in particular, the following investigative pathways will guide a series of thematic panels:
1) the heuristic notion of fascism as a ‘political religion’
2) the concept of catholic ‘politicisation of religion’
3) the phenomenon of ‘clerical fascism’ and its manifestations
4) value and usefulness of a comparative approach
5) the various forms of reception of German, Italian and Spanish fascism by catholics in foreign contexts
6) the prospect of research based on recently discovered and/or released archival materials (cf. the Vatican interwar archives)
7) importance of the role of catholic and fascist intellectuals: towards a historiography of fascist and catholic culture?
8) the relationship between catholic and fascist ‘modernism’
The conference intends to serve a double purpose: on the one hand participants will present research on the general theme of the relationship Catholicism-fascism in Europe (fundamental contribution concerning content); on the other hand the discussion will be moved to a theoretical level (fundamental methodological contribution). In addition, the aim to cover as large as possible a number of countries and regions will make for a highly complete and complex understanding of the general theme. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more refined and nuanced understanding of not only the notions ‘catholic Church’ and ‘catholics’, but also of the highly enigmatic phenomenon of ‘fascism’. Much in the same way as traditional religion, as a form of ‘political religion’, the latter denomination could indeed cover very heterogeneous constituents. The final aim is to contribute to the development of an interpretive ‘cluster’ model that ideally incorporates a series of investigative matrixes, thus acting as a catalyst to future research.
Procedure
Abstracts of paper proposals will be accepted until May 10, 2010. Abstracts of 300-500 words are to be sent, as an e-mail attachment, to Jan Nelis at jan.nelis@ugent.be and/or jan_nelis@hotmail.com, with a ‘cc’ to nelisjanunighent@gmail.com (Word-, rtf- or pdf-format).
They should be accompanied by a title of the contribution as well as a CV which mentions the participant’s most relevant publications and his/her institutional affiliation. Accepted languages will be English, French and Italian. Abstracts should clearly indicate the originality of the projected paper presentation, and situate it in the general theme of the colloquium. Proposals concerning Poland, Slovenia and Austria are particularly encouraged.
Abstracts will be evaluated in function of their relevance to the general conference theme and panel structure, as well as of the available places. Notification of acceptance or refusal will be given by June 1, 2010.
Postgraduate studentships, Edinburgh
Two Postgraduate Studentships, Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW), University of Edinburgh
Applications for the following postgraduate studentships are invited:
. One 1-yr Masters + 3-year PhD Studentship . One 2-yr Masters Studentship
The 1+3 studentship will be available to an outstanding student who wishes to undertake doctoral study at the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, University of Edinburgh, starting in September 2010.
The studentship may be split up into a one-year Masters award and 3-year PhD award to accommodate the applicant pool.
Applications will be accepted from students intending to study any aspect of the Arab world (including, but not limited to: history, politics, religion, anthropology, international relations).
The 2-year Masters studentship will be available to an outstanding student who wishes to undertake the 2-year Masters degree in Arab World Studies at the University of Edinburgh starting in September 2010. This degree comprises 8 months in Edinburgh dedicated to intensive study of the Arabic language and training in research methods followed by 4 months at an institution in the Arab world. The second year of the programme is done at Edinburgh and includes further Arabic language training, discursive courses and a dissertation.
The above studentships will include a stipend of c. £12,000 per annum and cover the cost of home/EU tuition fees. Applicants must fulfil the University's home fee requirements. Please see the following website for clarification:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees-finance/fee-status
.
To be considered for any of these studentships, candidates must apply by 15 May 2010. Please submit an application for study via the following link http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/applying and indicate in your application that you wish to apply for CASAW funding and include a CV, covering letter, and 2 academic references. If applying for doctoral funding, submit a research proposal of 2000 words.
