Deadline for the ESA RN34 midterm conference extended to January 31st, 2018

Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis 30 August -1 September 2018 TURIN (IT), University of Turin, Campus Luigi Einaudi The relation between immigration, citizenship, integration/participation in host societies, and religion has been for quite some time central to the interest of scholars. Over time, the increase of migrations from non-European countries has further enriched the … Read more

Call for Papers: ESA RN34 bi-annual conference in Turin, Italy “Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis”

Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis 30 August -1 September 2018 TURIN (IT), University of Turin, Campus Luigi Einaudi The relation between immigration, citizenship, integration/participation in host societies, and religion has been for quite some time central to the interest of scholars. Over time, the increase of migrations from non-European countries has further … Read more

Call for Papers: ESA Bi-Annual Conference in Athens – Religion and (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities

The 13th bi-annual conference of the European Sociological Association will be held August 29 to September 1, 2017 in Athens, Greece, with the theme ‘(Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities.’ Our Sociology of Religion research network has issued our Call for Papers with the theme ‘Religion and (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities.’ The deadline for submission is … Read more

ESA RN34 & ISORECEA joint conference- CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for Papers – ESA – Zadar 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS 12th ISORECEA conference & ESA RN34 mid-term conference RELIGION AND NON-RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES Theoretical, Empirical and Methodological Challenges for Research in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond Zadar, Croatia, April 21-24, 2016 The interplay between historical, cultural and political factors and events has … Read more

New book by our network’s member!

Irene Becci, a former board member of RN34, has recently published a co-edited book. We encourage everyone to take a look at the book details found below: Becci, Irene, Roy, Olivier (Eds.) Religious Diversity in European Prisons. Challenges and Implications for Rehabilitation http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319167770

Update: ESA 12th Conference in Prague

Updated Calls for Papers for the upcoming 12th ESA Conference in Prague can be now found on the conference website: http://www.esa12thconference.eu/call-for-papers The ESA RN 34 Call for Papers and session themes can be found below: http://www.esa12thconference.eu/rn34-sociology-of-religion Please circulate this information among colleagues.

Call for Papers: Special Issue of European Societies: Religion in the Public Domain

European Societies‘ editor-in-chief and the European Sociological Association (ESA) Research Network Sociology of Religion invite the submission of abstracts for a special issue on The Social Dynamics of Religion in the Public Domain. This issue intends to continue the latest debates on the contentious role of religion in the public sphere of contemporary European societies … Read more

Irish Monastic Tours Trip on Sat 6 Sept after Belfast Conference

Irish Monastic Tours Trip on Saturday 6 September Dr Thérèse Cullen, an expert on Saint Patrick and the Patrician tradition, will lead a tour of the major Patrician sites around Downpatrick, County Down on Saturday 6 September, especially for participants of the ESA Sociology of Religion Research Network conference in Belfast (3-5 Sept).  She will … Read more