Centre for Research
in Social sciences and Humanities
(www.socialsciencesandhumanities.com)
is inviting paper/panel proposals for
Interdisciplinary
Conference on Religion in Everyday lives to be held in
Vienna, Austria, 28-29. 03. 2014.
Conference venue: ***** Hotel Ambassador
Vienna, A-1010 Wien, Kärntner Straße 22 / Neuer
Markt 5, Austria, http://www.ambassador.at/
Religion is often discussed through the
eyes of secularisation theory; however, there is no agreement on what
secularisation is, or to what extent religion is present in our present lives
even though religion is as influential as ever. Whether we understand
secularisation as a decline of religious beliefs, privatization of religion, or
as differentiation of the secular spheres and emancipation (Casanova 2006;
Berger 2001), we still have to ask ourselves to what extent religion shapes our
present lives. Many scholars believed religion will eventually loose importance
and that societies will face decline of religious beliefs, but by the end of
the 20th century many changed their views and acknowledged that secularisation
theory does not work, and that religion is as important as ever (Berger, 1999).
Nonetheless, we can agree with a view “religious communities have survived and
even flourished to the degree that they have not tried to adapt themselves to
the alleged requirements of a secularised world” (Berger, 1999: 4).
Recently, scholars also advocated that
religion emerges in times of crisis such as, for example, the Arab Spring,
breakup of former Yugoslavia, current economic crisis that is shaking the world
etc. It is questionable whether we can truly discuss secularisation as a
phenomenon, or we should simply turn our attention to the notion of religion in
all of its aspects, and try to increase understanding of this complex
phenomenon.
We are, therefore, seeking papers from
social sciences and humanities that address religion and its influence on our
present reality, and its growing importance.
Papers are invited (but not limited to)
for the following panels:
Secularisation vs sacralisation
Methodology in researching religion
Spirituality
Pilgrimage
Religious practices
Religion and culture
Religion and the media
Religious subjectivity
Material religion
Religion and childhood
Religion and critical theory
Religion and discrimination
Religion and identity
Religion and education
Religion and belonging
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Religion and the Idea of Europe
Religion and ethnicity
Prospective participants are also welcome
to submit proposals for their own panels.
Submissions of abstracts (up to 500
words), short bios (up to 100 words), and email contact should be sent to Dr
Martina Topić
([log in to unmask]) by 1st March 2014.
Decisions will be made by 5th March February, and payment of the conference
fee has to be made by 15th March.
Finalised Conference programme will be
available by 20th March.
The Centre established a peer review
journal, and a working paper series. Conference papers will be considered.
We welcome paper proposals from scholars,
NGO activists, Master and PhD students, and independent researchers.
Conference fee is EUR 290, and it
includes
The registration fee
Conference bag and folder with materials
Conference publication
Access to the newsletter, and electronic
editions of the Centre
Opportunity for participating in future
activities of the Centre (research & co-editing volumes)
Discount towards participation fee for future
conferences
Conference drinks (mineral water and
fruit juices)
Coffee-break morning with drinks and
pastries
Buffet Lunch (Hotel Ambassador)
Coffee-break afternoon with drinks and
pastries
Buffet Dinner (Hotel Ambassador)
WLAN during the conference
Conference rate for rooms at Hotel
Ambassador
Certificate of attendance
Centre for Research in Humanities and
Social Sciences is a private institution founded in December 2013 in Croatia
(EU).
We selected Austria as a place for
hosting conferences due to Austria’s favourable geographic position, and
liberal Visa regime for conference participants with EU Visa requirements.
Unfortunately, the Centre has no
available funds for covering transport and accommodation in Austria.
Participants are responsible for finding funding to cover transportation and
accommodation costs during the whole period of the conference.
The Centre will not discriminate based on
the origin and/or methodological/paradigmatic approach of prospective
conference participants.
Conference drinks, coffee breaks, lunches
and dinners are covered for both days of the conference.