Contact: admin@casaw.ac.uk. Further information about CASAW is available at http://www.casaw.ac.uk/
Applications for the following postgraduate studentships are invited:
. One 1-yr Masters + 3-year PhD Studentship . One 2-yr Masters Studentship
The 1+3 studentship will be available to an outstanding student who wishes to undertake doctoral study at the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, University of Edinburgh, starting in September 2010.
The studentship may be split up into a one-year Masters award and 3-year PhD award to accommodate the applicant pool.
Applications will be accepted from students intending to study any aspect of the Arab world (including, but not limited to: history, politics, religion, anthropology, international relations).
The 2-year Masters studentship will be available to an outstanding student who wishes to undertake the 2-year Masters degree in Arab World Studies at the University of Edinburgh starting in September 2010. This degree comprises 8 months in Edinburgh dedicated to intensive study of the Arabic language and training in research methods followed by 4 months at an institution in the Arab world. The second year of the programme is done at Edinburgh and includes further Arabic language training, discursive courses and a dissertation.
The above studentships will include a stipend of c. £12,000 per annum and cover the cost of home/EU tuition fees. Applicants must fulfil the University's home fee requirements. Please see the following website for clarification:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees-finance/fee-status
.
To be considered for any of these studentships, candidates must apply by 15 May 2010. Please submit an application for study via the following link http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/applying and indicate in your application that you wish to apply for CASAW funding and include a CV, covering letter, and 2 academic references. If applying for doctoral funding, submit a research proposal of 2000 words.
Contact: admin@casaw.ac.uk. Further information about CASAW is available at http://www.casaw.ac.uk/
International Conference Local Diversity and Global Challenges Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe
International Conference
Local Diversity and Global Challenges Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe
30 September – 1 October, 2010 | Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto, Portugal
Since the second half of the 20th century, Western societies have become culturally, religiously and ethnically more diverse. This growing diversity has also paved the way for Southern European countries to gradually turn into global societies. Immigrants bring with them the cultural features of their countries of origin. Some of these cultural features are rooted in ethnicity and religion. As a rule, immigrants’ religious identities are different from their host country’s mainstream religion. Traditionally Roman Catholic, Southern Europe is watching today to the proliferation of other religious groups, among them, Islamic, Eastern Christian, and neo-Pentecostal groups from Africa and Brazil. Having become plural spaces, our societies tend to underestimate the effects of diversity. They are far more concerned with the issue of social integration rather than with that of social identities reconstruction in society as a whole, often ignoring that today religion manifests itself as a plurality of religions.
Call for Papers (clicca qui)
Local Diversity and Global Challenges Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe
30 September – 1 October, 2010 | Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto, Portugal
Since the second half of the 20th century, Western societies have become culturally, religiously and ethnically more diverse. This growing diversity has also paved the way for Southern European countries to gradually turn into global societies. Immigrants bring with them the cultural features of their countries of origin. Some of these cultural features are rooted in ethnicity and religion. As a rule, immigrants’ religious identities are different from their host country’s mainstream religion. Traditionally Roman Catholic, Southern Europe is watching today to the proliferation of other religious groups, among them, Islamic, Eastern Christian, and neo-Pentecostal groups from Africa and Brazil. Having become plural spaces, our societies tend to underestimate the effects of diversity. They are far more concerned with the issue of social integration rather than with that of social identities reconstruction in society as a whole, often ignoring that today religion manifests itself as a plurality of religions.
Call for Papers (clicca qui)
IPSA-ECPR Joint conference
IPSA-ECPR joint conference, 16-19 febbraio 2011, Sao Paolo, Brasile.
Whatever happened to North-south?
Call for panel and section (deadline, 1 giugno 2010)
Per tutte le informazioni, clicca qui.
Whatever happened to North-south?
Call for panel and section (deadline, 1 giugno 2010)
Per tutte le informazioni, clicca qui.
Libro: Former des Imams pour la Republique
E' uscito il volume curato da Olivier Bobineau, "Former des IMAMS pour la République l' exemple français" Per maggiori informazioni clicca qui.
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