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Call for Papers: Religion, Gender and Body Politics

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Call for Papers: Religion, Gender and Body Politics Post-secular, post-colonial and queer perspectives International conference on behalf of the international research project “Interdisciplinary Innovations in the Study of Religion and Gender: Postcolonial, Post-secular and Queer Perspectives”, at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 12-14 February 2015. Call for papers At this conference we welcome contributions that: · … Call for Papers: Religion, Gender and Body Politics

New Book: Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism

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Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism: At Home and in the World Ali Mirsepassi Tadd Graham Fernée Cambridge University Press May 2014 http://www.cambridge.org/tr/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/middle-east-government-politics-and-policy/islam-democracy-and-cosmopolitanism-home-and-world?format=HB This book presents a critical study of citizenship, state and globalization in societies that have been historically influenced by Islamic traditions and institutions. Interrogating the work of contemporary theorists of Islamic modernity such as … New Book: Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism

New Book: Religion, Identity and Human Security

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Giorgio Shani (2014) Religion, Identity and Human Security (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge) ISBN: 978-0-415-50906-0. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415509060/ Description Religion, Identity and Human Security attempts to articulate a ‘post-secular’ approach to Human Security suited to a globalizing and increasingly post-Western world. It is divided into two sections. The first section provides the theoretical framework for re-conceptualizing Critical Human Security … New Book: Religion, Identity and Human Security

Call for Book Chapters: Resistance versus promotion of globalization

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Edited Book project – contributions needed for specific chapters: Resistance versus promotion of globalization: contrasting roles of religious activism in the global economy The study of religion in international relations has focused on the relationship between religion and modernity, the impact of religion on the secular state system, on both religious and secular violence, and … Call for Book Chapters: Resistance versus promotion of globalization

Ph.d. and post-doc fellowships – University of Oslo

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Ph.d. and post-doc fellowships at the University of Oslo, Norway: 1. Two Doctoral research fellowships in Politics and Society in the Middle East http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1207849/62042?iso=no 2. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship – Ideological and cultural development in the Middle East after ca 1850 http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1207979/62042?iso=no 3. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the study of central aspects of the development of … Ph.d. and post-doc fellowships – University of Oslo

New Book: Religiously Oriented Parties and Democratization

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Religiously Oriented Parties and Democratization Edited by Luca Ozzano, Francesco Cavatorta Routledge – 2014 – 174 pages Series: Democratization Special Issues http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138775381/ To the surprise of both academics and policy-makers, religion has not been relegated entirely to the private sphere; quite the contrary. Over the last few decades, religion has begun to play a significant … New Book: Religiously Oriented Parties and Democratization

Cfp: Diasporic and Migrant Identities

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International Conference: “Diasporic and Migrant Identities: Social, Cultural, Political, Religious and Spiritual Aspects”, Sarajevo, 23-24 April 2015 The conference will open up the floor for dialogue about diasporic and migrant identities of Balkan Muslims and also establish a network of scholars and researchers working on these issues. Information http://www.iitb.ba/content/call-for-submission-of-papers-for-the-international-conference/297

Cfp: Religion, Diversity and Governance

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Religion, Diversity and Governance Annual Conference of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR) in partnership with the Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University Religion and Society Research Centre, University of Western Sydney Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University Deakin University … Cfp: Religion, Diversity and Governance

Cfp: Explaining Nonreligion and Secularity in the US and Beyond

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Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network – 3rd International Conference Call for Papers | 19-20 November 2014, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA EXPLAINING NONRELIGION AND SECULARITY IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND Conveners: Ryan Cragun (ryantcragun@gmail.com), Christel Manning (manningc@sacredheart.edu), and Phil Zuckerman (phil_zuckerman@pitzer.edu) Keynote speakers: Professor Darren Sherkat (Sociology, Southern Illinois University) Professor Lori Beaman (Classics and Religious … Cfp: Explaining Nonreligion and Secularity in the US and Beyond