Religions and Secularities in the Caucasus: New Configurations Conference, Tbilisi, June 1-2, 2015 Религия и секулярность на Кавказе: новые соотношения Конференция в Тбилиси 1-2 июня 2015 Call for Papers The possible themes may include, among others: Ø Religion and secularity as resources of political legitimation and of Realpolitik; Ø Institutional arrangements of religion and religious diversity, and their evolution; Ø Legal pluralism accommodating religious traditions; Ø Regulation of religious presence in the public sphere; Ø Overlapping, partnership and conflicts between religious and public institutions (administration, education, etc.); Ø Differences of secular/religious divide on national and local levels; Ø Public debates about religion and secularity; Ø Traditional religious institutions and lay religious initiatives; Ø Faith-based organizations and movements as new agents in the civil society; Ø Transnational and international influences in shaping religion and secularity. The disciplines welcomed are sociology, anthropology, political science and religious studies. The conference will be held on June 1-2, 2015, at Ilia University, Tbilisi. The deadline of submitting paper proposals (about 250-300 words accompanied by a short CV) is December 1st, 2014. The authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January 15th, 2015. Please send your proposals and queries to the conference email: religion.caucasus@gmail * * * The conference will be supported by the project CASCADES, in collaboration with the project ISSECEU, both within the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission, and the Ilia University, Tbilisi. The organizers will provide travel support for selected participants. Organizers: Alexander Agadjanian, Sophia Zviadadze, Silvia Serrano
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